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Call for Tender for the Supply, Delivery and Commissioning Of VR Welding Simulators and Compatible VR Headsets for Donegal ETB

IEIrelandBELOW THRESHOLD — NOT ON TED

Your path to submission

  1. Deadline: 23 November at 14:00 — 22 days left.
  2. You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
  3. Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
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What the buyer is looking for

Call for Tender for the Supply, Delivery and Commissioning Of VR Welding Simulators and Compatible VR Headsets for Donegal ETB

Contract

BuyerDonegal Education and Training Board_368 →
TypeServices
Estimated valuenot published — common for below-threshold procedures
Published30 Oct 2026
ProcedureOpen procedure

Type of service

42 · Industrial machinery34 · Transport equipment32 · Radio, TV & communications
CPV 42662000 · 34150000 · 34152000 · 32321200 · 32321300

Clement What the numbers say about this buyer

  • 24% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (59 awards since 2024, spread over 42 companies). 76% went to new names.n = 59 awards since 2024
  • The median procedure drew 3 bids (26 procedures with a bid count); 23% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 26
  • 5% of awards went to companies from abroad (59 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 6%.n = 59

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.

Clement
Too big for you alone? Consortium or reliance on capacity: a partner's references and turnover count (Art. 63 Dir. 2014/24) — cross-border too.

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.

CompanyAwardsPeriod
GET FRESH CATERING LTD52024–2026
Travelmaster Bus and Coach42024–2026
Paul Doherty Architects Limited32026
Paul curran coaches limited22025
Ayton Coaches22024–2025
From the recorded awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.

How often this buyer tenders this kind of work

2
2024
3
2026
5 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.
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Deadline — Monday 23 November at 14:00

Tactics

When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 856 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)

This procedure allows 24 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.

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Foreign bidders

In Ireland · Industrial machinery, 51 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 900 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, Italy.

Measured from linked award data; foreign winners bidding through a local subsidiary count as domestic — the true share is higher.

How to bid

Read the full notice — Original + documents
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Put together the evidence
Certificates, references and your price — as set out in the notice.
Submit via eTenders Ireland before the deadline
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