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Irish Blood Transfusion Service - contract awards

Irish Blood Transfusion Service has been awarded 130 contracts totalling €59.9M between 2013-2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is GRIFOLS (1 award).

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130

Awards

€59.9M

Disclosed value

€1.1M

Average per award

111

With named winner

Top suppliers awarded

  1. 1. GRIFOLS 1 · €7.4M
  2. 2. Abbott Diagnostics 1 · €6.0M
  3. 3. Version1 Software Limited 2 · €5.1M
  4. 4. Roche Diagnostics Limited 1 · €5.0M
  5. 5. Lennox Laboratory Supplies Ltd 2 · €4.0M
  6. 6. Thermo Electron Corporation T/A Fisher BioServices 1 · €2.6M
  7. 7. OMD 2 · €2.4M
  8. 8. eir evo 1 · €2.0M
  9. 9. First Direct Medical Couriers 2 · €1.8M
  10. 10. IQVIA RDS Ireland Ltd 2 · €1.6M

Year-by-year

Year Awards Value
2013 10 -
2014 9 €600k
2015 8 -
2016 5 €3.5M
2017 17 €21.4M
2018 11 €3.6M
2019 6 €5.1M
2020 13 €5.4M
2021 10 €7.1M
2022 5 €1.3M
2023 8 €600k
2024 11 €9.3M
2025 9 €620k
2026 8 €1.3M

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By value band

Competition intensity

Awards with bid data
120
Sole bidder (no competition)
25
Most contested award
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service invites Applications from qualified companies to participate in the Pre-Qualification process for provision of Managed Print and Document Solution
19 bids received

Least contested above 1 bid: FLUORESCENT BEAD BASED ANALYSER FOR HLA TYPING & ANTIBODY TESTING (2 bids)

By procedure

  • Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 2
  • Open Procedure: 116
  • Restricted Procedure: 4

Supplier intelligence

Top-3 suppliers account for 30.9% of €59.9M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.

Repeat winners

Suppliers awarded contracts by Irish Blood Transfusion Service in two or more separate years, from published award notices.

Supplier Awards Active years
Hanley Calibration 4 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
Undaci Ltd T/A Air Sea Containers Ltd 4 2017, 2021, 2025, 2026
Accuscience Ireland Limited 3 2018, 2021, 2025
PHEN Validation Solutions 3 2015, 2025, 2026
Cruinn Diagnostics 2 2018, 2022
Ergo 2 2015, 2020
First Direct Medical Couriers 2 2018, 2022
G4S Secure Solutions (Ire) Ltd. 2 2015, 2017
IQVIA RDS Ireland Ltd 2 2024, 2026
Lennox Laboratory Supplies Ltd 2 2019, 2020
Mace (Ireland) Limited 2 2015, 2025
Medical and Process Gases Ltd 2 2017, 2026
MMI Group Ltd T/A Prime Awards 2 2015, 2021
OMD 2 2015, 2021
Onnec Group Ireland Limited 2 2023, 2024
Sysmex UK Ltd 2 2016, 2019
Universal Safety Associates 2 2025, 2026
Version1 Software Limited 2 2023, 2024

Notices published in the last 90 days

Published Title Winner Value
16 July 2026 MandE Consultancy Tender Enerj Building Services Engineering and Building Performance -
10 July 2026 Travel and Expense Software System Core Financial Systems Limited €60k
10 July 2026 Label Printer Maintenance Copy and Mailroom Solutions Ltd -
24 June 2026 Mechanical Tender Medical and Process Gases Ltd -

Award history (130 records)

