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Who wins Air Corps Contracts Section contracts, and how hard it is to break in

Air Corps Contracts Section has awarded 63 contracts totalling €17.0M between 2014 and 2023. Top supplier by disclosed value is COURTHILL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD. (1 award).

Its three largest suppliers hold 5% of the disclosed value. 1 company has won here in more than one year. 24 of the 53 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.

Concentration like this is where a newcomer reads its odds. Thin fields and single-bidder contracts are the openings.

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63

Awards

€17.0M

Disclosed value

€773k

Average per award

29

With named winner

Top suppliers awarded

  1. 1.COURTHILL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD.1 · €500k
  2. 2.Chafer Machinery Ltd1 · €250k
  3. 3.FlightSafety International1 · €240k
  4. 4.Image Supply Systems1 · €230k
  5. 5.Gate Aviation Training Spain1 · €200k
  6. 6.AERO PRECISION1 · €180k
  7. 7.QinetiQ Sweden AB1 · €160k
  8. 8.KC Commercials Ltd2 · Not disclosed
  9. 9.Enva Ireland Limited1 · Not disclosed
  10. 10.RAUH Hydraulik GmbH1 · Not disclosed

Year-by-year

YearAwardsValue
20141€650k
20155€1.3M
20166€1.3M
20178€955k
201813€7.7M
20195-
20203€3.0M
202110€1.1M
20229€700k
20233€390k

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By value band

Competition intensity

Awards with bid data
53
Sole bidder (no competition)
24
Most contested award
Outdoor mounted digital screen and associated control device
10 bids received

Least contested above 1 bid: ACC 20170175 Weather Station (2 bids)

By procedure

  • Open Procedure: 62
  • Restricted Procedure: 1

Supplier intelligence

One or more top suppliers for this authority are recorded as dissolved or inactive in the Companies Registration Office.

Top-3 suppliers account for 5.2% of €19.0M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.

SupplierShareCRO statusOther bodies (join 4)
COURTHILL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD.2.6%Normalalso won €100k across 1 other Irish body →
Chafer Machinery Ltd1.3%——
FlightSafety International1.3%—also won €290k across 1 other Irish body →
Image Supply Systems1.2%Dissolvedalso won €17.0M across 19 other Irish bodies →
Gate Aviation Training Spain1.1%—also won €180k across 1 other Irish body →

Repeat winners

Suppliers awarded contracts by Air Corps Contracts Section in two or more separate years, from published award notices.

SupplierAwardsActive years
KC Commercials Ltd22022, 2023

Award history (63 records)

