INVITATION TO TENDER:Ballyhoura Development Mentoring Programme

11th July 2018

1. Introduction

Ballyhoura Development CLG is the Local Development Company operating in South and East Co. Limerick and North East Co. Cork, an area with a population of approx. 86,000 people, and is a partnership structure of community/ voluntary, social partners, statutory agencies and local government nominees.

The principal activity of the company is the implementation of an integrated, multi-sectoral, area development strategy in Ballyhoura Country to support the diversification of the rural economy, enhance the quality of life of citizens and foster a proactive and inclusive society. It does this through programmes such as the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) and LEADER Rural Development programme. See more at www.ballyhouradevelopment.com

Ballyhoura Enterprise and Social Enterprise Development Supports:Ballyhoura Development provides one-to-one supports to unemployed individuals who wish to set up and develop their own business enterprise (mainly sole traders). The support ranges from one-to-one advice and guidance as the option of self-employment is explored, to more targeted support in relation to business idea development, writing business plans, accessing funding and applying for the Back to Work or Short Term Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA/STEA). Information clinics are offered monthly, as are 3-day Start Your Own Business programmes. Training and workshops are also provided on an ongoing basis covering a range of topics such as Sales & Marketing, Costing & Pricing, Taxation, Social Media, and Book Keeping.

A range of developmental supports is also provided to local community groups and social enterprises1 operating in accordance with a strong social mission’. The supports are aimed at improving community group structures, leadership, management and governance; supporting compliance with regulation and adherence to relevant codes and standards; improving knowledge of committee/board roles and responsibilities; transparency and accountability around finance and successful fundraising; managing human resources and adhering to employment law, and better stakeholder reporting and communications especially in relation to social impact delivery. These supports are generally framed in the overall context of The Governance Code - A Code of Practice for Good Governance of Community, Voluntary and Charitable Organisations in Ireland2.

1A social enterprise is an organisation that trades for a social/societal purpose, where at least part of its income is earned from its trading activity, is separate from government and where the surplus is primarily reinvested in the social objective” (Forfás, 2013).2 See www.governancecode.ie

Ballyhoura Development CLG would now like to invite experienced and qualified Mentors to tender for inclusion on our mentor panel to support these clients in setting up a business or social enterprise or further developing social enterprises. Applications are particularly welcome from active or retired business people in the local area who would like to share their expertise and skills with others starting out in business or those moving to a new stage of economic development.

2. Role Purpose

The Ballyhoura Development Mentoring Programme aims to match up the knowledge, skills, insights and entrepreneurial capability of experienced business practitioners with start-up and existing businesses and social enterprises who need practical and strategic advice and guidance. The mentor will contribute independent, informed observation and advice to aid decision making.

Ballyhoura Development is compiling a panel of Mentors, from which future mentor assignments for a two-year period will be selected. Applications are invited from mentors with appropriate skills and experience that wish to be included in the mentor panel.

Minimum selection criteria will apply and not all applicants may be awarded a place on the panel. This is not an application for a position of employment. Successful applicants will engage with Ballyhoura Development CLG as contractors for the supply of services.

The Mentor will help the clients explore their business goals and ideas for the future and to help them appraise their current situation. As a business develops, the role is to challenge and support the client and to assist them to keep track of their objectives. Mentors are not encouraged to solve the problems for the client, rather to help clients develop the capability to solve their own problems. Mentors do not carry out the work on behalf of the client but can be a source of guidance and advice for them. The mentor may offer advice and opinion, but the mentor is not a consultant. Responsibility for decision-making rests solely with the client. The value of a mentor is having someone who can ask questions that clarify the situation and can help relieve the anxiety that builds when there is nowhere to articulate the doubts that the client may feel.

The purpose of the Ballyhoura Development Mentoring Programme is to help meet with this need by establishing a panel of mentors with relevant experience and skills who will provide one-to-one advice and guidance to individual start-up businesses and social enterprises.

3. How the Mentor Programme will work:

It is envisaged that the panel will commence operation by September 2018

Individuals and Social Enterprises seeking a mentor will complete a mentoring application form, provided by Ballyhoura Development, detailing their specific mentoring need. Each request for a mentor from a client will be dealt with on an individual basis.

