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Provision of Academic IT Support and Related Services to City of Dublin ETB Colleges and Centres
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 27 November at 12:00 — 26 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
A restricted two stage procedure to establish a multi party framework for the Provision of Academic IT Support and Related Services to City of Dublin ETB Colleges and Centres
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (12 awards, most recently June 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Sord Data Systems Ltd.n = 12
- 20% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (139 awards since 2014, spread over 98 companies). That is well below the sector norm (42%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 139 awards since 2014
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (122 procedures with a bid count); 38% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 122
- 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (139 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 15%.n = 139
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NHCCONSTRUCTION | 4 | 2014–2016 |
| Celsius Mechanical Ltd | 4 | 2015–2021 |
| Tara Art Supplies Ltd | 3 | 2016–2026 |
| GE SERVICES | 3 | 2015–2024 |
| Murcom building services | 3 | 2014–2025 |
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 8 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 876 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · IT services, 532 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,661 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, France, United Kingdom.
Submission language: English.
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