Supply and Delivery of an Agricultural Tractor to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Ireland · Dublin · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 23 October at 17:00 — 20 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: 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
- 31% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (565 awards since 2013, spread over 296 companies). 69% went to new names.n = 565 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (520 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 520
- The award came in at a median 116% of the estimated value (7 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here.n = 7
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (565 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 565
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 27/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Agricultural machinery, 8 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 269 recorded awards).
Submission language: ENG.
Typical field: median 4 (from 4 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The Department Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) requires an agricultural tractor for use at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC), Killybegs, Co. Donegal. The principle function of the tractor shall be to tow vessels to and from dry dock bays in the Department shipyard. Vessels up to 600 tonnes are removed from the water on cradle trains using a vertical syncrolift facility. The tractor would be attached to the cradle train at ground level in order to tow the vessels into the dry dock bay or into the boat repair building.The successful tenderer shall provide as part of the contract price a comprehensive Warranty and Service/Maintenance Package for the tractor for the first 6000 hours or for a period of five (5) years commencing on the date of delivery of the vehicle-whichever comes first.
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.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd | 13 | 2020–2026 |
| Inland and Coastal Marina Systems Ltd | 11 | 2015–2026 |
| Ayesa (formerly ByrneLooby) | 10 | 2017–2025 |
| LandM Keating Ltd., T/A Keating | 9 | 2015–2017 |
| ABCO Marine (IRL) Ltd | 8 | 2015–2018 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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