2026PR033 Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Level 1-3 Premium Service Support for BIG-IP Virtual Edition F5 Products

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) ran this procurement for “2026PR033 Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the provision of Level 1-3 Premium Service Support for BIG-IP Virtual Edition F5 Products to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)” 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: 2026PR033 Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the provision of Level 1-3 Premium Service Support for BIG-IP Virtual Edition F5 Products to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)
• Tenderers must provide all costs in euro €, exclusive of VAT for the carriage and delivery of all of the Services and inclu
• 3 Premium Service for BIG-IP Virtual Edition 24x7 Support 36 Months 2026-05-03 00:00:00 2029-05-02 00:0
• 1 Level 1-3 Premium Service for BIG-IP Virtual Edition 24x7 Support 36 Months 2026-05-03 00:00:00 2029-05-02 00:00:00 NaN 8 0
• 8. the Tenderer has been guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria, has withheld such information or is not able to submit the required supporting documents; or
• Tenderers must confirm that the Territorial and Jurisdiction limits of all insurances requested apply to the Republic of Ireland and will continue to do so for the duration of the Services.
• 1. If the evaluation results in a tie between two or more quotations, then the quotation with the lowest total price for item Level 1-3 Premium Service for BIG-IP Virtual Edition F5 Products shall be deemed the more economically advantageous tender.
• If Tenderers are applying as a consortium then the table above must be completed by each member of the consortium (indicated in a separate annex by inserting the relevant company or organisation name) clearly indicating the elements of the Services that each member of the consortium will be responsible for.
• 3. Tenderers must provide all costs in euro €, exclusive of VAT for the carriage and delivery of all of the Services and inclusive of all expenses such as software, administration costs, all organisational overheads for the provision of the Services as described in Schedule 4 (The Services). Tenderers are reminded of the conditions detailed in section 5.11 (Costs) of the RFQ.
• 5. The NTMA reserves the right to request a fixed fee for any Additional Services should it deem it expedient to do so in its absolute discretion.
• 1. it is the Tenderer’s responsibility to ensure that all of its costs are included in the tender and for the avoidance of doubt no other fee will be payable with respect to the Services other than as calculated in accordance with the Contract.
• [2026PR033 RFQ Network Load Rebalancer Software_SCHEDULES 1-5.docx] Note: the successful Tenderer appointed to provide the Services is the “Service Provider”. 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.

• Investment Fund (“ISIF”), the Future Ireland Fund (“FIF”), and the Infrastructure, Climate and
• Nature Fund (“ICNF”), and performs certain statutory functions as the National Development

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 duration of the Contract awarded the following insurances which shall be maintained with an aggregate limit that is not less than €1 million): * Cyber Liability € 1 million Should the successful Tenderer be requ; uration of the Contract awarded the following insurances which shall be maintained with an aggregate limit that is not less than €1 million): • Cyber Liability € 1 Requirement (Pass/ Fail) The successf
• 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 duration of the Contract awarded the following insurances which shall be maintained with an aggregate limit that is not less than €1 million): * Cyber Liability € 1 million Should the successful Tenderer be requ
• uration of the Contract awarded the following insurances which shall be maintained with an aggregate limit that is not less than €1 million): • Cyber Liability € 1 Requirement (Pass/ Fail) The successf
• uration of the Contract awarded the following insurances which shall be maintained with an aggregate limit that is not less than €1 million): • Cyber Liability € 1 million Should the successful Tenderer be re

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)
• Declaration of Eligibility as required by Minimum Requirement 1 of Schedule 1; and
• Self declaration as required by Minimum Requirement 2 of Schedule 1
• [2026PR033 Appendix 1_Total Fixed Cost Table.xlsx] Unnamed: 0 Total Fixed Cost Table Unnamed: 2 Unnamed: 3 Unnamed: 4 Unnamed: 5 Unnamed: 6 Unnamed: 7
• ii. the Tenderer was informed of the exact amount due following its breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions referred to in paragraph 1.2 at such time that it did not have the possibility of taking measures as provided for in paragraph 1.2 before the expiration of the deadline for submitting its quotation; or
• [2026PR033 RFQ Network Load Rebalancer Software_SCHEDULES 1-5.docx] possibility of taking measures as provided for in paragraph 1.2 before the expiration of the deadline for submitting its quotation; or

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 36 Months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Title: 2026PR033 Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the provision of Level 1-3 Premium Service Support for BIG-IP Virtual Edition F5 Products to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• 3 Premium Service for BIG-IP Virtual Edition 24x7 Support 36 Months 2026-05-03 00:00:00 2029-05-02 00:0
• port for BIG-IP Virtual Edition F5 products for a period of 36 months commencing 03 May 2026
• No. Description Term Start Date End Date Unit Cost Qty Fixed Cost € (ex VAT)
• 1 Level 1-3 Premium Service for BIG-IP Virtual Edition 24x7 Support 36 Months 2026-05-03 00:00:00 2029-05-02 00:00:00 NaN 8 0
• a. Participation in a prescribed criminal organisation, or
• • 1. a. A Tenderer who is (or at any time during the procurement procedure becomes) in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions where this has been established by a judicial or administrative decision having final and binding effect shall be excluded from further consideration.

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: 2026PR033 Appendix 1_Total Fixed Cost Table.xlsx, 2026PR033 RFQ Network Load Rebalancer Software_SCHEDULES 1-5.docx, 2026PR033 RFQ Network Load Rebalancer Software.pdf.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Schedule 1, or where any subcontractors are proposed, any references in paragraph 1 (Eli, Schedule 1 (Minimum Requirements) – Quotations will be assessed for compliance with th, Schedule 1 (Minimum Requirements).