9301 Qualification System for Professional Services
Ireland · Dublin · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 1 March 2031 at 12:00 — 1609 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: ENG, ENG, 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 (58 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around October 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Causeway Geotech Ltd.n = 58
- 32% of awards went to companies from abroad (562 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 562
- 25% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (562 awards since 2016, spread over 238 companies). That is well below the sector norm (37%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 562 awards since 2016
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (349 procedures with a bid count); 14% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 349
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (22 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 97%.n = 22
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Architecture & engineering, 381 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,385 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Spain, France.
Typical field: median 7 (from 45 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified applicants to participate in the pre-qualification process to establish a Qualification System (QS) for Professional Services. This qualification system is to facilitate the delivery of professional services that integrate expertise from multiple fields to provide comprehensive solutions for IÉ current and future projects, as well as its business plan objectives. The proposed services shall involve but not be limited to: - Provision of strategic/ expert advisory services in any of the listed areas - Professional services secondments - Provision of all deliverables as required in the relevant Phases of the Iarnród Éireann Project Management Procedures - Provision of advice on planning and other statutory processes - Development of realistic alternative options for the implementation of a project or business…
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… objectives. These alternatives may involve different routes or alignments, alternative designs, or substitute approaches that could also deliver the core project objectives
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carra Plant Hire Ltd | 18 | 2024–2026 |
| TRIUR Construction Limited | 13 | 2025–2026 |
| Cork Metal Company Limited | 13 | 2024–2026 |
| Global Rail Services Ltd | 10 | 2024–2026 |
| Pod-Trak infrastructure | 7 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this
Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.