9108 Qualification System for Invasive Species Eradication along Railway Corridors
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Your path to submission
- Deadline: 28 January 2031 at 12:00 — 1577 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: ENG.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (28 awards, most recently May 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around August 2025. The last award went to D.B.McLarnon Fire Protection Agency Ltd (T/A MCL Fire).n = 28
- 61% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,144 awards since 2013, spread over 438 companies). That is well above the sector norm (38%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 1,144 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (541 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 541
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,144 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 1,144
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Repair & maintenance, 37 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,208 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, United Kingdom, France.
Typical field: median 2 (from 28 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
IE invites Applicants to participate in the pre-qualification process to appoint suitably qualified companies to a Qualification System (QS) for the treatment and control of various type of invasive plant species, at ad-hoc locations throughout the IE Rail Network. Those companies successfully appointed to the QS will receive all future tender enquiries. Invasive plant Species will include (but not limited to) Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed and Buddleia as well as other species such as: Three-Cornered Leek, Himalayan Balsam, Giant Rhubarb. Background Information: IE have invasive plant infestations, that will require a treatment plan (application method and number of treatments) for each infestation. IE will require the expertise of experienced companies to carry out the treatment plan. The company would provide all necessary equipment and expertise to undertake these works in a safe…
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… manner. For example, if traffic management, MEWP or boat access is required it will be the contractors’ responsibility to provide these items. IE would supply all track protection arrangements and personnel. IE may issue ad-hoc tenders from this QS to the qualified companies; however it is intended that a multi-party, multi-lot Framework Agreement will be issued from this QS to the qualified companies in the future to cover the above requirements.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Dixon Bros.(Agriculture & Plant) | 61 | 2020–2021 |
| S. Duffy Plant Hire Ltd | 41 | 2020–2022 |
| cws communications | 39 | 2020–2021 |
| Mccormack bros | 36 | 2020–2021 |
| Breffni Group | 36 | 2020–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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