HSE 29617 - Authorisation Scheme for the Provision of Home Support Services - Round 4
Ireland · Kildare · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 7 October at 00:00 — 28 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, 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 1 months (475 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around October 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to United Drug Distributors Ireland Limited.n = 475
- The median procedure drew 15 bids (2,908 procedures with a bid count); 7% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 12 bids.n = 2,908
- 45% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (3,852 awards since 2013, spread over 1,741 companies). That is well above the sector norm (31%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 3,852 awards since 2013
- 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (3,852 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 3,852
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (201 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 100%.n = 201
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 08/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Health & social work, 22 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 795 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Romania, France.
Typical field: median 231 (from 341 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The HSE on behalf of Services for Older Persons established the Authorisation Scheme in 2023 (with an initial term of 24 months with the terms being extended for a further 24 months) to secure suitable Service Providers to meet the HSE’s requirements for Home Support Services. The HSE is reopening the Authorisation Scheme to Applicants for a further round of submissions (“Round 4”) under this Invitation to Participate. Interested parties are advised that although the process is being advertised on eTenders using the “Open procedure” heading, this is in fact a simple Authorisation Scheme in accordance with Recital 4 of the Procurement Directive. Accordingly, this Authorisation Scheme does not fall within the scope of the Procurement Directive or S.I. No. 130/2010 (The European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010) (as amended) (the “Remedies Regulations”).
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 ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Uniphar Medtech Ltd. t/a M.E.D. Surgical | 31 | 2013–2026 |
| Irish Hospital Supplies Ltd | 22 | 2016–2024 |
| Hospital Services Limited | 22 | 2013–2024 |
| Uniphar Medtech Ltd t/a Tekno Surgical | 21 | 2015–2026 |
| Accuscience Ireland Limited | 21 | 2016–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this
Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.