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Contracted Services for Specialised Instructors to the Ordnance School
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 12:00 — 1 day left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: English.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
The Ordnance Corps has a requirement to recruit and train personnel for the role of Armourer and Armament Artificer Instrumentation (AAI) annually. These technical skillsets are essential to the Ordnance Corps' responsibility to inspect and maintain Defence Forces weapon systems. Student Armourers and AAI's must complete a four (4) year Ordnance Trainee Technician Scheme (TTS). This scheme is run through the Ordnance School in the Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC), Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. The Ordnance Corps require a contracted service assistance to provide technical training support to the existing staff within the Ordnance School. This technical training support package will be required to integrate with existing school staff and work alongside these personnel providing technical training and support to the organisation.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 6 months (6 awards, most recently June 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Technological University Dublin.n = 6
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (63 procedures with a bid count); 32% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 7 bids.n = 63
- 8% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (110 awards since 2023, spread over 97 companies). That is well below the sector norm (29%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 110 awards since 2023
- 15% of awards went to companies from abroad (110 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 4%.n = 110
- The award came in at a median 88% of the estimated value (17 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 80%.n = 17
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
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
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| ARQ Asset Solutions | 3 | 2024 |
| Mariteq Solutions Ltd. | 2 | 2024 |
| Arcon Consultants | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Rose Aviation | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Electrogen Int. Ltd | 2 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 4 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Education & training, 82 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,429 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, France, Germany.
Submission language: English.
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