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LA3951C - Request-for-Tenders under Open (National) Procedure for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of an Elemental Analysis Machine for South East Technological University (SETU)
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 10 November at 12:00 — 9 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
SETU request the supply of an elemental analysis instrument for precise analytical determination of chemical makeup of materials primarily carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and protein determination with the following mandatory requirement listed herein. The system will be used in a research laboratory based in an academic Institute, namely, South East Technological University (SETU), Waterford, Ireland. This system will be required to analyse a variety of, and not limited to, samples from a Food, Agricultural and broader life Science application. The system will be housed in an existing laboratory (with the required gas services) with all the required specification listed in this document.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every month (923 awards, most recently September 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to MyBio Ltd_29749.n = 923
- 47% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (3,083 awards since 2013, spread over 1,385 companies). 53% went to new names.n = 3,083 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (2,813 procedures with a bid count); 18% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 2,813
- 18% of awards went to companies from abroad (3,083 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 24%.n = 3,083
- The award came in at a median 92% of the estimated value (131 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 94%.n = 131
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mason Technology Ltd | 38 | 2016–2026 |
| Particular Sciences Limited | 35 | 2015–2026 |
| Agilent Technologies Ireland Ltd | 20 | 2020–2025 |
| Bruker UK Limited | 20 | 2017–2024 |
| Bio-Sciences Ltd | 19 | 2015–2023 |
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 854 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 26 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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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