** Do not use** Please refer to Resource ID 6715396 8746 Qualification System for the Fabrication of Steel Materials.
Ireland · how to bid here →
Qualification system. Suppliers can qualify at any time; contracts are later awarded among qualified suppliers. The date shown is the end of the system, not a submission deadline.
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 28 February 2029 at 12:00 — 878 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; 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.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 6 months (30 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to MACKEY PLANT CONSTRUCTION LTD.n = 30
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (541 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 9 bids.n = 541
- 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 (39%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 1,144 awards since 2013
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,144 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.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 · Mining & minerals, 4 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 329 recorded awards).
Typical field: median 12 (from 28 awards).
Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.
What the buyer is looking for
The Iarnród Éireann Signalling and Electrical Department have a requirement for fabricated steel products for signalling and renewals projects across the IE network.
Description as published (EN).
Contract
BuyerIarnr�d Eireann-Irish Rail
TypeSupplies
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published1 March 2024
CategoryMining & minerals · CPV 14622000
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 |
From 18.0M documented awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.
How often this buyer tenders this
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Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.
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days until the deadline — Wednesday, 28 February 2029 at 12:00
How to bid
Read the full notice — Original + documents
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