Department of Defence - contract awards
Department of Defence has been awarded 34 contracts totalling €89.4M between 2020-2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is Ernst and Young (1 award).
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34
Awards
€89.4M
Disclosed value
€12.8M
Average per award
32
With named winner
Top suppliers awarded
- 1. Ernst and Young 1 · €8.0M
- 2. SoftwareONE 1 · €5.6M
- 3. Robert Quinn Ltd 3 · €2.2M
- 4. Noesis Portugal Consultadoria em Sistemas informáticos SA 1 · €1.0M
- 5. Accenture Limited (Primary Account) 1 · €270k
- 6. Mallon Technology Limited 1 · €75k
- 7. Vision Contracting Limited 3 · Not disclosed
- 8. Hanrahan Builders 3 · Not disclosed
- 9. instaspace 2 · Not disclosed
- 10. C.J. Callan Construction Ltd 2 · Not disclosed
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | €72.2M |
| 2023 | 8 | €75k |
| 2024 | 15 | €10.2M |
| 2025 | 9 | €6.9M |
| 2026 | 1 | - |
By value band
- €50k-€144k 1 · €75k
- €144k-€360k 1 · €270k
- €1M-€5M 2 · €3.2M
- Over €5M 3 · €85.8M
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 33
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 2
- Most contested award
- Multiparty Framework for Design Consultancy Services
- 41 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: Construction of a Vehicle Storage Facility Coolmoney Camp, Glen of Imaal, Co. Wicklow (2 bids)
By procedure
- Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 1
- Open Procedure: 28
- Restricted Procedure: 4
- Competitive Dialogue: 1
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 17.7% of €89.4M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst and Young | 9% | — | also won €416.4M across 32 other Irish bodies → |
| SoftwareONE | 6.3% | — | also won €250k across 3 other Irish bodies → |
| Robert Quinn Ltd | 2.5% | Normal | — |
| Noesis Portugal Consultadoria em Sistemas informáticos SA | 1.1% | — | also won €300k across 2 other Irish bodies → |
| Accenture Limited (Primary Account) | 0.3% | — | also won €1.5bn across 14 other Irish bodies → |
Award history (34 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 2026 | Commercial cleaning services and / or window cleaning services for the Department of Defence | AFM Facilities Limited | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 24 November 2025 | Design, Delivery and Installation of Temporary Modular Accommodation (50 Bed) at Haulbowline Naval Base, Cork | instaspace | 9 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 November 2025 | Proposed Refurbishment of Security Duty Block, Collins Barracks, Cork | Vision Contracting Limited | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 October 2025 | Engineer Led Integrated Design Team Consultancy Services for three (3) Aircraft Hangar Projects at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Co. Dublin | TOBIN Consulting Engineers | 9 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 October 2025 | Internal Refurbishment to Gymnasium, Finner Camp, Co. Donegal | Joseph Mc Menamin and Son (Stranorlar) Ltd. | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 October 2025 | Department of Defence - Provision of Software Reseller Services | SoftwareONE | 2 | Open Procedure | €5.6M |
| 14 May 2025 | Army Equitation School, Stable Refurbishment, Blocks 1, 2 and 3, McKee Barracks, Dublin 7 | Principal Contractors Limited | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 May 2025 | Request for Tenders for the Provision of services to design and develop a programme to enhance Innovation Capacity in Defence | Accenture Limited (Primary Account) | 13 | Open Procedure | €270k |
| 4 March 2025 | DFTC Transport Body Workshop and Ancillary Offices Electrical Upgrade | Virginia Concepts | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 March 2025 | Department of Defence - Provision of External ICT Technical Support Services | Noesis Portugal Consultadoria em Sistemas informáticos SA | 5 | Open Procedure | €1.0M |
| 9 December 2024 | Construction of Locker Block for Enlisted Personnel, Gormanston Camp, Gormanston, Co. Meath | C.J. Callan Construction Ltd | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 4 December 2024 | Storage and Maintenance Facility to accommodate 4 x 76mm Naval Gun Systems, Naval Base, Haulbowline, Co. Cork | Hanrahan Builders | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 December 2024 | Upgrade to Waste Water Treatment Facilities and Ancillary Works at 6 locations | TOBIN - Civil I Design Build I Water | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 18 November 2024 | Proposed Dining Hall at Gormanston Barracks, Gormanston, Co. Meath | C.J. Callan Construction Ltd | 9 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 October 2024 | Dredging Works and Removal of Dock Gate at Haulbowline Graving Dock | Sorensen Civil Engineering Ltd | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 October 2024 | Department of Defence and Defence Forces - External ICT Technical Services for Support of Oracle Applications, Managed Infrastructure Support and Associated Services | Ernst and Young | 7 | Restricted Procedure | €8.0M |
| 19 September 2024 | Remediation of the former Irish Steelworks Factory Site (ISPAT) and South Tip at Haulbowline Island, Co. Cork | Tetra Tech Ireland Limited | 3 | Restricted Procedure | - |
| 10 September 2024 | Design, Delivery and Installation of Temporary Modular Accommodation for 50 Air Corps Personnel at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Dublin | instaspace | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 September 2024 | Refurbishment of Block 15 and 16 Ablutions at Collins Barracks | Hanrahan Builders | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 August 2024 | New Storage Facility at Fort Davis, Co. Cork | Vision Contracting Limited | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 2 August 2024 | Barrack Accountant Store at Stephen's Barracks, Kilkenny | Marlhill construction Services Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 July 2024 | Proposed Gymnasium and Obstacle Course in Gormanston Camp, Gormanston, Co. Meath | Francis Haughey Building Contractors | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 March 2024 | Proposed Dining Hall at Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, Co. Louth | Felix O'Hare and Co. Ltd. | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 March 2024 | Multiparty Framework for Design Consultancy Services | undisclosed | 41 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 January 2024 | Construction of Transport Storage Facility at the Defence Forces Training Centre ( Curragh) | Robert Quinn Ltd | 10 | Open Procedure | €2.2M |
| 21 October 2023 | Proposed Military Medical Facility (MMF) at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Co. Dublin | Robert Quinn Ltd | 12 | Restricted Procedure | - |
| 20 October 2023 | Department of Defence Request for In-House Digitisation Service | Mallon Technology Limited | 1 | Open Procedure | €75k |
| 19 October 2023 | PONTOON BUILDING REFURBISHMENT FOR NEW CENTRALISED LOCKER BLOCK, McKEE BARRACKS | Francis Haughey Building Contractors | 9 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 October 2023 | Construction of a Vehicle Storage Facility Coolmoney Camp, Glen of Imaal, Co. Wicklow | Robert Quinn Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 18 October 2023 | Gymnasium Refurbishment at Finner Camp, Ballyshannon, Co Donegal | Mc Cusker Contracts | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 18 October 2023 | REFURBISHMENT OF BARRACK FOREMAN WORKS BUILDING NAVAL BASE, HAULBOWLINE | Hanrahan Builders | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 October 2023 | Design, Supply and Erection of One (1) Re-deployable Hangar System at Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co Roscommon | Weatherhaven Global Solutions Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 October 2023 | Refurbishment of Block 1- Collins Barracks- Cork - Stage 1 Pre Qual | Vision Contracting Limited | 13 | Restricted Procedure | - |
| 5 July 2020 | Next Generation Software Defined Radio (1) | undisclosed | 5 | Competitive Dialogue | €72.2M |
Last updated 13 July 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2020-07-05. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.
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