0039 - Qualification System for the Provision of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Services
Ireland · Dublin 1 · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 September 2031 at 12:00 — 1795 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 2 months (14 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Worldpay BV.n = 14
- 7% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (82 awards since 2023, spread over 68 companies). That is well below the sector norm (43%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 82 awards since 2023
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (52 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 52
- 13% of awards went to companies from abroad (82 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 15%.n = 82
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 · IT services, 531 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,642 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, United Kingdom.
Typical field: median 4 (from 9 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
An Post is establishing a Qualification System for the provision of specialist Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineering and implementation services. This Qualification System is intended to support the delivery of secure, production grade AI capabilities across An Post and its subsidiary operations, where AI solutions must be designed, built, integrated, deployed, and operated at scale within regulated and security sensitive environments. This Qualification System is focused on hands on AI engineering capability. It is not intended to focus on AI strategy, advisory services, or data engineering services. It is intended to secure specialist AI engineering and implementation capability and is not intended to procure a supplier-owned standalone AI platform, core hosting environment or proprietary technology stack. The Qualification System may operate until 2nd September 2031. An Post reserves the right to extend or close the panel early in line with Operational Requirements.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst and Young_86592_(Main Account) | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| EAE Solutions B.V. | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| PwC_4371 PwC Ireland | 2 | 2023–2026 |
| VT Electron | 2 | 2025 |
| Tailored Image Ltd | 2 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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