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Single party framework agreement for the provision of research, data collection, validation, analysis and reporting of data. Initial Contract - Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey (AKTS).
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 3 November at 12:00 — 2 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
Enterprise Ireland proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a single party framework agreement for the provision of research, data collection, validation, analysis and reporting of data. This will be primarily for the Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey (AKTS). The initial contract duration is 12 months with the option to extend annually . The AKTS summarises the outcomes of commercialisation activity from the State-funded research base.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (88 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Global Situation Room.n = 88
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (258 procedures with a bid count); 12% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 258
- 24% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (293 awards since 2018, spread over 176 companies). 76% went to new names.n = 293 awards since 2018
- 20% of awards went to companies from abroad (293 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 293
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frontline Consultants | 9 | 2018–2023 |
| IBISWorld Limited | 4 | 2023–2024 |
| EDelia Coaching Limited | 4 | 2020–2026 |
| GRANT THORNTON | 4 | 2018–2020 |
| ByrneWallace LLP | 4 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 79 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 25 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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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