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Request for Tender for the Provision of Research, Market and Economic expertise
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 4 November at 15:00 — 3 days left.
- 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
Coimisiún na Meán seeks tenders for the provision of research, market and economic expertise to review, analyse and report on the public service content (PSC) provided by public service content providers (PSCPs) at local, regional and national levels across all media. The study, to be undertaken in the context of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026, including Part 9B, will inform the development of funding schemes and initiatives under the new media fund, Ciste na Meán.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (12 awards, most recently April 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around June 2026. The last award went to Datapac.n = 12
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (13 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 13
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (24 awards since 2023, spread over 23 companies). That is well below the sector norm (34%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 24 awards since 2023
- The award came in at a median 92% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 94%.n = 5
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (24 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 24
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver and Ohlbaum Associates Ltd | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| Aramark_55327 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Communications Clinic Ltd | 1 | 2024 |
| All Ireland Insurance | 1 | 2025 |
| O’Neill Amárach Consultants Limited t/a Amárach Research | 1 | 2025 |
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 5 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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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