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Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Calibration and Validation of an Electroplating and Wet Processing System, for Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork (UCC)
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 November at 12:00 — 12 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
Tenders are sought for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning, Calibration and Validation of an Electroplating and wet processing system, for Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork (UCC): The new electroplating tool will enhance the capabilities at the Tyndall National Institute for the development of photonic packaging solutions and interconnect technology through advanced interposers, 3D interconnects, and redistribution lines. We invite proposals for a tool that is capable providing the required technology to enable the development of these technologies. The system should be capable of void free plating and filling of both through glass via (TGV) and through silicon vias (TSV) structures on wafer sizes up to 300 mm in both gold and copper-based chemistries. It should also be capable of providing highly repeatable and flat electroplated structures on III V…
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… materials. Tenderers with cutting-edge solutions that can achieve these high standards are encouraged to submit their proposals for this vital component in our technological advancement.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (95 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Qinu GmbH.n = 95
- 28% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (731 awards since 2013, spread over 518 companies). That is well below the sector norm (45%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 731 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (668 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 668
- 17% of awards went to companies from abroad (731 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 24%.n = 731
- The award came in at a median 95% of the estimated value (13 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 94%.n = 13
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NOVOGENE (UK) COMPANY LIMITED | 11 | 2018–2026 |
| GENEWIZ GERMANY GMBH | 9 | 2021–2026 |
| Donworth and Company | 8 | 2015–2019 |
| O'Brien Office Systems | 7 | 2015–2019 |
| Particular Sciences Limited | 6 | 2014–2022 |
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 82 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Laboratory & optical equipment, 385 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,896 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, United Kingdom, France.
Submission language: English.
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