LA3798C - UL - CFT for the Supply and Delivery of a Coastal and Offshore Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) for University of Limerick (UL)
Ireland · Limerick · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 5 October at 12:00 — 1 day 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
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (919 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to Particular Sciences Limited.n = 919
- 47% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (3,055 awards since 2013, spread over 1,370 companies). 53% went to new names.n = 3,055 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (2,790 procedures with a bid count); 18% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 2,790
- The award came in at a median 92% of the estimated value (129 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 95%.n = 129
- 18% of awards went to companies from abroad (3,055 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 23%.n = 3,055
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 · 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 2 (from 851 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
University of Limerick requests the supply of a Coastal and Offshore Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) of greater than 6.5 metres length overall, to support marine science research, hydrographic and geophysical survey, offshore wind site survey, and climate and habitat monitoring within the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS). The platform will provide a long-endurance, uncrewed survey vessel capable of fully autonomous and remotely piloted operation in coastal and offshore environments, with high-quality station-keeping, an integrated moonpool for deployment and recovery of subsea instrumentation, a towing winch for towed-body operations, and over-the-horizon communications and control.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mason Technology Ltd | 38 | 2016–2026 |
| Particular Sciences Limited | 34 | 2015–2026 |
| Agilent Technologies Ireland Ltd | 20 | 2020–2025 |
| Bruker UK Limited | 20 | 2017–2024 |
| EBSCO International Inc. | 19 | 2016–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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