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The provision of Media Monitoring Services for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 18:00 — 9 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
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade requires Media Monitoring Services. For full details including reporting requirements, please see "Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications" of the RFT.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (6 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Eaton Square Ltd.n = 6
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (54 awards since 2018, spread over 29 companies). That is well below the sector norm (42%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 54 awards since 2018
- The award came in at a median 70% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 88%.n = 8
- 28% of awards went to companies from abroad (54 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 15%.n = 54
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (48 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 48
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bodhi Global Analysis | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Optimum Chauffeur Drive | 2 | 2026 |
| Waystone Compliance Solutions (IE) Limited | 1 | 2025 |
| J W Balfour Ltd | 1 | 2026 |
| Artfood Catering | 1 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 7 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 5 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 22 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 · IT services, 532 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,661 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, United Kingdom.
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