Geological Survey of Ireland - contract awards
Who wins Geological Survey of Ireland contracts, and how hard it is to break in
Geological Survey of Ireland has awarded 47 contracts totalling €7.3M between 2013 and 2017. Top supplier by disclosed value is Sander Geophysics Ltd. (1 award).
Its three largest suppliers hold 64% of the disclosed value. 5 companies have won here in more than one year. 12 of the 47 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.
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47
Awards
€7.3M
Disclosed value
€660k
Average per award
34
With named winner
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.Sander Geophysics Ltd.1 · €2.5M
- 2.Cathal Jordan1 · €1.5M
- 3.Safehaven Marine1 · €1.0M
- 4.Research Management and Logistics Ltd1 · €500k
- 5.Boart Longyear Suisse Sarl1 · €300k
- 6.Clinton Marine1 · €140k
- 7.Kongsberg Maritime3 · Not disclosed
- 8.Aurum Exploration limited3 · Not disclosed
- 9.KOREC2 · Not disclosed
- 10.INNOMAR Technologie GmbH2 · Not disclosed
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | - |
| 2014 | 20 | €2.5M |
| 2015 | 8 | €3.0M |
| 2016 | 10 | €1.3M |
| 2017 | 1 | €425k |
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By value band
- €50k-€144k2 · €210k
- €144k-€360k3 · €630k
- €360k-€1M4 · €1.4M
- €1M-€5M3 · €5.0M
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 47
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 12
- Most contested award
- GSI wishes to invite tenders under an open procedure with the objective of putting a Framework Agreement in place, for the supply of Geoscience contract specialists
- 77 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: Tenders are requested for the provision of two (2) shallow water marine magnetometers and associated ancillary equipment and software. (2 bids)
By procedure
- Open Procedure: 47
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 64.4% of €7.8M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sander Geophysics Ltd. | 32.2% | Normal | also won €4.0M across 1 other Irish body → |
| Cathal Jordan | 19.3% | Normal | — |
| Safehaven Marine | 12.9% | Normal | also won €1.6M across 2 other Irish bodies → |
| Research Management and Logistics Ltd | 6.4% | Normal | also won €600k across 1 other Irish body → |
| Boart Longyear Suisse Sarl | 3.9% | — | — |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by Geological Survey of Ireland in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| Kongsberg Maritime | 3 | 2013, 2016 |
| INNOMAR Technologie GmbH | 2 | 2013, 2016 |
| KOREC | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Morrow Communications | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| OCAE Consultants Limited | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
Award history (47 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2017 | the provision of professional services of a Project Co-ordinator & a Project Geologist for CHERISH Project of the Geological Survey (GS), Ireland. GS is a Line Division of the DCCAE | undisclosed | 5 | Open Procedure | €425k |
| 15 December 2016 | RFT_2016_08_Marine_Inshore_Survey_Vessel | Safehaven Marine | 6 | Open Procedure | €1.0M |
| 15 November 2016 | RFT_2016_07_Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | KOREC | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 November 2016 | Inertial Navigation System (INS) | Teledyne RESON A/S | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 November 2016 | RFT_2016_04_Marine_IP_Communication_System | Kongsberg Maritime | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 November 2016 | A shallow-water multibeam echosounder (MB). | Kongsberg Maritime | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 November 2016 | A marine survey grade Sub Bottom Profiler | INNOMAR Technologie GmbH | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 October 2016 | A diesel powered vessel suitable for inshore geoscience applications and capable of meeting the Department of Transport passenger licence category P5, or equivalent. | whale of a time | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 11 August 2016 | Project Management Services for the Tellus Programme of the Geological Survey of Ireland | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 June 2016 | Communications Executive for GSI | undisclosed | 6 | Open Procedure | €180k |
| 8 March 2016 | RFT_2016_01_Marine_Survey_Ship_Hydrographic_Mapping Services | Clinton Marine | 6 | Open Procedure | €140k |
| 19 October 2015 | RFT_2015_01_INFOMAR_Project_Post_Phase1_Evaluation | Risk Solutions | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 October 2015 | RFT_2015_02_INFOMAR_UAS | KOREC | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 July 2015 | Graduate Geologist Services RFT 2015 | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 27 July 2015 | Geochemical analytical services by soil pH and loss-on-ignition of soil samples in connection with the Tellus Project. | undisclosed | 13 | Open Procedure | €500k |
| 20 March 2015 | Public Relations support for Tellus Surveys for the Geological Survey of Ireland | Morrow Communications | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 2 March 2015 | Tellus soil, stream waters and stream sediments sampling 2015 | OCAE Consultants Limited | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 February 2015 | Tellus Airborne Geophysical Services 2015 RFT | Sander Geophysics Ltd. | 4 | Open Procedure | €2.5M |
