Scanning and software equipment for the National Archives, Ireland
Ireland · Killarney · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 17:00 — 38 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
- 30% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (155 awards since 2013, spread over 108 companies). That is well below the sector norm (45%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 155 awards since 2013
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (155 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 24%.n = 155
- The award came in at a median 123% of the estimated value (5 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here. Sector: 95%.n = 5
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (154 procedures with a bid count); 49% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 154
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 · Laboratory & optical equipment, 378 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,880 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, United Kingdom, France.
Submission language: ENG.
Typical field: median 3 (from 1,741 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The National Archives requires expanded digitisation capacity to meet the increased demand from routine work as a result of the expanded remit of the National Archives. Over the next 2 years, it is looking to procure equipment including the following: 3 x A1 flatbed scanners 2 standard A1 x + 1 Zeutschel Os Q0 scanner 2 x A0+ scanners 1 x desktop scanner
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BEC Consultants | 10 | 2014–2019 |
| BEC Consultants Ltd | 5 | 2014–2021 |
| MCO Projects Limited | 4 | 2023–2026 |
| Fusio Ltd | 4 | 2018–2026 |
| Alay Enterprises Limited | 3 | 2013–2020 |