CIÉ Board Advisory Services Qualification System
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Your path to submission
- Deadline: 31 August 2031 at 12:00 — 1793 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: ENG.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis above: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 8 months (4 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around April 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to KPMG.n = 4
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (23 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 23
- 4% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (26 awards since 2019, spread over 17 companies). That is well below the sector norm (34%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 26 awards since 2019
- 27% of awards went to companies from abroad (26 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 26
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 27/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Business services, 522 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,083 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
Typical field: median 2 (from 3 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
This is a call to competition for the procurement of Board and Senior Management Advisory Services to CIÉ 9754 - CIÉ Board Advisory Services Qualification System. The Qualification System is designed to ensure that CIÉ can efficiently engage highly specialised professional services across a range of disciplines. The scope of services may include, but is not limited to, the provision of strategic, technical, financial, regulatory, and advisory support in response to emerging business needs and priorities across the below headings: • Ad-hoc Board advisory services • Finance • Corporate Governance • Public Affairs • Ongoing advice to the CIÉ chairperson • Executive Search and Recruitment Support for Key Senior Leadership Roles
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Hertz Rent A Car | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| PwC_4371 PwC Ireland | 1 | 2026 |
| DPI Scanning Ireland ltd | 1 | 2022 |
| eir evo | 1 | 2021 |
| Ernst and Young | 1 | 2022 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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