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Inclusion on a Supplier Panel for the Supply and Service of Outdoor Equipment � February 2026 to 31 January 2029

IEIrelandBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

Unusually distant deadline. This is what the notice says. It is usually a procedure with continuous participation or a long framework agreement. The buyer's wording is binding — the link takes you there.

Your path to submission

Deadline: 31 January 2029 — 823 days left. The source gives only the day, no time of day — on the portal the deadline is usually in the morning. Check the exact time there before you plan.
You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.

Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.

What the buyer is looking for

The purpose of this Request for Tender is to establish a panel of suppliers for the Supply and Service of Outdoor Equipment as required to GRD’s premises at Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co Galway. Please refer to the tender document provided. It is important to note that being included on the panel does not guarantee a contract for work. Applications will be accepted throughout the lifecycle of the Panel. All unsuccessful applicants are invited to resubmit an application that meets the minimum requirements at any time during the currency of the panel.

Contract

BuyerGalway Rural Development Company →

TypeSupplies

Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures

Published30 Jan 2026

ProcedureOpen Procedure

Type of service

16 · Agricultural machinery

CPV 16310000

Clement

Too big for you alone? Consortium or reliance on capacity: a partner's references and turnover count (Art. 63 Dir. 2014/24) — cross-border too.

Who has won at this buyer so far

Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.

Company	Awards	Period
Geraghty Structures Limited	1	2024

From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

Deadline — Wednesday, 31 January 2029

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 250 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 1097 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.

The rules of the market →

Foreign bidders

In Ireland · Agricultural machinery, 9 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 271 recorded awards).

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents

Goes directly to this tender on eTenders Ireland. The full specification and all annexes are there.

Put together the evidence

Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.

Submit via eTenders Ireland before the deadline

Electronic submission — allow time for the portal registration the first time.

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