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Supply of Truck Body Conversions to the Irish Defence Forces.
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 12:00 — 19 days 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 Minister for Defence, IRELAND, has a requirement for the provision of a service for Truck Conversions and Truck Fit-Outs. The contract is to ensure a service for high quality fit out conversions to Defence Forces trucks.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (17 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Dublin Grass Machinery.n = 17
- 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 (37%) — 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 3 bids.n = 63
- 15% of awards went to companies from abroad (110 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.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: 98%.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 this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 7 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 40 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Transport equipment, 110 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,614 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, France.
Submission language: English.
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