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OPW Tender for Cash Collection, Cash Processing and Cash in Transit Services
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 4 December at 12:00 — 33 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
A number of OPW heritage sites have visitor services with admission fees, leading to a need for cash collection, cash-in-transit and processing services and the processing and delivery of cash for change. The service is currently required for 14 sites. Please indicate your Expression of Interest in the tender to ensure you receive all related communications on eTenders.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (1,090 procedures with a bid count); 16% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 14 bids.n = 1,090
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (25 awards, most recently March 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2026. The last award went to Murphy Sea Cruises Ltd.n = 25
- 40% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,289 awards since 2013, spread over 582 companies). 60% went to new names.n = 1,289 awards since 2013
- 10% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,289 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 1,289
- The award came in at a median 92% of the estimated value (63 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 63
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EUROPEAN DYNAMICS S.A. | 37 | 2025 |
| Philip P McCormack (Plant) Ltd | 16 | 2018–2026 |
| JBA Consulting Engineers and Scientists | 12 | 2016–2026 |
| Murphy Geospatial Ltd (A Woolpert Company) | 12 | 2018–2026 |
| Bluesky International Ltd | 11 | 2018–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 22 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 23 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 35 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Transport services, 19 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,168 recorded awards).
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