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Ireland - Education and training services - Contracted Services for Specialised Instructors to the Ordnance School

Open Ireland Eastern and Midland Education & training

Buyer Irish Defence Forces_1144

28 days left

Key facts

Closes
11:00 (UTC)
Estimated value
€3.5M
€3,500,000
Procedure
Open procedure
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 29 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

28 days from publication to deadline

Usual length

Notices of this kind (Ireland, open procedure, above the EU threshold) give a median of 29 days, half of them between 21 and 34 days, based on 5,954 notices of the last two years.

This buyer usually gives 32 days (median of its last 86 calls for tender).

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Summary

Machine-generated summary

The Irish Ordnance Corps is procuring contracted technical training support for the Ordnance School at the Defence Forces Training Centre, Curragh Camp, County Kildare. The support assists existing school staff in training students on the four-year Ordnance Trainee Technician Scheme, which prepares personnel annually for the roles of Armourer and Armament Artificer Instrumentation (AAI). These technical skillsets enable the Ordnance Corps to inspect and maintain Defence Forces weapon systems. The contracted instructors will integrate with and work alongside current school personnel, delivering technical training and support to the organisation. The requirement is for specialised instructor services within the education and training category.

Description

The Ordnance Corps has a requirement to recruit and train personnel for the role of Armourer and Armament Artificer Instrumentation (AAI) annually. These technical skillsets are essential to the Ordnance Corps' responsibility to inspect and maintain Defence Forces weapon systems. Student Armourers and AAI's must complete a four (4) year Ordnance Trainee Technician Scheme (TTS). This scheme is run through the Ordnance School in the Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC), Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. The Ordnance Corps require a contracted service assistance to provide technical training support to the existing staff within the Ordnance School. This technical training support package will be required to integrate with existing school staff and work alongside these personnel providing technical training and support to the organisation.

Bid or no-bid?

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  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

    Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €3.5M.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Education & training.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    28 days left, 21 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    This buyer usually awards this kind of contract for between €251,883 and €674,201.

  6. Your call:

    Do we know this buyer?

    The buyer has 151 notices in the register and no pattern of winners yet.

Can I bid?

  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
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What this buyer has paid before

Based on 3 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

This notice
€3.5M
Median award
€428,928
Middle half of past awards
€251,883 to €674,201

The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.

Most recent awards

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

The buyer

Full buyer profile

Irish Defence Forces_1144

Ireland

notices in the register
151
awards
58
awarded in total
€39.8M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
52
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
6%
of its calls state an estimated value
99%

Based on 52 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
Rose Aviation 1 €919,474 Oct 2025
TCD 1 €428,928 Apr 2026
Technological University Dublin 1 €74,838 Jun 2026

Based on 3 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.

7 open tenders right now

Market context

Larger than 85% of the open notices in Education & training across Europe.

open now in Education & training
1,410
median open notice
€280,000

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

Ireland · Education & training

different companies won awards here
218
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
5%
winners of the last 12 months were new here
119 of 129
buyers awarded contracts here
103

Based on 260 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.

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