Archaeological Processing and Archive Services for Accession and Storage in the National Museum of Ireland
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Your path to submission
- Deadline: 7 October at 00:00 — 27 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: ENG.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 7 months (22 awards, most recently March 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2025. The last award went to AEA Consulting_147501.n = 22
- 21% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (100 awards since 2019, spread over 58 companies). That is well below the sector norm (50%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 100 awards since 2019
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (70 procedures with a bid count); 13% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 70
- 24% of awards went to companies from abroad (100 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 13%.n = 100
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 09/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Culture & sport, 43 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 344 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, France, Germany.
Typical field: median 6 (from 8 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
Archaeological Processing and Archive Services for Accession and Storage in the National Museum of Ireland. The National Museum of Ireland requires archaeological processing services to; Sort, pack, document and prepare assemblages from a range of excavated or stored archaeological collections for storage/accession in the National Museum of Ireland to the contract specification and standards listed below. Contractors should demonstrate that they can provide a minimum of 1 supervisor archaeologist and 2 archaeological assistants (see definition and experience in Appendix A). A typical project of this type would have a minimum duration of at least 6 months. Sort, pack, document and transfer archaeological and other museum related archives, documents and reports in and/from a range of storage locations as outlined below. Contractors should demonstrate that they will be able to provide a…
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… minimum of 1 Archivist (see definition and experience in Appendix A). A typical work package could range from 6 months to a year. Provide services to wash, dry, process, pack and deliver osteological analysis and reporting to required standards (listed below) on assemblages of human remains of varying sizes including selection of samples for C14, Isotope and/or other analyses where recommended (varying sizes here could range from single bones to individual burials to large assemblages of articulated or disarticulated remains). A minimum requirement for a contract would be 1 Senior Osteoarchaeologist (see definition and experience in Appendix A) and the contractor should include an additional minimum of 2 Osteoarchaeologists for larger assemblages.
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.
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Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Marcon Fit-Out (Ireland) Ltd | 4 | 2023–2024 |
| Oman-Beverly Smyth | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Orbis Conservation Ltd | 2 | 2024 |
| Greenville Procurement Partners Ltd | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| AES-Adaptiv Exhibition Setup GmbH | 2 | 2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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