FCC/141/26 Purchase of Wide Area Rolled Mowers in Three Lots for Fingal County Council

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Fingal County Council_371 ran this procurement for “FCC/141/26 Purchase of Wide Area Rolled Mowers in Three Lots for Fingal County Council” 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:

• rail, road, power and telecommunications infrastructure and the availability of serviced and
• have responsibility for delivery of a wide range of services in their local area with a focus on
• making cities, towns and countryside attractive places to live, work and invest. These services
• play a key role in supporting economic development and enterprise at a local level.
• It should be noted that Fingal County Council is committed to promoting and supporting
• using products, equipment and services which are expected to have a significant impact on
• When procuring energy using products, equipment and services that have, or can have, an
• ensuring the energy performance of procured equipment and services.
• Fingal County Council seeks tenders for the Supply and delivery of Trailed Wide Area Roller
• Braking system to be of drum or similar type.
• k) Braking system to be of drum or similar type.
• h) Braking system to be of drum or similar type. 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.

• It is the policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and Medium
• they plan to reduce its impact and implement green public procurement strategy and
• As a public body and employer, the Contracting Authority is committed to a policy of equality

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.; Insurance Type Level required Level in place Details of any excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €13,000,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € Product Liability €6,500,000 € In the c; Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: • Employers Liability - €13 million • Public Liability - €6.5 million • Product Liability - €6
• 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.
• available on request Turnover Tenderers must demonstrate that they have generated a minimum annual turnover of €300,000 for each of the three (3) immediately
• Insurance Type Level required Level in place Details of any excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €13,000,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € Product Liability €6,500,000 € In the c
• Turnover Confirmation that the tenderer / all parties associated with the tenderer have generated a minimum annual turnover of €300,000 for each of the three immediately prece
• Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: • Employers Liability - €13 million • Public Liability - €6.5 million • Product Liability - €6

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — not specified in extract.
• 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)
• [FCC.141.26 Non OJEU CFT Open Comp.pdf] Page 1
• Tender Post-box facility on www.etenders.gov.ie
• Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders
• website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included
• changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 12 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• Number as set out in RFT] such extension permitted subject to its obligations at law
• On 9 September 2020, the Government published new legislation2, as part of its preparations for the
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• ontinues for 14 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days’ notice
• are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ

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: FCC.141.26 Non OJEU CFT Open Comp.pdf, RFT, RFT] such extension permitted subject to its obligations at law.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU CFT Open Comp.pdf] Page 1.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT undertaken within the last three (3) years (immediately, RFT) which demonstrate the level of experience and ability, RFT. Tenderers are required to provide this information in the format set out in th.