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The provision of media strategy, planning and buying services
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 5 November at 12:00 — 4 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- 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
University College Dublin wishes to engage with a experienced Media partner to provide Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services, Full details are provided in the attached Invitation to Tender document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (18 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around March 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to GoGlobal BCS Europe Limited.n = 18
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (430 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 430
- 25% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (504 awards since 2013, spread over 317 companies). 75% went to new names.n = 504 awards since 2013
- The award came in at a median 105% of the estimated value (22 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here. Sector: 94%.n = 22
- 14% of awards went to companies from abroad (504 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 504
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 — via the ESPD
The buyer states in the notice that eligibility is proven through the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD); the concrete requirements are in the tender documents. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| McKeon Contech Ltd. t/a McKeon Group and Hereworks | 12 | 2021–2026 |
| Pama Construction | 5 | 2019–2025 |
| ISS Facility Services | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| Marron Brothers Limited | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| Bidvest NOONAN (ROI) Ltd | 4 | 2016–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 17 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 71 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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