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2529 - Qualification System for Audit Services
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 2 September 2035 at 12:00 — 3227 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
Audit Services to An Post
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (19 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around February 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Manguard Plus Limited.n = 19
- 7% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (85 awards since 2023, spread over 72 companies). That is well below the sector norm (34%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 85 awards since 2023
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (55 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 55
- 13% of awards went to companies from abroad (85 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 85
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst and Young_86592_(Main Account) | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| VT Electron | 2 | 2025 |
| EAE Solutions B.V. | 2 | 2024–2026 |
| PwC_4371 PwC Ireland | 2 | 2023–2026 |
| Tailored Image Ltd | 2 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Contracting authority contact
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 12 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 3685 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 · Business services, 525 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,134 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
Submission language: English.
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