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NCTR26112 - Request for Tenders for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of Teaching Kitchen Equipment and Relocation of Existing Equipment for TU Dublin
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 14:00 — 20 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 tender covers the supply, delivery, installation, and commissioning of teaching kitchen equipment required for the new student kitchens and food laboratories within the North House Building at the Tallaght Campus of Technological University Dublin. The scope includes equipment to support a student class training kitchen and comprises a wide range of commercial catering appliances, refrigeration units, stainless steel preparation and service furniture, and specialist culinary equipment. Key items include gas and electric cooking ranges, combi and deck ovens with provers, fryers, upright and undercounter freezers, and food service equipment such as bain maries, carvery stations, gantries, and refrigerated serve-over units. TU Dublin requires the appointment of a single supplier with overall responsibility for the sourcing, supply, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning and…
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… handover of all equipment specified within this tender. The successful Tenderer shall also be responsible for the careful disconnection, relocation, transportation and reinstallation of designated items of existing equipment from the current teaching kitchens, ensuring full integration into the new facility and that all equipment is operational upon completion. The successful Tenderer shall act as the principal contractor and single point of responsibility for the coordination and delivery of all works necessary to achieve a complete and operational installation.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 9 months (18 awards, most recently December 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around August 2026. The last award went to Storage Systems Ltd.n = 18
- 22% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (333 awards since 2013, spread over 215 companies). 78% went to new names.n = 333 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (296 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 296
- 7% of awards went to companies from abroad (333 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 333
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| McKeon Contech Ltd. t/a McKeon Group and Hereworks | 5 | 2017–2026 |
| Shelbourne Engineering Ltd | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Royal Upholstery Ltd - Building Maintenance | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| Cooney Electronics Ltd | 4 | 2019–2023 |
| Linham Limited | 3 | 2017–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 17 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 23 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 · Furniture & furnishings, 49 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,487 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, France.
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