Expression of Interest (EOI) for Grant Funding to facilitate the Operation of Visitor Centres and Provision of Support to Children and Families in Prison Visitor Centres
Ireland · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 6 November at 12:00 — 33 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.
Compiled automatically from notice and documents — no guarantee; the procedure's wording is binding.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The award came in at a median 50% of the estimated value (7 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Country: 94%.n = 7
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (230 procedures with a bid count); 22% ended with a single bidder. Country: median 5.1 bids.n = 230
- 29% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (256 awards since 2013, spread over 106 companies). 71% went to new names.n = 256 awards since 2013
- 9% of awards went to companies from abroad (256 awards with a known winner country). National average: 9%.n = 256
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, 4,482 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 74,971 recorded awards) — mostly from France, United Kingdom, Germany.
Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.
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
BuyerIrish Prison Service
TypeServices
Estimated valuevalue not published
Published30 September 2026
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Rathmines Pharmacy | 6 | 2024–2026 |
| Mulcahy Technical Services Ltd | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Cpl Healthcare and Cpl Occupational Healthcare | 4 | 2013–2026 |
| Ballyfermot Pharmacy Limited | 4 | 2026 |
| Police Dogs Centre Holland B.V. | 4 | 2024–2025 |
From 18.0M documented awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.
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days until the deadline — Friday 6 November at 12:00
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