Date Title Winner Bids Procedure Value
16 July 2026 MandE Consultancy Tender Enerj Building Services Engineering and Building Performance -
10 July 2026 Travel and Expense Software System Core Financial Systems Limited €60k
10 July 2026 Label Printer Maintenance Copy and Mailroom Solutions Ltd -
24 June 2026 Mechanical Tender Medical and Process Gases Ltd -
26 March 2026 Electronic Quality management System IQVIA RDS Ireland Ltd €800k
24 March 2026 Manual Handling Training Universal Safety Associates -
24 March 2026 Validation Services PHEN Validation Solutions €455k
16 March 2026 IBTS BLOOD DONOR SAMPLE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY AND BLOOD COMPONENT COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT TO NBC IBTS Undaci Ltd T/A Air Sea Containers Ltd -
12 December 2025 Window Cleaning National Blood Centre Dublin 8 Moore Cleaning Services Direct Invite – Mini-Competition -
10 November 2025 IBTS BLOOD DONOR SAMPLE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY AND BLOOD COMPONENT COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT TO NBC IBTS Undaci Ltd T/A Air Sea Containers Ltd 2 Open Procedure -
8 October 2025 Manual Handling Training Universal Safety Associates 10 Open Procedure -
19 August 2025 RECORD MANAGEMENT SERVICES IBTS Iron Mountain Ireland Limited Direct Invite – Mini-Competition -
19 June 2025 DONOR CARD, MAILER AND ENVELOPE Credit Card Systems Ireland Ltd 5 Open Procedure -
29 May 2025 Merchandising Tender for IBTS Mace (Ireland) Limited 8 Open Procedure -
15 May 2025 Boiler upgrade IBTS V2 Temple Heating ltd 6 Open Procedure -
24 March 2025 Validation Services PHEN Validation Solutions 1 Open Procedure €260k
27 February 2025 Platelet Agitators Accuscience Ireland Limited 2 Open Procedure €360k
3 October 2024 IT Service Desk and Infrastructure Support Managed Service Version1 Software Limited 6 Open Procedure €4.5M
9 September 2024 NBC Painting Works Brian Flanagan Ltd 5 Open Procedure €400k
6 September 2024 AUTOMATED PLATELET POOLING SYSTEM Terumo BCT Europe NV 1 Open Procedure -
4 September 2024 The Provision of a Managed SIEM and SOC solution Ekco Security Limited 8 Open Procedure €600k
20 June 2024 Electronic Quality management System IQVIA RDS Ireland Ltd 9 Open Procedure €800k
23 May 2024 Network Switch Equipment and Ongoing Support Services Onnec Group Ireland Limited 2 Open Procedure €900k
21 May 2024 Transport Buses x 6 Brian Noone Ltd 1 Open Procedure €1.1M
18 April 2024 LEAN Development Marbral Advisory Ltd 2 Open Procedure €250k
12 February 2024 Heat Sealers AB Scientific Ltd 2 Open Procedure €100k
23 January 2024 Eye Bank slit lamp and specular microscope Hospital Services Limited 1 Open Procedure -
4 January 2024 Blood Weigher Mixer Applied Science EMEA Limited 2 Open Procedure €600k
5 December 2023 Mobile Router Onnec Group Ireland Limited 2 Open Procedure -
31 August 2023 BLOOD DONOR SAMPLE TUBE CENTRIFUGES BioSciences Limited a Thermo Fisher Company 7 Open Procedure -
8 August 2023 Laboratory Fridges BioSciences Limited a Thermo Fisher Company 6 Open Procedure -
2 August 2023 International Blood Donation, Haematology, Infection and Transfusion Conference Conference Partners Ltd. 3 Open Procedure -
15 June 2023 Fibrinogen concentrate used for congenital afibrinogenaemia and dysfibrinogenaemia Octapharma AG 2 Open Procedure -
10 June 2023 IT Security Services Waystone Compliance Solutions (IE) Limited 13 Open Procedure -
8 March 2023 Facilities and validation on site service for Cork Facility Hanley Calibration 1 Open Procedure -
12 January 2023 Support and maintenance for the IBTS Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server Database estate. Support and maintenance for IBTS application servers. Additional project services for in-scope technologies. Version1 Software Limited 2 Open Procedure €600k
19 November 2022 Blood donations are collected from collection clinics each evening and transported to the National Blood Centre. Samples and other materials associated with the blood donations are also transport First Direct Medical Couriers 3 Open Procedure €470k