| 3 February 2015 | Tellus 2015 Soil Sample Preparation (topsoil milling) | British Geological Survey | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 November 2014 | Geoscience Research Management Services for Geological Survey of Ireland | Research Management and Logistics Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | €500k |
| 10 November 2014 | Supply of specialist services to support the Groundwater Programme for the Geological Survey of Ireland | Damien Doherty | 14 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 October 2014 | Tellus Programme Specialist Consultancy Servcies 2014 | Dr. Vincent Gallagher | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 September 2014 | supply of a new self-contained drill rig or a new self-contained drill rig truck mounted | Boart Longyear Suisse Sarl | 3 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 1 September 2014 | GSI wishes to invite tenders under an open procedure with the objective of putting a Framework Agreement in place, for the supply of Geoscience contract specialists | undisclosed | 77 | Open Procedure | €500k |
| 1 September 2014 | Request for Proposals to supply consultancy services to assist it with the delivery of the INFOMAR marine mapping programme and associated Projects. | Cathal Jordan | 19 | Open Procedure | €1.5M |
| 25 July 2014 | Supply of a near-shore shallow-water survey boat <10m. | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 25 July 2014 | Supply of a shallow-water multibeam echosounder (MB) | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | €70k |
| 25 June 2014 | Tellus North Midlands Soil Sample Collection | OCAE Consultants Limited | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 June 2014 | Tellus North Midlands PR Services RFT 2014 | Morrow Communications | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 May 2014 | RFT for the provision of landslide inventory development services for the Geological Survey | Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 May 2014 | Request for Tender for the the proviosion of an airborne geophysical survey of the north midlands region of Ireland in corporating the counties of Roscommon, Longford and Westmeath. | CGG Airborne Survey | 8 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 May 2014 | Request for tender for sample pelletisation and XRFS analysis | PANalytical Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 May 2014 | Minerals Geologist Services for EU Projects to Geological Survey of Ireland | Aurum Exploration limited | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 May 2014 | Minerals Geologist Services for Historic Mine Site and Quarry Directory Projects to Geological Survey of Ireland | David Plunkett | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 May 2014 | Bedrock Geologist Services for Land mapping Unit in Geological Survey of Ireland | Aurum Exploration limited | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 May 2014 | 3D Modelling Geologist Services for Land mapping Unit in Geological Survey of Ireland | Aurum Exploration limited | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 April 2014 | Business Development Services for Geoscience Ireland | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 March 2014 | RFTfor provision of Information Technology consultancy Services to develop an INFOMAR Educational Outreach Development Programme (EODP) | Esri Ireland | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 February 2014 | RFT GSI Geotechnical Data Entry 2014 | IGSL Ltd | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 October 2013 | Supply of MARINE SURVEY EQUIPMENT: a shallow-water multibeam echosounder (MB) | R2Sonic LLC | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 June 2013 | A Business Development Support contract service to identify additional potential business development and commercial opportunities and initiatives within the INFOMAR Programme | Mindseet Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 May 2013 | GSI seeks proposals to provide Marine Insurance cover for nearshore surveying vessels | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 May 2013 | GSI seeks Vessel Maintenance/repair proposals for nearshore surveying vessels | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 May 2013 | GSI seeks Proposals to provide Marine Diesel supply service for nearshore surveying vessels | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 February 2013 | Tenders are requested for the provision of two (2) shallow water marine magnetometers and associated ancillary equipment and software. | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 February 2013 | Tenders are requested for the provision of shallow seismic or sub-bottom profiling systems (SBP) | INNOMAR Technologie GmbH | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 January 2013 | Supply of a shallow-water multibeam echosounder (MB) | Kongsberg Maritime | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
Last updated 9 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2013-01-29. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.
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