To select the most suitable mentor available for the particular project the selection of the mentor will be made by Ballyhoura Development based on the type of mentoring required by the client and the experience and expertise of the various mentors on the panel. Where more than one expert mentor is identified as suitable, work will be allocated on a rotation selection basis.

Should assistance be required in more than one field of expertise, one or more mentors may be assigned to the client. However, the combined total number of mentor visits must not exceed that agreed.

During the mentor visits, the mentor will help the client to develop by advising and mentoring, helping to identify areas for improvement and assisting in developing an action plan and offering guidance in implementing such a plan.

The mentoring service will be a professionally delivered service for which a payment at a maximum pro rata rate of €50 per hour for a visit lasting up to 3 hours (€150 per visit), excluding travel time, shall be made available to mentors for each visit related to an assignment. Each consultation/ session is considered as being one mentor visit and the length of each visit will be up to 3 hours duration. The maximum number of visits related to an assignment shall be three.

The mentor shall provide Ballyhoura Development with a report (typed/written, co-signed by mentor and client) after each mentoring visit which will include a comprehensive timesheet outlining work completed, dates, hours worked, tasks completed, outputs, and any further information that may be required in keeping with the delivery of the role. The preparation of these timesheets and reports will ordinarily be undertaken in the mentor’s own time. Payment will be subject to receipt of the completed timesheet and report along with an invoice from the mentor made out to Ballyhoura Development CLG for the service provided.

Ballyhoura Development excludes mentors from serving simultaneously as a mentor and as a paid consultant to a client/company.

Mentors may apply at any time for inclusion on the panel but should be registered by 31st July 2018 in order to be considered for initial contracts.

Qualifying for a panel, does not constitute an award of a contract.

Assignments under the Lots may be allocated as follows:

• By selection of the most suitable person available in a Lot for the particular project on the basis of their expertise

• Where the nominated person is not available due to existing commitments then the next most appropriate person will be consulted and allocated the work

4. Mentor Experience and Competencies Required:

The mentor will possess some or all of the following: -

• At least three years’ experience working in/or with entrepreneurs, micro-enterprise, and in particular, social enterprises

• Relevant managerial or executive experience.• Relevant experience working in an area where particular professional, service or technical skills

may have been developed that are transferable to entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises, social enterprises

• Previous experience of delivering mentoring assignments to business start-ups, entrepreneurs, micro-enterprise, social enterprise clients.

• Good knowledge of the local economy, local and rural development sectors and business environment in Ireland, particularly around the supports available for the development of the social enterprise sector.

• Excellent administrative skills together with the ability to successfully organise and prioritise work

• Sound judgment as well as good communication skills• Computer literate with knowledge of relevant applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

and Outlook• Mentoring / Coaching skills including: Empathy, Listening without judging, Challenging,

Questioning, Sharing, Non – directive, Supportive, Business counselling skills, Business planning, Project management, Business knowledge, social impact assessment skills and expertise.

5. Panel Requirements & Panel Duration:

• Ballyhoura Development CLG will form a panel of mentors who will be required to take on mentor assignments and may be available for other assignments involving Ballyhoura Development CLG activity.

• Applicants must provide evidence of professional indemnity insurance and a valid Irish Tax Clearance Certificate when requested.

• The panel will be established for a 2-year period subject to programme funding being available. Successful panel members will be required to update their CVs/profiles annually should there be any changes to same. Mentors will be retained on the panel for the 2-year period, subject to satisfactory performance and professional behaviour. Should Ballyhoura Development CLG identify a gap in expertise in the panel during the 2-year period, mentors with the required expertise may be invited to apply for consideration for inclusion in the panel.

• Individual mentor performance will be monitored over the term of the contract and quality of service will be the main criteria for measuring performance. The successful tenderer will ensure an excellent quality of service, which will be measured by client satisfaction rankings and progression.

• Before the conclusion of the 2-year term, a review will take place which will examine current mentoring procedures and the performance of mentors on the panel through client progression and satisfaction rating surveys.

• Note: each successful applicant will be provided with the Ballyhoura Development CLG mentor manual and a Code of Conduct document.

6. Confidentiality

Ballyhoura Development CLG requires that all information made available to the contractor/mentor in the course of this project be treated in strict confidence unless indicated otherwise in particular instances. Mentors will sign a confidentiality agreement prior to commencement on the panel.

