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Bus Eireann/Irish Bus has published 66 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 87 distinct suppliers. The latest award is dated 3 July 2026.
Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.
Bus Eireann/Irish Bus published 66 contract awards in these records between 2016 and 2026.
Where the category is recorded, it buys fleet and plant most often (33% of awards), then minor building works and civils (14%).
Its tenders drew a median of 3 bids, and 72% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.
Advertised tenders took a median of 339 days from notice to award.
3 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 12 October 2026.
Awarded value by spend category: €185.7M in one-off contracts across 87 awards with a category recorded.
Also: Veterinary & Farming (€325K), Utilities (€314K), Professional Services (2 awards), Medical, Surgical and Pharmaceutical Supplies (1 award)
Services 56%Supplies 38%Works 6%
Categories are recorded by eTenders. Values are awarded values, not money paid, and leave out framework agreements, which publish a ceiling rather than a contract value.
How each award was competed.
| Measure | This buyer |
|---|---|
| Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 61 | 3 |
| Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 61 | 33% |
| Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 61 | 72% |
| Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 38 | 58% |
| Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 86 | 339 days |
| Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 85 | 31 days |
| Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 292 | 7% |
Value of one-off contracts won alone · number of awards
One-off contracts with a single supplier total €111,822,468 in awarded value. 13 framework agreements are not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.
3 awards whose published duration ends between 12 Oct 2026 and a year later.
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.
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
One-off contracts with a sole supplier; frameworks left out
sole supplier shared