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Tender for the provision of Physical Occupational Therapy Assessments to the Irish Prison Service.
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 12:00 — 15 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
This framework will be established for the provision of appropriately qualified occupational therapy services to provide a consistent, equitable and clinically governed physical and functional occupational therapy assessment service across the prison estate. The service is for people in custody whose needs may require functional assessment, assistive-equipment recommendations, environmental assessment or recommendations for physical adaptation to support safe, functional and dignified daily living within the prison environment.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (34 awards, most recently April 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around June 2026. The last award went to Veronica Donegan Chiropody.n = 34
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (230 procedures with a bid count); 22% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 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). Sector average: 3%.n = 256
- 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.n = 7
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rathmines Pharmacy | 6 | 2024–2026 |
| Mulcahy Technical Services Ltd | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Cpl Healthcare and Cpl Occupational Healthcare | 4 | 2013–2026 |
| Police Dogs Centre Holland B.V. | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Ballyfermot Pharmacy Limited | 4 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 31 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.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Health & social work, 28 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,134 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Romania, France.
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