The mentors shall at all times keep confidential and shall not, without the prior written consent of Ballyhoura Development CLG, use for its own benefit or purpose or the benefit or purpose of a third party or disclose to any third party any information of a confidential nature (including any trade secrets and information of commercial value) which may become known to it by virtue of it providing services pursuant to their membership of the Mentoring and Related Services Panel, unless such information is in the public domain (other than by breach of this provision) or the information is required to be disclosed by law. The mentor shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that its employees, agents and sub-contractors (if permitted by the terms of this contract) are bound by the same obligation.

7. Conflict of Interest

Any conflicts of interest involving an applicant (or group of applicants in the event of a consortium bid) must be fully disclosed to Ballyhoura Development CLG, particularly where there is a conflict of interest in relation to any recommendations or proposals put forward by the tenderer (See Conflict of Interest Declaration in A4.2).

Any registerable interest involving the applicant and Ballyhoura Development CLG, members of the Government, members of the Oireachtas or employees of Ballyhoura Development CLG or their relatives must be fully disclosed or should be communicated to Ballyhoura Development CLG immediately upon such information becoming known to the applicant, in the event of this information only coming to their notice after the submission of a bid and prior to the award of the contract. The terms 'registerable interest' and 'relative' shall be interpreted as per the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995.

Mentors shall not invest directly (or indirectly through any kind of investment vehicle or intermediary) in any enterprise participating in the Mentoring Programme. 

8. Instructions to Candidates

An application means the submission by a mentor candidate of a completed application and associated appendices.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this document contains all the necessary information for the completion of applications. Ballyhoura Development CLG does not warrant or represent that this document, or any other information given to candidates, is accurate or complete. No liability is accepted for any error, misstatement, or omission (negligent or otherwise) in this document, or in any other information given to candidates.

All queries should be submitted on or before 20th July 2018 by 12 noon to enable clarifications to be issued to all interested candidates prior to the deadline date for the receipt of applications.

Completing the Application

When completing the application contained in Appendix 1 to this document, candidates should note the following conditions:

• All questions must be completed in full and without reference to other documents or other parts of the application.

• All questions should be answered with relevance to the subject matter of this competition. For the avoidance of doubt, it is emphasised that the information requested in the application is aimed solely at determining the suitability and choice of candidates for admission to the panel(s).

• Where a ‘Rule’ is associated with a particular criterion, candidates must satisfy the requirements of the rule in order to remain eligible for consideration in the competition.

• Candidates are permitted to add lines to the pro-forma tables and boxes set out within the application if required.

• Failure to provide a sufficient level of detail or to explain adequately any relevant matters may result in such data or information not being taken into account during the evaluation process.

• Candidates for qualification may include individuals, partnerships, limited companies, groupings or any combination of the foregoing with or without legal personality as long as a Tax Reference Number (TRN) and Tax Clearance Access Number (TRN) is provided to Ballyhoura Development CLG. However, a grouping if successful will be required to establish legal personality in order to enter into the contract.

• If the application is from a consortium / joint venture candidates must ensure that all the relevant information is provided and where necessary provide the information requested separately for each party. The consortium must appoint a single supplier who will assume overall responsibility for delivery, and who is authorised to sign a contract on behalf of all consortia members. Ballyhoura Development CLG will not act as an arbitrator between members of project consortia.

• Ballyhoura Development CLG is not responsible for and will not pay for any expense or cost incurred or loss suffered by a candidate in the preparation or submission of its application or otherwise. Furthermore, Ballyhoura Development CLG is not responsible for any travel or accommodation costs incurred by the candidate unless previously agreed in writing by Ballyhoura Development CLG. Each candidate is fully responsible for the entirety of all expenses and/or costs it incurs in the presentation or submission of an application or in participating in this process and competition.

Submission of Applications

Applications should be submitted in both soft copy by email in Word format and hard copy (2 copies), along with all supporting documents:

BY POST: Ballyhoura Development Mentoring Programme TenderBallyhoura Development CLGKilfinaneCo. Limerick

BY EMAIL: dogrady@ballyhoura.org

The latest administrative date for receipt of applications (hard and soft copy) for this notice shall be 31st July 2018 @ 12noon

Please note that this is an administrative closing date to facilitate the establishment of the panel and there is no closing date for Applications for inclusion on the panel. Applications for inclusion on the panel may be made at any time but be registered by 31st July 2018 in order to be considered for initial contracts.

