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Western Care Vehicle Servicing DPS 2026
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 30 June 2031 — 1703 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
Maintenance and servicing of the fleet of vehicles for the Western Care organisation. The fleet consists of approximately 186 vehicles located in the West of Ireland.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 14 bids (52 procedures with a bid count); 8% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 52
- 6% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (52 awards since 2013, spread over 49 companies). That is well below the sector norm (38%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 52 awards since 2013
- Not one of the 52 awards with a known winner country has gone to a foreign company so far. Sector average: 5%.n = 52
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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Griffin and Sons Ltd | 2 | 2017 |
| reene developments ltd | 2 | 2017 |
| Neylons Facility Management | 2 | 2017–2021 |
| Padraic Galvin Electrical Contractor | 1 | 2017 |
| Crowleys DFK | 1 | 2016 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 31 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 34 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 1853 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 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 · Repair & maintenance, 38 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,219 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, France.
Submission language: English.
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