31 August 2022 Android tablets, chargers, and protective cases VisionID Ltd. 4 Open Procedure -
9 July 2022 PRODUCT TRANSPORT VEHICLES undisclosed 2 Open Procedure €280k
2 March 2022 Validation and Calibration Technician services undisclosed 2 Open Procedure €380k
2 March 2022 Biological Safety Cabinets Cruinn Diagnostics 4 Open Procedure €177k
23 October 2021 Three bench top Flow Cytometer systems Becton 1 Open Procedure €500k
1 August 2021 Donor Awards MMI Group Ltd T/A Prime Awards 1 Open Procedure €379k
25 July 2021 AUTOMATED BLOOD GROUPING SYSTEM(S) Beckman Coulter Diagnostics Ltd 2 Open Procedure €1.2M
7 July 2021 Vehicle Conversion Coldchain 1 Open Procedure -
26 June 2021 Purxchase of Haemoglobinometers Accuscience Ireland Limited 3 Open Procedure €900k
9 June 2021 MAINTENENANCE CONTRACT FOR REFRIGERATION PLANT AND COLDROOMS Anglo Irish Refrigeration Limited 1 Open Procedure -
12 May 2021 Media Planning & Buying OMD 2 Open Procedure €2.4M
7 March 2021 Sample Collection/Delivery Service Undaci Ltd T/A Air Sea Containers Ltd 1 Open Procedure €1.5M
24 February 2021 Meeting Management, Risk Management and Business Performance/Planning Software Decision Time Ltd 7 Open Procedure €200k
5 February 2021 Supporting both Facilities and Validation in Irish Blood Transfusion Serice in Cork Hanley Calibration 1 Open Procedure -
11 October 2020 Provision of Advice and Support for the full operation and administration of its relevant Pension Scheme Aon Solutions Ireland Limited 3 Open Procedure €800k
4 October 2020 IBTS has a requirement for Fast Plasma Freezer/s Aquilant Medical ROI Ltd 4 Open Procedure €350k
25 September 2020 The IBTS wishes to tender for a managed print service contract to support their printing needs Ergo 3 Open Procedure €335k
11 September 2020 Merchandising Bright Promotions Ltd 8 Open Procedure €325k
5 September 2020 Provision of Liquid Nitrogen Air Products Ireland Ltd 1 Open Procedure €227k
2 July 2020 Managed Services for ICT Infrastructure eir evo 4 Open Procedure €2.0M
15 May 2020 PARTICLE COUNTER(s) Lennox Laboratory Supplies Ltd 4 Open Procedure -
14 May 2020 IBTS UPRIGHT STORAGE FREEZER(S) (-70°C to -86°C) Bio-Sciences Ltd 6 Open Procedure -
13 March 2020 Validation Manger PHEN Validation Solutions Limited 1 Open Procedure €650k
11 March 2020 Facility / Validation Coordinator Hanley Calibration 2 Open Procedure -
28 February 2020 Bathrooms Refurbishment Alliance Property Maintenance Limited 1 Open Procedure -
26 February 2020 Oil-free air compressors (1) Harold Engineering Ltd 2 Open Procedure -
26 February 2020 Provision of Strategic and Creative Advertising for the Irish Blood Transfusion Service Tramway Investment Holdings Limited T/A BBDO Dublin 5 Restricted Procedure €700k
13 November 2019 PRODUCTION CENTRIFUGES Lennox Laboratory Supplies Ltd 2 Open Procedure €4.0M
7 November 2019 Purchase of one cell counter Sysmex UK Ltd 1 Open Procedure -
18 August 2019 Full catering facilities are available in the NBC Restaurant for staff. IBTS wishes to appoint a catering contractor to manage /operate the catering facilities at NBC MCG Facilities Management Ireland Ltd 2 Open Procedure €520k
24 May 2019 Automated Blood Typing System(S) & Consumables PJ Brennan and Company Limited trading as Brennan and Co 4 Open Procedure €300k
30 April 2019 Provision of a qualified and experienced electrician Mercury Engineering 4 Open Procedure €300k
12 April 2019 The IBTS requires an Occupational Health Service to be provided and tailored for its entire staff nationally within a fully integrated service delivery approach medmark 2 Open Procedure -
7 October 2018 Security Services Synergy Security Solutions Ltd 7 Open Procedure €1.2M
7 September 2018 Two entry level SANs: M.J. Flood Technology Ltd. 3 Open Procedure -
19 August 2018 Upgrade the existing blood separators that are used in the primary processing areas for the separation of whole blood into their different components at the various blood establishments Fresenius Kabi Ltd 3 Open Procedure €600k
1 June 2018 IBTS Sample/Product Collection/Delivery Service First Direct Medical Couriers 4 Open Procedure €1.3M