Note:

• All applicants will be treated equally and must submit the requested documents as part of the tender application, regardless of what documents Ballyhoura Development CLG may already have on file.

• Ballyhoura Development CLG accepts no responsibility for documents arriving after the closing date and time for submissions and late submissions will not be assessed.

9. Evaluation of Applications

Applications will be evaluated in accordance with the selection criteria, minimum rules and weightings specified in the application, outlined in Appendix 1.

While not being obliged to seek clarifications from candidates, Ballyhoura Development CLG reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to ask candidates for clarification or elaboration of their applications to assist in its evaluation of applications.

However, Ballyhoura Development CLG will not seek clarification where any of the pass requirements set out in the application have not been met. Therefore, candidates should pay particular attention to ensure that their applications contain all the required information as even small administrative errors (such as failure to sign or date a declaration) will not be clarified by Ballyhoura Development CLG where the required information forms part of the pass requirement.

Any effort by the Candidate to unduly influence Ballyhoura Development CLG or any other relevant persons or bodies in the process of examination, clarification, evaluation and comparison of applications and in decisions concerning the award of the contract shall have their application rejected.

APPENDIX 1

REFPASS/FAIL CRITERIA

PASS REQUIREMENT

A1Candidate Summary

Candidates must complete this section. If the candidate is a grouping, then a separate questionnaire must be completed for each group member.

A2Tax Compliance

Note: Candidates must furnish an up to date tax clearance certificate or alternatively complete the Self-Declaration Form (A3) providing information regarding their tax compliance.

A4 DeclarationsCandidate must complete, sign and date these declarations. In relation to the Declaration of Bona Fides non-compliant candidates under any of the headings will be automatically disqualified.

REFWEIGHTED CRITERIA

MAX POINTS AVAILABLE

Assessment Lots 1 – 6

Mentoring

MIN POINTS REQUIRED

B1aPrevious Contracts

2,000

Candidates should refer to instances within the last three years which demonstrate that they have successfully delivered mentoring services of a comparable nature and scale on two (2) occasions. The contracts referenced for consideration should provide comprehensive information to enable Ballyhoura Development CLG to determine their comparability to the requirements of this contract. Complete Section B1a. 3,000

B1bQualifications and Previous Experience

4,000

Candidates should set out their relevant qualifications or QQI equivalent scoring body for competencies required in the Lots applied for. Distinguish between Lots (link to ranked competencies within Lots) / competencies in your submission. Complete Section B1b.Previous professional and employment history as well as experience of mentoring small business / social enterprises should be demonstrated through return of a detailed CV.

B1cMentoring Competencies

3,000

Candidates should indicate their competencies within each Lot, and rank them from 1 (greatest expertise) to ten (if applicable) within each Lot. Complete Section B1c

2, 000

B1d Availability 1,000 Availability. Complete Section B1d. 1,000

TOTAL 10,000 N/A 6,000

A1. CANDIDATE SUMMARYWeighting: Pass/Fail onlyPass requirement: Candidates must complete this section.

Organisation / Lead Name

Contact Name

Position

Address

Telephone Office

Telephone Mobile

Email

Date of establishment, if applicableLegal Status, if any(Company (Ltd.), Partnership, Sole Trader, etc.)COMPANY REGISTRATION No. (if applicable)VAT REGISTRATION No. (If applicable)

SUB-CONTRACTORS/GROUP MEMBERSIf the Candidate wishes to rely on the standing of other parties including sub-contractors full details must be provided. Is the Candidate a group of economic operators?Yes No If Yes, please provide the following information:Please enclose an organisational chart with the proposed hierarchical structure of the grouping

Confirm if attachedYes No

Please describe the commercial and legal relationship between the members

If your answer is “Yes”, please provide the following information:

NameService to be delivered

Confirm Separate Questionnaire enclosed?

Member #1Member #2

Member #3

A2 TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE DECLARED BY SELF-DECLARATIONWeighting: Pass/Fail onlyPass requirement: Candidates must complete the self-declaration (A3) providing information regarding their tax compliance. This applies to all group members.

A3 - Self Declaration of Financial and Economic Capacity

Tax Clearance Please Confirm Yes / No

I confirm and declare having a current and valid Tax Clearance Certificate in place and our tax affairs are in order.

