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Provision of Veterinary Services to the Irish Defence Forces
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 16:00 — 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 competition is for the provision of Veterinary services to the Army Equitation School, Irish Defence Forces. The contract duration is for an initial three (3) year term with two (2) potential year extensions. The value of the possible five (5) year contract is €750,000 excluding Vat.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 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 (27%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 110 awards since 2023
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (63 procedures with a bid count); 32% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 63
- 15% of awards went to companies from abroad (110 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 3%.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.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 — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. 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 contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 997 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 28 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 · 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: English.
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