18 May 2018 Facility / Validation Coordinator Hanley Calibration 1 Open Procedure -
19 April 2018 A comprehensive on site Avaya hardware and Software maintenance including parts and labour Welltel 3 Open Procedure -
9 April 2018 The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) invites tenders for the provision of IT Security Support Services Ward Solutions Ltd 3 Open Procedure €300k
26 March 2018 Servicing/testing of the fire alarm systems and related systems in the buildings below in accordance with I.S.3218 2013. Masterfire Life Safety Systems Ltd 4 Open Procedure -
9 March 2018 TESTING AND CERTIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAFETY CABINETS Cruinn Diagnostics 2 Open Procedure -
22 January 2018 off the shelf, configurable Performance Management/Development system along with hosting, support and maintenance of same Talentevo Ltd 2 Open Procedure -
18 January 2018 -30°C Hospital Services Freezer(s) Accuscience Ireland Limited 2 Open Procedure €250k
26 November 2017 Validation Technician EJB Engineering Ltd 2 Open Procedure €313k
23 November 2017 Support and Maintenance of existing VMWare Licences Asystec Limited 3 Open Procedure -
22 November 2017 Renewal of Maintenance and support on Cisco Existing Ironport Mail and Web Content Scanner Licences\Subscription Conscia Ireland 4 Open Procedure -
14 November 2017 IT Service Catalogue and the IT Infrastructure Baseline Grant Thornton 5 Open Procedure -
1 October 2017 IBTS require a qualified and experienced mechanical fitter Medical and Process Gases Ltd 1 Open Procedure €800k
13 September 2017 Development, Hosting, Support and Maintenance of an Occupational Health and Safety software solution Scannell Solutions Ltd. 3 Open Procedure -
16 August 2017 SharePoint Support and Development Services Client Solutions 8 Open Procedure -
30 June 2017 Transport of Samples Undaci Ltd T/A Air Sea Containers Ltd 1 Open Procedure -
10 May 2017 Virology Instrumentation / Equipment and Test Kits Abbott Diagnostics 2 Open Procedure €6.0M
27 April 2017 Professional Services Design Team for the Planning, Design and Construction Tender Malone O'Regan 2 Open Procedure -
25 April 2017 ANTI-D and ANTI-c QUANTITATION SYSTEM White Horse Scientific Ltd. 1 Open Procedure €130k
11 April 2017 fully automated Individual Donation Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology (NAT) Testing System GRIFOLS 2 Open Procedure €7.4M
31 March 2017 Supply of work wear garments to Laboratory and Cleanroom Staff Micronclean Ireland 1 Open Procedure €1.3M
27 March 2017 Provision of Blood Donor Card and mailer service allpay Limited 5 Open Procedure -
21 February 2017 Automated Molecular Testing System for Fetal RHD Screening by Cell-free DNA Analysis Roche Diagnostics Limited 1 Open Procedure €5.0M
13 February 2017 Oracle and SQL database services as well as support for Oracle Weblogic and Apache Tomcat services DB Alliance Ltd 4 Open Procedure €500k
19 January 2017 Supply, install, and commission two new networked digital video recorders G4S Secure Solutions (Ire) Ltd. 4 Open Procedure -
24 October 2016 The IBTS website was last updated in 2008 and there is a need for the site to be redesigned and modernised Parallel Internet t/a pTools Software 10 Open Procedure -
22 September 2016 The Irish Blood Transfusion Service tests approximately 145,000 donations per annum. One of the criteria required for the issue of a blood component is the collection and long term storage of a Thermo Electron Corporation T/A Fisher BioServices 1 Open Procedure €2.6M
5 September 2016 The requirement is for an Outsourced Technical Support Helpdesk Service to support the Irish Blood Transfusion Service IT operations eir business 3 Open Procedure €900k
14 April 2016 Haematology Analysers for Blood Components and Full Blood Counts and Consumables Sysmex UK Ltd 2 Open Procedure -
4 March 2016 Requirements for an Automated Blood Typing System/s for the Donor Grouping Laboratory at the National Blood Centre – Irish Blood Transfusion Service Fannin Limited 4 Open Procedure -
