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Establishment of a panel for the provision of Photography and Videography Services for TU Dublin.
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 28 August 2031 at 17:00 — 1761 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
TU Dublin is establishing a panel for the provision of Photography and Videography services for events of various sizes such as but not limited to showcases, pitch days, workshops, networking sessions, and award ceremonies, student creative work, student events across all TU Dublin Campuses and designated locations. The services will be required on an ad hoc basis throughout the year
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (28 awards, most recently January 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around April 2026. The last award went to MJ Flood Ltd.n = 28
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (296 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 296
- 22% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (333 awards since 2013, spread over 217 companies). That is well below the sector norm (34%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 333 awards since 2013
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (333 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 333
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 |
|---|---|---|
| McKeon Contech Ltd. t/a McKeon Group and Hereworks | 5 | 2017–2026 |
| Royal Upholstery Ltd - Building Maintenance | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| Cooney Electronics Ltd | 4 | 2019–2023 |
| Shelbourne Engineering Ltd | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Machine Data Limited | 3 | 2019 |
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 21 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 1824 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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