The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 12 different companies have won the last 13 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected final price vs the published estimate
- 0%
- Expected wait for the award decision
- 186 days
- from 3 past awards
Based on 13 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryIreland seeks to establish a framework agreement for plant hire services in connection with railway repair, maintenance and associated works. The agreement will make hired plant equipment and machinery available to support works related to railways and other equipment. It is filed under tender reference 9596.
Description
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 2 days ago
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 11 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €300.0M
- Median award
- €2.2M
- Middle half of past awards
- €1.1M to €14.9M
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Railway-track maintenance services - 9068 Contract for the Operation and Maintenance of the On Track Machine (OTM) Fleet and Permanent Way Engineering Trains €165,000,000
- RFQ_23119 JCB Forklift Tyres, Tubes and Repairs €7,663
- Repair and maintenance services of locomotive brakes and brake parts - Supply of New and Overhauled Brake Actuators €851,665
- Repair and maintenance services of telecommunications lines - 9287 Mast And Tower Rigging Testing And Maintenance Services €1,410,130
- 8547 - Supply of Portable CMM Measuring Device €100,201
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 profileIarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
- notices in the register
- 1,174
- awards
- 805
- awarded in total
- €1.4B
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 155
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 15%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 128 of 135
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 57%
Based on 251 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.
Competition
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 19%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.B.McLarnon Fire Protection Agency Ltd (T/A MCL Fire) | 2 | €4.5M | May 2026 |
| Rhomberg Sersa Ireland Limited | 1 | €165.0M | Jul 2026 |
| TLI Group Limited T/A Transmission Links (Ireland) Limited | 1 | €69.3M | Feb 2026 |
| Circet Networks (Ireland) Limited | 1 | €24.9M | Feb 2026 |
| Green Net Supplies Ltd | 1 | €4.9M | Jul 2025 |
Based on 13 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
121 open tenders right now
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- Construction work - 9840 Design and Build Enabling Works at the DART+ and MetroLink Interface at Glasnevin No deadline published
Market context
Larger than 99% of the open notices in Repair & maintenance services across Europe.
- open now in Repair & maintenance services
- 6,683
- median open notice
- €440,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersIreland · Repair & maintenance services
- different companies won awards here
- 154
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 94 of 100
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 75
Based on 182 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.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 2.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 30%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 12%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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