Emergency Pharmacy Services and Supplies to the Irish Defence Forces
Ireland · Newbridge · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 October at 00:00 — 12 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: 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
- 8% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (107 awards since 2023, spread over 92 companies). That is well below the sector norm (27%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 107 awards since 2023
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (62 procedures with a bid count); 32% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 62
- 15% of awards went to companies from abroad (107 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.n = 107
- The award came in at a median 90% of the estimated value (15 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here.n = 15
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Health & social work, 28 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,134 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Romania, France.
Submission language: ENG.
Typical field: median 5 (from 997 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The Defence Forces invites tenders for the provision of emergency external pharmacy services across all Defence Forces locations. The successful tenderer(s) will dispense prescribed medicines in specified quantities to Defence Forces personnel, as required. The nominated pharmacist must be available to provide counselling to individual personnel upon request and will work collaboratively with prescribers and local healthcare staff to support the safe, efficient and cost-effective use of medicines and the delivery of appropriate pharmaceutical care.
Selection criteria — via the ESPD
The buyer states in the notice that eligibility is proven through the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD); the concrete requirements are in the tender documents. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| ARQ Asset Solutions | 3 | 2024 |
| Doyle Shipping Group (Previously Burke Shipping Group) | 2 | 2023–2026 |
| Samco Engineering Services Ltd | 2 | 2023–2026 |
| Electrogen Int. Ltd | 2 | 2025 |
| Arcon Consultants | 2 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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