Yes No

Do you grant Ballyhoura Development CLG permission to verify your tax cleared position online via Revenue.ie?

Information required to review tax clearance status

Applicant Name

Applicant PPSN/Tax Reference Number

Access Number

Insurances(A) I confirm that we have the following insurances in place

Insurance Type Level in Place Details of Any Excess

Expiry Date

Employers Liability

Public Liability

Professional Indemnity

AND

I confirm that if successful, where the levels required under the contract are higher than those currently in our possession, I will be in a position to put the required forms and levels of insurances required in place.

Yes No

AND

I confirm that I will provide the following promptly on request at any time prior to the award decision being made:

evidence of insurances in place or letter from Insurance Broker confirming that the required levels could be

put in place if successful

Yes No

Signed:

Position:

Dated:

A4.1 DECLARATION OF BONA FIDES Weighting: Pass/Fail only

Pass requirement: Candidates must complete, sign and date this Declaration. Ballyhoura Development CLG reserves the right at its discretion to exclude a non-compliant candidate under each heading. This must be completed by each group member.

Name of Tenderer:

Address:

Please tick Yes or No as appropriate to the following statements relating to the current status of your organisation.

QUESTIONYES NO

Please √1. The Tenderer is bankrupt or is being wound up or its affairs are being

administered by the court or has entered into an arrangement with creditors or has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations.

2. The Tenderer is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or for an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations.

3. The Tenderer, a Director or Partner, has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata or been guilty of grave professional misconduct in the course of their business

4. The Tenderer has not fulfilled its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in Ireland or any other State in which the tenderer is located.

5. The Tenderer, a Director or Partner has been found guilty of fraud

6. The Tenderer, a Director or Partner has been found guilty of money laundering.

7. The Tenderer, a Director or Partner has been found guilty of corruption.

8. The Tenderer, a Director or Partner has been convicted of being a member of a criminal organisation.

9. The Tenderer has been guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing information to a public buying agency.

10. The Tenderer has contrived to misrepresent its Health & Safety information, Quality Assurance information, or any other information relevant to this application.

11. The Tenderer, has been involved in child labour and other forms of trafficking of human beings and breach of obligations relating to payment of taxes and social security terrorism offences or non-payment of tax or social security

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SIGN:

I certify that the information provided above is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that the provision of inaccurate or misleading information in this declaration will lead to my organisation being excluded from participation in this and future tenders.

Signature: Date:

Print Name: Position:

Telephone: Email:

A4.2 DECLARATION ON CONFLICT OF INTERESTWeighting: Pass/Fail onlyPass requirement: Candidates must complete, sign and date this Declaration

Candidates must disclose below any potential conflicts of interest or potential perceived conflicts of interest which they might have

(i) with any aspect of this competitive process, or the Candidates' Application; or(ii) with regard to any other aspect of the proposed contract or any ongoing activities of

Ballyhoura Development CLG.

Accordingly, each Candidate must, in particular, disclose if their families or their associates have (or have had) any other interest in or involvement in relation to the proposed contract or any ongoing projects of the Ballyhoura Development CLG.

Yes [ ] No [ ]

If Yes, please describe:

Signed: Position:

Dated:

SECTION B - WEIGHTED CRITERIA

B1 a PREVIOUS CONTRACTS

Weighting: 20% (Maximum 2,000 points)

Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Applicants should outline their relevant experience of providing Mentoring services to comparable service provision projects particularly in an enterprise development environment completed in the past five years using the template below. Please provide a separate list detailing experience in the case of each Lot that is applied for required.

CONTRACT #1

Title of Lot

Start Date - End Date

Client Name & address

The client name refers to other organisations comparable enterprise support bodies such as Local Enterprise Offices, Fáilte Ireland, Local Development Companies etc. and not the individual clients mentored.

Client contact person: Phone no.:

Details of Mentoring Services provided

(set out sector, development stage of client, link to specific Lot competency)

Did the contract involve the following aspects, if so please describe.

Element involved Provide brief details

Small business start-ups

Social Enterprises

Seeking investment/funding/sponsorship

Frequency of supply/service

Approx. Annual Value €

Please indicate the extent of which this previous project is comparable with this contract

B1 b QUALIFICATIONSWeighting: 40% (Maximum 4,000 points)Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition.All Candidates must complete this section.

