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25/006-Recruitment Services Qualification System Questionnaire
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 July 2035 — 3173 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.
What the buyer is looking for
Refer to Appendix 1 Scope of the Qualification System for detailed requirements for the 4 categories Category 1 – General and Technical Recruitment Services (Payroll) The Scope of this category is to provide recruitment services for payroll staff – this may include permanent, specific purpose or Fixed Term Roles Category 2 – General and Technical Recruitment Services (Non-Payroll) The scope of this category is to cover the provision of recruitment services for non-payroll staff (agency workers) in respect of the following areas: Provide a range of recruitment services across agency worker roles, to meet changing demands within the Contracting Entity for a broad range of staff in this category Category 3 – Executive Search and Selection. The scope of this category is to provide for niche requirements in these areas such as search and selection recruitment services across senior executive…
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… roles. It is expected that the successful service providers will be responsible for the full range of executive search and selection activity from advising on advert placement and thoroughly researching the marketplace, through long listing and shortlisting and to providing feedback to candidates if required.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (73 procedures with a bid count); 34% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 73
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (17 awards, most recently July 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to Springboard Communications.n = 17
- 36% of awards went to companies from abroad (102 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 102
- 11% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (102 awards since 2021, spread over 78 companies). That is well below the sector norm (34%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 102 awards since 2021
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allied International UK Ltd | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Ipsos B and A | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Mercer (Ireland) Limited | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| Integrity360 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Murphy International Limited | 2 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 11 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 3650 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Business services, 525 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,134 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
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