12 November 2015 The advertising is to be run on a national and thematic basis in order that it is to be easily recognisable to the general public OMD 9 Restricted Procedure -
23 October 2015 Access Control and Intruder Alarm System G4S Secure Solutions (Ire) Ltd. 3 Open Procedure -
31 August 2015 Merchandising Items Mace (Ireland) Limited 3 Open Procedure -
17 April 2015 The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has a requirement to transport Staff & Donors to various locations. Sun Cabs 3 Open Procedure -
30 March 2015 The Irish Blood Transfusion Service invites Applications from qualified companies to participate in the Pre-Qualification process for provision of Managed Print and Document Solution Ergo 19 Restricted Procedure -
27 March 2015 The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) invite tenders for the supply of gold and silver donor awards MMI Group Ltd T/A Prime Awards 1 Open Procedure -
27 March 2015 Validation Manager at the Irish Blood Transfusion Service PHEN Validation Solutions 2 Open Procedure -
4 March 2015 The IBTS wished to tender for support services for our critical Windows and Network Environment McIvor Computer Solutions Ltd 3 Open Procedure -
10 December 2014 The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has a requirement to replace up to 6 trucks over a period of two years. DAF Truck Services Cork Limited 6 Open Procedure -
13 November 2014 Catering Services Irish Blood Transfusion Service - Contract Awarded to the Q Cafe undisclosed 7 Open Procedure €600k
10 November 2014 Pathogen inactivation for Platelet concentrate for Transfusion Contract Award to Terumo undisclosed 2 Open Procedure -
6 November 2014 HLA Lab Management System at the NHIRL, Contract awarded to SYSTEMLINK INC SystemLink 3 Open Procedure -
23 September 2014 Replacement of liquid nitrogen cryogenic storage units undisclosed 8 Open Procedure -
3 June 2014 The IBTS requires manned security for it's Headquarters - National Blood Centre, James's Street, Dublin 6 undisclosed 9 Restricted Procedure -
26 May 2014 National contract for the provision and supply of Single Use Sharps Bins and Rigid Risk Waste containers for the Irish Blood Transfusion Service undisclosed 7 Open Procedure -
23 May 2014 Provision of a comprehensive Employee Assistance Service that deals with both personal and work issues for staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) nationally undisclosed 5 Open Procedure -
27 March 2014 Contract Award - non-invasive system pre-donation haemoglobin in donors. undisclosed 2 Open Procedure -
6 December 2013 Provision of Product Transport Vehicles undisclosed 1 Open Procedure -
8 November 2013 The IBTS has a requirement to purchase of a new HLA Lab Management System at the NHIRL, NBC, IBTS undisclosed 4 Open Procedure -
1 October 2013 The IBTS has a requirement for a Validation / Calibration / Maintenance Technician. undisclosed 3 Open Procedure -
4 September 2013 The IBTS Nursing Department are required to replace the Donor Bed which range from 10-15 years old across all clinics undisclosed 4 Open Procedure -
4 June 2013 Contract awarded to Accuscience for provision of Automated cell counter for the National Blood Centre, IBTS. undisclosed 4 Open Procedure -
15 May 2013 Supply, installation, testing, commissioning and support of a new telephony system for National Blood Centre (NBC) in James Street, Contract Award undisclosed 6 Open Procedure -
5 April 2013 The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has 6 mini coaches for which it plans to replace undisclosed 1 Open Procedure -
12 March 2013 Contract Award undisclosed 11 Open Procedure -
8 February 2013 The Provision of Advice and Support for the Administration of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service Superannuation Fund undisclosed 6 Open Procedure -
10 January 2013 FLUORESCENT BEAD BASED ANALYSER FOR HLA TYPING & ANTIBODY TESTING undisclosed 2 Open Procedure -

Last updated 30 July 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2013-01-10. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.

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