Academic QualificationsAward (e.g. Diploma, Degree,

Masters, MBA etc.). Please include QQI Level (www.qqi.ie)

Date Awarded

NOTE: Previous professional and employment history as well as experience of mentoring small business / social enterprises should be demonstrated through return of a detailed CV.

B1 c Mentoring CompetenciesWeighting: 30% (Maximum 3000 points)

Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Candidates should indicate their competencies within each Lot, and rank them from 1 (greatest expertise) to 10 (if applicable) within each Lot.

Lot 1 Governance and Structures

Implementing The Governance Code Role and function of a Board Of Directors/Trustees

Leadership of the Organisation Role of Company Secretary

Reporting to Stakeholders Developing Company Policies

Risk Management GDPR Compliance

Strategic Planning Charity Regulator Compliance

Company Law / Governance Structures Other (please state)

Lot 2 Business Development

Idea Generation Product design & development

Business Start Up Fundamentals Service design & development

Business Planning Quality Management

Business Management Tendering For Business

Business Expansion Processes Merchandising

Resource Management Other (please state)

Assessment of Social Impact

Lot 3 Managing Finances

Basic book keeping Accounting software

Sources of funding Costing and Pricing

Taxation/VAT Other (please state)

Revenue Services

Lot 4 Grant Applications & Fundraising

Identifying Sources of Grant Funding Fundraising From The Public

Adapting projects to the grant applications Other (please state)

Lot 5 Sales and Marketing

Market research Product design

Sales Branding

Marketing Social Media & Digital Marketing

Packaging Other (please state)

Costing and Pricing

Lot 6 Human Resources and Staff Management

Interviewing & recruitment Communication

Employment Law Health, Safety & Wellness

Employee Motivation Developing & Implementing Policies and Procedures

Performance Management Other (please state)

B1 d AVAILABILITY

Weighting: 20% (Maximum 2000 points)

Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Candidates must complete this section.

The Candidate confirms that:

(i) I/We will respond in writing within a reasonable period (48 hours) to correspondence from Ballyhoura Development CLG.

Yes

No

(ii) I/We will make initial contact with a client within a reasonable period (72 hours) once allocated by Ballyhoura Development CLG.

Yes

No

(iii) I/We will give email notification of unavailability to Ballyhoura Development CLG – i.e. holidays, other work commitments etc.

Yes

No

Signed:

Position:

Dated:

B2 SECTOR SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

Candidates must complete this section. This section will not be scored – this is for information purposes only

Sector Sector

Business ServicesFurniture/Light Consumer Goods Manufacture

Clothing & Fashion Loan Management & Review

Communication, Media & Entertainment Services

Manufacturing (Other)

Craft/Design/Fashion Online Trading / E-commerce

Consumer Services Packaging Manufacturing

Digital Sector Pharmaceutical

Education Property Development/Management

Electronics Retail / Hospitality

Engineering Social Media

Environment & Green Business Software/IT

Financial Services Tourism

Food Innovation and product concept design

Other (not mentioned above but relevant to Lot(s) applied for)

APPENDIX 2: Candidates’ Statement

TO: Ballyhoura Development CLG

RE: Ballyhoura Development Mentoring Programme

Having examined your Request for Tenders (RFT) including the Instructions to Candidates, Qualification, Requirements and Specifications, Terms and Conditions of the Services Contract, we hereby agree and declare the following:

1. I/We understand the nature and extent of the Services required to be delivered as described in the Application.

2. I/We accept, that if we are admitted to the Panel, all of the Terms and Conditions of the Services Contract and the Confidentiality Agreement and agree if awarded any contract to execute the Services Contract.

3. I/We accept all the Qualification Criteria as set out in Appendix 1 of the Application and, if requested by Ballyhoura Development CLG, shall immediately furnish such evidence as may demonstrate our economic and financial capacity in accordance with the said paragraph Section A3.

4. I/We agree to provide Ballyhoura Development CLG with the Services in accordance with the Application.

5. I/We accept the prices set out in Section 3 of the Tender Application.6. I/We shall, if awarded any contract under the Application, have in place on the Effective Date of

the Services Contract all insurances (if any) as required by paragraph 2.2 of the Application.

SIGNED: ____________________________ Company:

(Authorised Signatory)

Print name:

Address:

Date: