Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Interpreting Services (excluding Irish Language Services)
Ireland · Dublin · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 14 October at 00:00 — 29 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: ENG, 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
- The median procedure drew 16 bids (3,460 procedures with a bid count); 3% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 7 bids.n = 3,460
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (481 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around October 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Cantec Business Technology_84791.n = 481
- 79% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (10,248 awards since 2013, spread over 1,728 companies). That is well above the sector norm (42%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 10,248 awards since 2013
- The award came in at a median 66% of the estimated value (9 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 94%.n = 9
- 12% of awards went to companies from abroad (10,248 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 9%.n = 10,248
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 13/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Business services, 323 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,374 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, France, Germany.
Typical field: median 25 (from 301 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
In summary, the Services comprise: Spoken language interpreting services across multiple languages (except the Irish language) in the following formats: (a) Face to Face Interpreting Services (b) Telephone Interpreting Services (c) Video Remote Interpreting Services. Interpreting services provide real‑time, spoken language support to enable immediate communication in meetings, events, interviews, or live interactions. The Services are more particularly described at Appendix 1 (Requirements and Specifications).
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.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| MAZARS | 250 | 2016–2023 |
| Deloitte Ireland LLP | 202 | 2015–2026 |
| PFH Technology Group | 174 | 2015–2026 |
| ERGO | 165 | 2015–2026 |
| Crowleys DFK | 154 | 2015–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this
Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.