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University of Limerick

Name in source
University of Limerick
Distinct suppliers
310
286
Awards
264 awards with a single named supplier
€131,834,581
Sole-supplier value
€8,037,012 in total across all named suppliers; each supplier's share is not published
22
Shared awards
Years
React Flow
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Buyer profile

Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.

University of Limerick published 286 contract awards in these records between 2013 and 2026.

Where the category is recorded, it buys ict and office equipment most often (20% of awards), then facilities management and maintenance (13%).

Its tenders drew a median of 3 bids, and 76% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.

Advertised tenders took a median of 151 days from notice to award.

12 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 1 October 2026.

What they buy

Awards by spend category, of 236 with a category recorded.

  1. ICT and office equipment48 · 20%€9.4M in one-off contracts
  2. Facilities management and maintenance30 · 13%€31M in one-off contracts
  3. Minor Building Works and Civils27 · 11%€62.2M in one-off contracts
  4. Professional Services26 · 11%€13.1M in one-off contracts
  5. Travel and HR Services23 · 10%€7.8M in one-off contracts
  6. Laboratory, Diagnostics and Equipment22 · 9%€630.3K in one-off contracts
  7. Fleet and plant17 · 7%€10M in one-off contracts
  8. Managed Services16 · 7%€2.7M in one-off contracts

Also: Medical Professional Services (9), Medical and Diagnostic Equipment and Supplies (6), Defence (4), Veterinary & Farming (3), Marketing, Print and Stationery (2), Medical, Surgical and Pharmaceutical Supplies (2), Utilities (1)

Services 50%Supplies 36%Works 13%Work Related Services 1%

Categories are recorded by eTenders. 51 awards have none and are not counted. Values leave out framework agreements, which publish a ceiling rather than a contract value.

How they buy

How each award was competed.

  • One-off tender 72%
  • Framework agreement 9%
  • Call-off from a framework 9%
  • Direct invitation 7%
  • Simplified procedure 2%
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1%
Procurement figures for this buyer
MeasureThis buyer
Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 2123
Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 21225%
Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 21276%
Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 23577%
Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 234151 days
Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 22829 days
Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 3314%
Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 460%

Who wins

Distinct suppliers
310
Won by the top five
8%
of 264 awards to a single supplier
New in the last year
34
suppliers with their first award here
Largest supplier
18%
of one-off contract value: Bidvest Noonan (€23.7M)
Typical contract
€188.6K
median of 154 one-off awards with a value

Newest suppliers

One-off contracts with a single supplier total €130,882,081 in awarded value. 15 framework agreements are not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.

Contract terms ending in the next 12 months

12 awards whose published duration ends between 1 Oct 2026 and a year later; the first 8 are shown.

  • Topographical and GPR Surveys at University of LimerickMETROSCAN UTILITY LOCATING LIMITED
    €2K
  • Civil Maintenance and Hard WorksDROMBANNA CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
    €9M
  • Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of services for the Dev, Support and Training on the Unit4 ERP (Agresso) system for the Finance Department in the University of Limerick3 suppliersFramework
    €800K
  • Asbestos Removal + Disposal + Demolition Works to No 1 – 5 inclusive, Glass House Structures located at Larkin House, University of LimerickLYMAR CONTRACTS LIMITED
    €28.9K
  • UL0981 Mechanical, Electrical and Energy Consultancy Services in respect of Decarbonisation of heating feasibility study at the University of LimerickIN2 DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
    €105.4K
  • UL0926 New Student Centre Development, University of Limerick Media Suite Equipment SpecialistTyrell CCT Ireland Ltd
    €186.7K
  • In Market Representation in India for UL Global University of LimerickIn-country Pvt Ltd
    €440K
  • ITC015F-01-035 Mini-Competition for Mobile Voice and Data and Associated Services (Lot 1) for University of LimerickTHREE IRELAND (HUTCHISON) LIMITED
    €360K

End dates add the published duration to the award date. Contracts can be extended, ended early or renewed without a new notice, so this is a guide to when work may come back to market, not a schedule.

Suppliers that appear in other public records

These suppliers are CRO companies that won at least one award from this buyer and also appear in the Register of Lobbying or a Register of Members’ Interests. Appearing in both does not mean an award was influenced. Open each company to see the records and how they were matched.

Sources: the OGP / eTenders open data file, published 7 Aug 2026, and TED contract award notices. Categories, bids, SME and timing figures come from eTenders only. About the sources

Latest awards

All 286 contracts
  • UL1066 Lot 1 Mobile Robot Motion Capture System, Lot 2 Compact Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) for Hydrographic Survey Unmanned Surface Vehicle (ASV) to the University of LimerickVicon Motion Systems Ltd | THURN Group Ltd
    €130,000Shared
  • Maintenance and repair of Powder Extrusion FacilityHoriba UK Ltd
    £65,212
  • UL1061 Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Calibration of a Bioreactor Suite for Bioprocess Optimisation and Digestion/Fermentation ModellingRTD Technology Ltd Trading As Asistec
    €300,000
  • UL0655 Panel for Provision of External Tutors/Lectures for the University of LimerickAoife Lenihan | Dr Judith Malone Leadership Psychology | ATRIA SUPPLY CHAIN LIMITED | W Bernard Carlson | MENTupLEADup Ltd | Larch Leadership | LONCOM TRUE VISION LIMITED
    €750,000Shared
  • UL1050 Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Zetasizer system for University of Limerick (UL)PARTICULAR SCIENCES LIMITED
    €76,200