18 September 2025
Change to minimum permitted tendered percentage addition to costs of labour in the tender templates used for Reserved Specialists
Amended versions of the tender templates used to procure Reserved Specialists have been published today – these templates are the Form of Tender and Appendix (FTS 13) and Instructions to Tenderers (ITT W8).
Appendix Part 2 C – Adjustments to the NN Contract Sum including Delay Costs (Sub-clause 10(b)(5) and 10(c)) – of the Form of Tender and Appendix provides the opportunity for the specialist to tender a percentage addition for labour costs as defined by the applicable Sectoral Employment Order made under the Industrial Relations Acts 1946-2015.
The minimum permitted percentage addition has been increased from 0% to 35% to reflect the statutory obligation of employers as imposed by the applicable sectoral employment order.
The revised minimum percentage addition has been increased to take account of employers’ statutory obligations in relation to PRSI, holiday pay, pension contribution, sick pay, and death in service.
The calculation of this percentage addition relates to the current sectoral employment order rates of pay including all increases (From 5 August 2024 to 31 July 2025, from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026, and from 1 August 2026).
This amendment aligns the tender templates used for Reserved Specialists with the amendments made to the tender templates for the forms of main contract (PW-CF1 – PW-CF5 inclusive) on 9 January 2025.