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Analysis of samples to establish the presence of nematode pests
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 16 November at 15:00 — 16 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 Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Ireland. DAFM performs phytosanitary controls across the country, in a wide range of locations including farms, forests, nurseries and parks. These phytosanitary controls are in line with International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM’s), and in compliance with the Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2019/2072 and the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625. These controls are performed by a variety of divisions including Horticulture and Plant Health, Forestry Inspectorate, Crop Policy, Evaluation and Certification, and Import Control Operations. These controls are supported by the Plant Science Division (PSD) which performs diagnostics across bacteriology, nematology, entomology, virology, and mycology on samples…
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… resulting from Official Controls and Other Official Activities. PSD is designated as the National Reference Laboratory for all these areas including nematology, in accordance with EU regulations. Any laboratory successful in this tender will be nominated as an Official Laboratory for nematology for Ireland. DAFM undertakes a significant amount of sampling in nematology to support our agricultural industry and requires the provision of supplemental diagnostics. The successful laboratory will be expected to provide diagnostics on approximately 1500 samples across a range of matrices including soil, peat, and plant material. The diagnostics required will focus on plant parasitic and free-living nematodes, with particular focus, but not limited to, EU Quarantine and Regulated non-Quarantine species. The successful laboratory will be expected to provide results, reports, and advice within designated turnaround times and be accredited in compliance with EU regulations. The provision of this service will assist DAFM in carrying out the required phytosanitary actions to maintain Irelands high plant health status, and to protect our agricultural industry and environment.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (71 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around December 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Insight Marine Limited.n = 71
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (522 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 522
- 31% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (569 awards since 2013, spread over 298 companies). 69% went to new names.n = 569 awards since 2013
- The award came in at a median 108% of the estimated value (8 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too low here. Sector: 97%.n = 8
- 7% of awards went to companies from abroad (569 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 569
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 29/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd | 13 | 2020–2026 |
| Inland and Coastal Marina Systems Ltd | 11 | 2015–2026 |
| Ayesa (formerly ByrneLooby) | 10 | 2017–2025 |
| LandM Keating Ltd., T/A Keating | 9 | 2015–2017 |
| ABCO Marine (IRL) Ltd | 8 | 2015–2018 |
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 66 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 35 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 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 · Architecture & engineering, 396 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,485 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Spain, France.
Submission language: English.
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