PIF 308/26 Single Operator Framework Concession for Academic Gowning Services for Atlantic Technological University
Ireland · Letterkenny · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 28 September at 00:00 — 9 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 4 months (39 awards, most recently September 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around January 2026. The last award went to Europus_191899.n = 39
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (335 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 335
- 40% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (606 awards since 2022, spread over 334 companies). 60% went to new names.n = 606 awards since 2022
- The award came in at a median 93% of the estimated value (7 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 7
- 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (606 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 7%.n = 606
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 · Education & training, 60 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,126 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, France, Germany.
Typical field: median 5 (from 20 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The summary in English is being prepared. The official description below is in the original language (DE).
Show original description (DE)
The Atlantic Technological University proposes to award a Single Operator Framework Agreement for a service concession for the provision of Conferring Gown Services for the University’s Conferring Ceremonies. The service will include the Hire of Gowns, Hoods, Mortarboards and the provision of Fitting Services for all University Conferring Ceremonies for both Students and Academic Personnel for in the range of 3,500 to 5,500 graduands annually for ATU conferring ceremonies for 2023/2024, 2024/2025 graduands. The Initial contract will be a for a two year period with options to extend. Please note that ATU does not and cannot guarantee the number of graduands in any year; the above figure is an approximation only at present and actual numbers may be greater or lesser than this in any year. This will be a single stage competitive procedure.
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 English.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| EBSCO International Inc. | 19 | 2024–2026 |
| Sysco Ireland | 19 | 2024–2026 |
| EWL ELECTRIC LTD HEAD OFFICE | 16 | 2024–2026 |
| Lynas Foodservice | 12 | 2023–2026 |
| SG Education Ltd. | 7 | 2025–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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