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10072 - Sandblasting Maintenance and Equipment
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 20 November at 12:00 — 19 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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
Iarnród Éireann invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the provision of inspection, preventative maintenance, repair, breakdown support, consumables supply, spare parts management and associated technical services for sandblasting and grit blasting equipment located across the Chief Mechanical Engineer network
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (35 awards, most recently July 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to SAF Building and Civil Engineering Ltd.n = 35
- 32% of awards went to companies from abroad (586 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 586
- 26% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (586 awards since 2016, spread over 248 companies). That is well below the sector norm (38%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 586 awards since 2016
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (362 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 362
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (25 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here.n = 25
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 26/10/2026.
What you must prove — eligibility criteria
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carra Plant Hire Ltd | 18 | 2024–2026 |
| TRIUR Construction Limited | 15 | 2025–2026 |
| Cork Metal Company Limited | 13 | 2024–2026 |
| Global Rail Services Ltd | 10 | 2024–2026 |
| RINA SERVICES S.P.A. | 7 | 2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 18 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 33 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 29 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Repair & maintenance, 38 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,219 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, France.
Submission language: English.
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