Call for Tenders for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of tools and equipment for T4 subjects to Edmund Rice Secondary School Carrick-on-Suir (65270U)

The Board of Management of Edmund Rice Secondary School Carrick­on­Suir (the “Contracting

Call for Tenders for the supply, delivery, installation and maintenance of tools and equipment for T4 subjects to Edmund Rice Secondary School Carrick-on-Suir (65270U)

Edmund Rice Secondary School (Carrick-on-Suir)

## Summary Edmund Rice Secondary School Carrick-on-Suir is procuring the supply, delivery, installation, and maintenance of specialized tools and equipment for T4 technical subjects. The contract covers two specific lots: Construction Studies/Wood Technology and a Graphics Lab.

## Scope & Deliverables - Supply and installation of machine tools, lathes, sawing equipment, power tools, and drilling equipment for Wood Technology. - Supply of drawing instruments and printing/graphics equipment for the Graphics Lab. - Delivery and installation must be completed on or before 30 October 2026. - 24-month maintenance period for all supplied goods.

## Key Requirements - Tenderers must submit bids for both Lot 1 (Construction Studies) and Lot 2 (Graphics Lab); partial bidding is not permitted. - Equipment specifications are largely based on Department of Education and Youth (DEY) standards for post-primary schools. - Bidders must comply with standard exclusion grounds as detailed in the procurement document. - No specific prior qualifications or certifications are explicitly mandated in the summary data, but compliance with DEY specifications is implied.

## Commercials & Timeline - Estimated Value: €84,000 (excluding VAT). - Submission Deadline: Thursday, 4 June 2026, at 15:00 IST. - Contract Duration: 24 months. - Framework/DPS: None.

## How to Bid - Submission Method: Via the Irish eTenders portal (https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8144808). - Language: English. - Key Documents: Complete the Call for Tenders (CFT) document, specifically Appendix 1 for detailed goods specifications, and prepare evidence of compliance with exclusion grounds.

## Bid Considerations - Fit: Suitable for suppliers with strong logistics capabilities for installation and existing relationships with Irish educational institutions. - Opportunity: Clear specification based on DEY standards reduces ambiguity; the requirement to bid on both lots may reduce competition from niche suppliers. - Risk: Tight installation deadline (Oct 2026) requires robust supply chain planning; maintenance obligations add long-term service costs. - Complexity: Managing two distinct technical lots (woodworking machinery vs. graphics equipment) requires diverse inventory and expertise.

Open procedure. Any interested supplier may submit a tender. There is no shortlisting stage — all compliant bids received by the deadline are evaluated against the published award criteria. It is the most common route for Irish public contracts and is open to SMEs and new entrants.

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