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Public contract award · eTenders 149092

The provision of a Passport Issuance and Processing System (PIPS) for Dept of Foreign Affairs

The Office of Government Procurement awarded this contract to HID Global Ireland Teoranta on 11 November 2021, using a competitive procedure with negotiation, and 12 bids were received. The notice publishes a value of €14,733,993. The published term is 96 months, to Nov 2029.

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Who awarded it, and to whom

Public bodyThe Office of Government Procurement2,958 published awards

How big is it?

Larger than 98% of contract awards, and number 51 of 2,506 from this public body.

A log scale: each step is ten times the last. “Typical” is the median contract award, €200K.

How long does it run?

A published term of 8 years, to Nov 2029.

Awarded2021-11-11Ends2029-11-11

The term is the notice’s duration counted from the award date. A contract may be extended or end early; the notices do not say.

What the notice says

Procedure
Competitive Procedure With NegotiationThe buyer negotiated the terms with the bidders it selected.
Competition type
BespokeA one-off contract tendered for this purchase.
Bids received
12Bids the buyer received from businesses.
eTenders tender ID
149092eTenders' own page for a tender needs a free supplier login, so this record links to the OGP open data on data.gov.ie instead.
TED notice
579890-2021 (opens in a new tab)Opens the official notice on TED, the EU's public tenders site.

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Cite this record

"The provision of a Passport Issuance and Processing System (PIPS) for Dept of Foreign Affairs", contract award record on Declared (declared.ie), compiled from OGP open data row · tender 149092. https://declared.ie/contracts/ogp-149092-61630/the-provision-of-a-passport-issuance-and-processing-system. Data refreshed 12 October 2026.

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