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Defence Forces Ireland has published 2 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 2 distinct suppliers. The latest award is dated 30 March 2026.
Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.
Defence Forces Ireland published 2 contract awards in these records between 2025 and 2026.
Where the category is recorded, it buys facilities management and maintenance most often (42% of awards), then defence (17%).
Its tenders drew a median of 1 bid, and 81% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.
Advertised tenders took a median of 197 days from notice to award.
Awarded value by spend category: €1.8M in one-off contracts across 12 awards with a category recorded.
Supplies 58%Services 42%
Categories are recorded by eTenders. 1 awards have none and are not counted. 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 · 12 | 1 |
| Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 12 | 58% |
| Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 12 | 81% |
| Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 12 | 83% |
| Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 12 | 197 days |
| Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 12 | 33 days |
| Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 40 | 10% |
| Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 12 | 8% |
Value of one-off contracts won alone · number of awards
One-off contracts with a single supplier total €156,000 in awarded value; the largest single award is 100% of that. 1 framework agreement is not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.
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