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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 9 different companies have won the last 9 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 9 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 summaryThe Minister for Defence in Ireland is procuring a service for truck conversions and truck fit-outs for the Irish Defence Forces. The contract covers the provision of high quality fit-out conversions to trucks used by the Defence Forces. The buyer is the Minister for Defence, Ireland, and the work is carried out in Ireland.
Description
Terms of the procedure
As the official notice states them.
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
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Official source
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) 6 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €900,000
- €828,000 to €909,000
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 92% and 101%, based on 109 awards of the last 3 years.
Each award is compared with the estimate of the same lots, framework agreements excluded. A published estimate may include options and renewals, so an award under it is not always a discount.
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 8 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €900,000
- Median award
- €290,000
- Middle half of past awards
- €255,000 to €303,938
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- All-terrain vehicles - The Supply and Delivery of 6 x 4 Small All Terrain Utility Vehicles to the Defence Forces €299,000
- Trailers - Supply of Box Van Trailers to the Defence Forces €140,000
- Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines - Supply and Delivery MAN Trucks Vehicle Spare Parts €290,000
- Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - The Supply and Delivery of Automotive Filters for the Irish Defence Forces €290,000
- Ships and boats - Naval Service RHIB suitable for diving operations c/w trailer €180,000
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 profileIrish Defence Forces_1144
- notices in the register
- 155
- awards
- 60
- awarded in total
- €40.6M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 54
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 6%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 99%
Based on 54 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.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 3.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 26%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 11%
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.
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Transport equipment & vehicles - Ireland
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPMP Fire c/o High Precision Motor Products | 10 | €4.6M | Sep 2026 |
| Romaquip Ltd | 10 | €3.6M | May 2026 |
| Motability Ireland Ltd | 10 | €694,735 | Mar 2026 |
| PRIMO Coachworks Ltd | 6 | €10.8M | May 2026 |
| ParFit GRP Moulds and Products Limited | 6 | €590,328 | Aug 2026 |
Based on 262 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
5 open tenders right now
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Market context
Larger than 73% of the open notices in Transport equipment & vehicles across Europe.
- open now in Transport equipment & vehicles
- 4,404
- median open notice
- €250,297
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersIreland · Transport equipment & vehicles
- different companies won awards here
- 219
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 10%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 110 of 131
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 101
Based on 309 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)
- 3.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 27%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 26%
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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