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9659- QS for the Supply and Delivery of End Threaded Cold Drawn High Tensile Steel Wire
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 31 October 2031 at 12:00 — 1825 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: English.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
This is a call to competition by IE for the establishment of a Qualification System for the Supply and Delivery of End Threaded Cold Drawn High Tensile Steel Wire to our sleeper factory in Portlaoise (the “Contract”) Iarnród Éireann proposes to pre-qualify a number of suitably qualified candidates to be appointed to a Qualification System in order to participate in mini tender competitions for the supply and delivery of end threaded cold drawn high tensile steel wire. The Qualification system will be established for a period of five years.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (35 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to pumps and fuels installations NI limited.n = 35
- 32% of awards went to companies from abroad (586 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 586
- 26% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (586 awards since 2016, spread over 248 companies). 74% went to new names.n = 586 awards since 2016
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (365 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 365
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (25 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 98%.n = 25
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.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carra Plant Hire Ltd | 18 | 2024–2026 |
| TRIUR Construction Limited | 15 | 2025–2026 |
| Cork Metal Company Limited | 13 | 2024–2026 |
| Global Rail Services Ltd | 10 | 2024–2026 |
| RINA SERVICES S.P.A. | 7 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 26 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 2082 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Transport equipment, 110 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,614 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, France.
Submission language: English.
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