University of Limerick has published 286 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 310 distinct suppliers. The latest award is dated 22 September 2026.
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
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%).
By value, most goes on minor building works and civils (45% of one-off contract value).
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.
11 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 12 October 2026.
What they buy
Awarded value by spend category: €139.2M in one-off contracts across 236 awards with a category recorded.
Minor Building Works and Civils€62.2M · 45%27 awards · 11% of awards
Facilities management and maintenance€31M · 22%30 awards · 13% of awards
Professional Services€13.1M · 9%26 awards · 11% of awards
Fleet and plant€10M · 7%17 awards · 7% of awards
ICT and office equipment€9.4M · 7%48 awards · 20% of awards
Travel and HR Services€7.8M · 6%23 awards · 10% of awards
Managed Services€2.7M · 2%16 awards · 7% of awards
Medical Professional Services€1.6M · 1%9 awards · 4% of awards
Also: Laboratory, Diagnostics and Equipment (€630.3K), Marketing, Print and Stationery (€375K), Utilities (€105.4K), Medical and Diagnostic Equipment and Supplies (€100K), Defence (€93.1K), Veterinary & Farming (3 awards), Medical, Surgical and Pharmaceutical Supplies (2 awards)
Services 50%Supplies 36%Works 13%Work Related Services 1%
Categories are recorded by eTenders. 51 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 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
Measure
This buyer
Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 212
3
Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 212
25%
Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 212
76%
Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 235
77%
Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 234
151 days
Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 228
29 days
Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 331
4%
Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 46
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
11 awards whose published duration ends between 12 Oct 2026 and a year later; the first 8 are shown.
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
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