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Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Life Sciences Equipment and Associated Services for Waterford Training Centre
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 23 November at 12:00 — 22 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
This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Single Supplier Party Framework ("Framework") for the Supply of Lifesciences Equipment and Associated Services to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board. This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Single Supplier Party Framework ("Framework") for the Provision of Life Sciences equipment and Associated services for Waterford Training Centre. Waterford Training Centre runs several training specific courses to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. Courses include daytime courses Cleanroom and Packaging operations traineeship and Life sciences and Production operations traineeship. Evening courses include Introduction to pharmaceutical industry, continuous improvement in manufacturing and Quality and good manufacturing practice. Please note that this tender competition is being run under the open accelerated procedure.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (27 awards since 2024, spread over 23 companies). That is well below the sector norm (53%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 27 awards since 2024
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (21 procedures with a bid count); 10% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 21
- 26% of awards went to companies from abroad (27 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 10%.n = 27
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (12 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here.n = 12
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Private Company | 1 | 2024 |
| Selskar Bookshop Ltd t/a School and Office Supplies | 1 | 2026 |
| David Walsh office school and computer supplies | 1 | 2026 |
| Burke Electrical | 1 | 2026 |
| AH Commercial Energy Solutions Ireland Limited | 1 | 2025 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 1,786 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 25 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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 · Medical equipment & pharma, 156 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,970 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, France.
Submission language: English.
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