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9301 Qualification System for Professional Services
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 1 March 2031 — 1582 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. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: English.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified applicants to participate in the pre-qualification process to establish a Qualification System (QS) for Professional Services. This qualification system is to facilitate the delivery of professional services that integrate expertise from multiple fields to provide comprehensive solutions for IÉ current and future projects, as well as its business plan objectives. The proposed services shall involve but not be limited to: - Provision of strategic/ expert advisory services in any of the listed areas - Professional services secondments - Provision of all deliverables as required in the relevant Phases of the Iarnród Éireann Project Management Procedures - Provision of advice on planning and other statutory processes - Development of realistic alternative options for the implementation of a project or business…
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… objectives. These alternatives may involve different routes or alignments, alternative designs, or substitute approaches that could also deliver the core project objectives
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (100 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Doyle Agri Services ltd.n = 100
- 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 (37%) — 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 3 bids.n = 541
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,144 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.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 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dixon Bros.(Agriculture & Plant) | 61 | 2020–2021 |
| S. Duffy Plant Hire Ltd | 41 | 2020–2022 |
| cws communications | 39 | 2020–2021 |
| Breffni Group | 36 | 2020–2026 |
| Mccormack bros | 36 | 2020–2021 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 64 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 1894 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.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Transport equipment, 110 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,614 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, France.
Submission language: English.
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