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Met Eireann has published 69 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 58 distinct suppliers. The latest award is dated 1 September 2026.
Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.
Met Eireann published 69 contract awards in these records between 2014 and 2026.
Where the category is recorded, it buys ICT and office equipment most often (43% of awards), then laboratory, diagnostics and equipment (24%).
Its tenders drew a median of 2 bids, and 69% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.
Advertised tenders took a median of 151 days from notice to award.
5 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 12 October 2026.
Awarded value by spend category: €38.8M in one-off contracts across 51 awards with a category recorded.
Services 55%Supplies 45%
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 each award was competed.
| Measure | This buyer |
|---|---|
| Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 48 | 2 |
| Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 48 | 40% |
| Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 48 | 69% |
| Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 59 | 69% |
| Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 50 | 151 days |
| Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 50 | 39 days |
| Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 100 | 6% |
| Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 17 | 6% |
Value of one-off contracts won alone · number of awards
One-off contracts with a single supplier total €841,896,149 in awarded value; the largest single award is 97% of that. 3 framework agreements are not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.
5 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