DateTitleWinnerBidsProcedureValue
22 March 2023Upgrade of Fuel PodKC Commercials Ltd1Open Procedure-
19 March 2023Anti G Straining Manoeuver (AGSM) and Hypoxia Recognition TrainingQinetiQ Sweden AB1Open Procedure€160k
28 January 2023Photographic Equipment for The Irish Air CorpsImage Supply Systems3Open Procedure€230k
9 November 2022ATC CoursesGate Aviation Training Spain2Open Procedure€200k
7 October 2022Hazardous Waste RemovalEnva Ireland Limited2Open Procedure-
16 September 2022Supply of Environment Management and Bird Hazard Control ProgramCOURTHILL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD.3Open Procedure€500k
16 May 2022A Cabin Pressure Test UnitRAUH Hydraulik GmbH1Open Procedure-
30 March 2022Service to Fuel PodKC Commercials Ltd1Open Procedure-
8 March 2022Spare Airfield LightingPM WIRECOM LIMITED2Open Procedure-
2 March 2022Air Corps Pilot Cadet Assessment ServicesSymbiotics Ltd.2Open Procedure-
5 January 2022Supply of Rescue Equipment to Number 5 Support WingFireguard Fire and Rescue1Open Procedure-
5 January 2022Human Factors CourseTrinity College Dublin the University of Dublin2Open Procedure-
22 December 2021PC12NG Maintenance and RepaintOriens Maintenance Services1Open Procedure-
7 December 2021EC135 MaintenanceSAF INDUSTRIES2Open Procedure-
7 November 2021The Provision of a Runway De-Icing Sprayer with the Option to Purchase a SecondChafer Machinery Ltd2Open Procedure€250k
8 July 2021Air Data Test SetsWP Diagnostics2Open Procedure-
22 April 2021Aviation FuelsAvfuel Ltimited3Open Procedure-
26 March 2021Office FurnitureS and S Office Interiors Ltd.1Open Procedure-
19 March 2021Outdoor mounted digital screen and associated control deviceAlpha View ltd.10Open Procedure-
26 February 2021For the Provision of Environmentally Friendly Firefighting Foam and to conduct the annual foam test on multiple fire tendersAngloco ltd3Open Procedure-
13 February 2021FUEL FARM MAINTENANCEundisclosed1Open Procedure€800k
7 January 2021Air Crew Night Vision Equipment Training for the Irish Air Corpsundisclosed2Open Procedure-
19 November 2020Service of a Lear 45 (Maintenance)undisclosed2Open Procedure-
22 October 2020Supply of Two (2) Ground Power Units (GPU) to a maximum of Four (4),undisclosed2Open Procedure-
31 July 2020Supply and commissioning of two new Category 5 Aviation Foam Producing Fire Appliance's(The Crash Rescue)undisclosed4Open Procedure€3.0M
5 September 2019ATC Training ECCP Phase 1FLIGHT TRAINING EUROPE S.L.3Open Procedure-
7 August 2019EC 135 Heli Maintenanceundisclosed1Open Procedure-
14 June 2019Helicopter Simulator Training - Irish Air Corpsundisclosed3Open Procedure-
26 January 2019Supply of Hangar Bay Systemsundisclosed3Open Procedure-
24 January 2019Air Corps Pilot Cadet Assessmentundisclosed1Open Procedure-
21 December 2018Learjet 45 Maintenance - B Inspectionundisclosed—Open Procedure€250k
1 November 2018EASA 66 NOTESTotal Training Support Ltd1Open Procedure-
26 September 2018RFT to Supply, Install and Commission a helicopter winching and air delivery training gantryBeaverfit Ltd1Open Procedure-
13 August 2018Airfield Direction Finding Navigation Aid and Facility Casement Aerodromeundisclosed3Open Procedure-
4 May 2018Airside Grass Management at Irish Air Corps, Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel.undisclosed2Open Procedure€800k
17 April 2018Supply of Video Scope System including trend analysis softwareLabquip (Ireland) Ltd1Open Procedure-
9 March 2018Fuel Facility Maintenanceundisclosed—Open Procedure€900k
23 February 2018ACC20170227 Supply of Aviation Fuelundisclosed2Open Procedure€5.5M
21 February 2018Irish Air Corps Pilot Cadet AssessmentHealth Psychology Ireland Ltd.1Open Procedure-
21 February 2018ACC20180226 AIrcraft Tow Tractorundisclosed1Open Procedure-
31 January 2018Runway Deicing FluidOQEMA Ireland Limited3Open Procedure-
31 January 2018ACC 20180088 Manual/CNC LATHELister Machine Tools Ltd.1Open Procedure-
7 January 2018Lear 45 Simulator TrainingFlightSafety International2Open Procedure€240k
28 September 2017ACC 20171218 Propeller Blades for CASA CN235AERO PRECISION1Open Procedure€180k
8 September 2017Supply and Upgrade to existing “CCTV Systemundisclosed7Open Procedure-
10 April 2017Learjet 45 Maintenanceundisclosed—Open Procedure€400k
30 March 2017Aviations Oils, Sealants & Greasesundisclosed—Open Procedure€240k
17 February 2017Supply of Gasesundisclosed2Open Procedure-
7 February 2017ACC 20170175 Weather Stationundisclosed2Open Procedure€135k
3 February 2017ACC20161386 Supply of Airfield Partsundisclosed1Open Procedure-
19 January 2017Air Traffic Control Basic Courseundisclosed1Open Procedure-
11 October 2016ACC20161016 WILDLIFE BIRD CONTROLundisclosed1Open Procedure€400k
12 September 2016ACC20161013 Air Data Test Setundisclosed1Open Procedure-
2 September 2016EC135 & AW139 Heli Sim Trgundisclosed—Open Procedure€600k
29 August 2016Aircraft Tool Kitsundisclosed4Open Procedure-
25 August 2016NVG Trainingundisclosed—Open Procedure€260k
12 February 2016Ground Power Unitundisclosed1Open Procedure-
5 October 2015Videoscope Systemundisclosed1Open Procedure-
22 June 2015Multi-Party Framework Agreement for the Overhaul of CT7-9C Enginesundisclosed—Restricted Procedure€2.0M
1 April 2015Aviation Fuelundisclosed1Open Procedure-
27 February 2015Maintenance & Inspection of Fuel Farm and Equipmentundisclosed—Open Procedure€1.0M
11 February 2015Environmental Management & Bird Hazard Control Programundisclosed—Open Procedure€300k
22 October 2014AW139 & EC135 Pilot Simulator Training services 2015-2016undisclosed—Open Procedure€650k

Last updated 9 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2014-10-22. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.

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