Supply of a Single Screw Tube Line to TUS Midlands including Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Certification, Training, Support and Warranty

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUSMM) ran this procurement for “Supply of a Single Screw Tube Line to TUS Midlands to include Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Certification, Training, Support and Warranty” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• Title: Supply of a Single Screw Tube Line to TUS Midlands to include Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Certification, Training, Support and Warranty
• The supplied system MUST be provided with a minimum of two breaker plates, one blank and one capable of housing filter meshes
• B10 The supplied system MUST be provided with a minimum of the following items included in the tendered price: • Heater bands for barrel (x2) • Heater bands for dies (x2) • Thermocouples (x2) • Melt pressure transducer • Melt filt
• A26 The supplied system MUST be provided with a minimum of two breaker plates, one blank and one capable of housing filter meshes
• B10 The supplied system MUST be provided with a minimum of the following items included in the tendered price: • Heater bands for barrel (x2) • Heater bands for dies (x2) • Thermocouples (x2) • Melt pressure transducer • Melt filters • Barrel and screw
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status b
• Training, Support & Warranty 1990/2026
• operators (“Tenderers”) for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT
• bath with[CB4.1] vacuum, sizing dies, water blow off, micro air supply and caterpillar haul
• For Warranty & Maintenance Purposes Only
• the successful implementation of any Goods Contract that may result from this Competition
• services to the Union’s public procurement and concession markets and procedures Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6; Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit ------------------------ ---------------------------- Employer's Liability € 13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit ------------------------ ---------------------------- Employer's Liability € 13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• Appendix 1 only has reached or exceeded €280,000 per annum averaged over the last
• €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
• €1,000,000 and €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
• €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration, to include all non-notif
• dence that their combined turnover relating to the goods specified in Appendix 1 only has reached or exceeded € 280,000 per annum averaged over the last three financial years * (i

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Sector: Office Supplies & Equipment
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• where the notifying party has been in receipt of foreign financial contributions which are valued between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
• Weighting: Pass/Fail Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers should refer to instances within the last three (3) years which demonstrate that they have successfully delivered equipment of a comparable natu
• Weighting: Pass/Fail Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers must demonstrate compliance with all the relevant Health & Safety legislation
• up to 12 months with a maximum of 4 such extension or e

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• Contract value was not disclosed in metadata, creating uncertainty on margin, resourcing, and financing assumptions.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: RFT Single Tube Line.pdf, 1_RFT Single Tube Line.pdf, 7763448_National Contract notice - general directive, standard regime (no TED publication)_0.pdf.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: Contract notice - general directive, standard regime (no TED publication)_0.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1 only has reached or exceeded €280,000 per annum averaged over the last, Appendix 1 only has reached or exceeded € 280,000 per annum averaged over the last three, RFT Single Tube Line.pdf] GoodsRFT150124.