Irish Defence Forces has published 322 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 257 distinct suppliers. The supplier named most often is Lusk Motor Factors Limited, on 9 awards with no other supplier. The latest award is dated 12 October 2026.
Name in source
Irish Defence Forces
Distinct suppliers
257
322
Awards
297 awards with a single named supplier
€139,802,513
Sole-supplier value
€33,140,460 in total across all named suppliers; each supplier's share is not published
25
Shared awards
Buyer profile
Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.
Irish Defence Forces published 322 contract awards in these records between 2014 and 2026.
Where the category is recorded, it buys fleet and plant most often (37% of awards), then facilities management and maintenance (15%).
Its tenders drew a median of 2 bids, and 84% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.
Advertised tenders took a median of 119 days from notice to award.
14 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 12 October 2026.
What they buy
Awarded value by spend category: €160.2M in one-off contracts across 331 awards with a category recorded.
Fleet and plant€54.9M · 34%122 awards · 37% of awards
Facilities management and maintenance€23.3M · 15%51 awards · 15% of awards
Defence€20.7M · 13%21 awards · 6% of awards
Veterinary & Farming€19.4M · 12%14 awards · 4% of awards
ICT and office equipment€14.6M · 9%44 awards · 13% of awards
Minor Building Works and Civils€8.2M · 5%27 awards · 8% of awards
Travel and HR Services€5.3M · 3%15 awards · 5% of awards
Medical Professional Services€5.1M · 3%5 awards · 2% of awards
Also: Managed Services (€4.6M), Professional Services (€2.5M), Medical, Surgical and Pharmaceutical Supplies (€1M), Laboratory, Diagnostics and Equipment (€430K), Utilities (€200.5K), Medical and Diagnostic Equipment and Supplies (6 awards)
Supplies 62%Services 31%Works 6%Work Related Services 1%
Categories are recorded by eTenders. 19 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 they buy
How each award was competed.
One-off tender 79%
Framework agreement 17%
Direct invitation 3%
Call-off from a framework 1%
Procurement figures for this buyer
Measure
This buyer
Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 299
2
Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 299
39%
Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 299
84%
Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 265
86%
Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 335
119 days
Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 335
34 days
Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 534
7%
Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 68
One-off contracts with a single supplier total €115,041,284 in awarded value. 49 framework agreements are not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.
Contract terms ending in the next 12 months
14 awards whose published duration ends between 12 Oct 2026 and a year later; the first 8 are shown.
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
Value awarded by year
One-off contracts with a sole supplier; frameworks left out