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CUMH Basement Fire Alarm MICC Cabling Replacement Works
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 12:00 — 10 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
Electrical works for the replacement of the existing failing MICC fire alarm cabling within the basement area of CUMH, including strip-out, replacement cabling and containment, reconnection to the existing fire alarm control panel, associated equipment, testing, commissioning, drawings, labels and handover. ALLIED FIRE SYSTEMS, as the incumbent Fire Alarm service term maintenance contractor, shall be included for specialist fire alarm equipment supply and commissioning. Further details of the Contracting Authority's requirements are provided in Section 3.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 11 bids (3,557 procedures with a bid count); 7% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 3,557
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (537 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Carey Building Contractors.n = 537
- 47% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (4,000 awards since 2013, spread over 1,779 companies). 53% went to new names.n = 4,000 awards since 2013
- 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (4,000 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 4,000
- The award came in at a median 99% of the estimated value (47 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 98%.n = 47
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 30/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uniphar Medtech Ltd. t/a M.E.D. Surgical | 31 | 2013–2026 |
| Hospital Services Limited | 22 | 2013–2024 |
| Accuscience Ireland Limited | 22 | 2016–2026 |
| AECOM Ireland Limited_15958 | 22 | 2024–2026 |
| Irish Hospital Supplies Ltd | 22 | 2016–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 47 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 498 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 21 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Construction work, 129 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 9,914 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Greece, Germany.
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