Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority - contract awards
Who wins Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority contracts, and how hard it is to break in
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority has awarded 103 contracts totalling €7.3M between 2013 and 2025. Top supplier by disclosed value is KPMG (2 awards).
Its three largest suppliers hold 75% of the disclosed value. 10 companies have won here in more than one year. 15 of the 100 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.
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103
Awards
€7.3M
Disclosed value
€486k
Average per award
87
With named winner
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.KPMG2 · €4.9M
- 2.Strandum Ltd.1 · €300k
- 3.Ashby Food Safety Ltd2 · €250k
- 4.Stephen O' Donoghue1 · €200k
- 5.Enovation Solutions1 · €200k
- 6.Wonder Works1 · €180k
- 7.Conscia Talent1 · €150k
- 8.Aqualicense1 · €100k
- 9.Trilateral Research Ltd.1 · €100k
- 10.LFMI Media Services Ltd t/a Muck Rack1 · €80k
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | - |
| 2014 | 16 | - |
| 2015 | 11 | - |
| 2016 | 10 | - |
| 2017 | 11 | - |
| 2018 | 2 | - |
| 2019 | 7 | €240k |
| 2020 | 7 | €410k |
| 2021 | 7 | - |
| 2022 | 11 | €200k |
| 2023 | 4 | €100k |
| 2024 | 10 | €6.1M |
| 2025 | 2 | €250k |
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By value band
- €50k-€144k6 · €565k
- €144k-€360k8 · €1.8M
- €1M-€5M1 · €4.9M
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 100
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 15
- Most contested award
- Design Services to the SFPA
- 19 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: Provision of Consultancy Services for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (2 bids)
By procedure
- Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 2
- Open Procedure: 99
- Restricted Procedure: 2
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 74.8% of €7.3M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG | 67.3% | — | also won €11.4M across 37 other Irish bodies → |
| Strandum Ltd. | 4.1% | Normal | also won €4.0M across 14 other Irish bodies → |
| Ashby Food Safety Ltd | 3.4% | — | — |
| Stephen O' Donoghue | 2.7% | — | — |
| Enovation Solutions | 2.7% | Normal | also won €8.7M across 11 other Irish bodies → |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| Cpl Solutions Limited | 5 | 2014, 2015 |
| Crowleys DFK | 5 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 |
| Ashby Food Safety Ltd | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
| Inventise Business Solutions | 2 | 2017, 2022 |
| Káno Communications | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
| LeasePlan Fleet Management Services Ireland Ltd | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
| PWC | 2 | 2014, 2023 |
| Sigmar Recruitment Ltd | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Teagasc Food Research Centre | 2 | 2013, 2014 |
| Unity Technology Solutions | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
Award history (103 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 November 2025 | Commercial Cleaning Services to the SFPA | Dermot Maloney t/a Connacht Cleaning | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 12 June 2025 | Technical Internal Auditing Services of Food Safety and Fisheries Controls for the SFPA | Ashby Food Safety Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | €250k |
| 23 December 2024 | Lot 9 Mini Competition | KPMG | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 2 October 2024 | Sanitary Surveys of Classified Production Areas and new Classification Areas in Ireland | Aqualicense | 2 | Open Procedure | €100k |
| 7 August 2024 | Instructional Training Video Production | Cobblestone Learning | 5 | Open Procedure | €75k |
| 29 July 2024 | Provision of Digital Working Platform for SFPA’s Inspections Services and other future digital business processes | KPMG | 10 | Restricted Procedure | €4.9M |
| 26 July 2024 | Section 49 Complaints Officer Services | Stephen O' Donoghue | 1 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 24 July 2024 | GDPR Implementation Support Services | Trilateral Research Ltd. | 16 | Open Procedure | €100k |
| 26 June 2024 | Recruitment Support Services | Conscia Talent | 12 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 8 May 2024 | Design Services to the SFPA | Wonder Works | 19 | Open Procedure | €180k |
| 1 May 2024 | Media Monitoring Services to the SFPA | LFMI Media Services Ltd t/a Muck Rack | 3 | Open Procedure | €80k |
| 23 January 2024 | A Software Solution/System for HRIS, Time and Attendance with eRostering Facilities, and Associated Support Services, Maintenance and Training | Strandum Ltd. | 7 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 20 June 2023 | Services to supply and install Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) solution for active fishing vessels. | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €100k |
| 17 May 2023 | Organisational Strategic Review and Development | PWC | 9 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 May 2023 | Risk Management Policy Review | Ernst and Young | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 March 2023 | Supply of IT Accessories and Sundries | Datapac | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 December 2022 | Website and Intranet Support Services | Inventise Business Solutions | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 August 2022 | Provision of Services for Payroll and other Related Services | Crowleys DFK | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 2 August 2022 | Digital Cameras & Accessories to the SFPA | Barker Photographic Ltd. | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 June 2022 | The provision of a Single Solution for (i) Learning Management System (LMS) & (ii) Performance and Goal Management (ePMDS) | Enovation Solutions | 4 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 13 May 2022 | Interpretation and Translation Services | Access Translations | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 April 2022 | Audio Visual Services to Facilitate International Video Audits | Irish Film and Television Services | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 April 2022 | Facilities Management Services for SPFA Greencastle | K-Mac Facilities Management Services | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 March 2022 | Services to test specific weighing and volumetric solutions while connecting with a REM system | Anchor Lab | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 2 March 2022 | Handheld devices capable of testing the use of Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) against a given technical specification | Anabat Limited | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 February 2022 | Dry Suits, Undergarments and Accessories | Flagship Scubadiving Ltd | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 January 2022 | Procurement Support Services | Arvo | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 15 November 2021 | Legal Training for Sea-fisheries Law and Seafood Safety Law | Fieldfisher Ireland LLP | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 July 2021 | Provision of Travel and Subsistence Software Solution for the SFPA | Point Progress | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 July 2021 | Combined National Infringement Register and Case Management System for the Enforcement Unit of SFPA | Keyhouse Computing Ltd | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 July 2021 | Supply of RIB Helmets to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | Healthy Bean Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 11 June 2021 | Food Safety Regulation Training | Ashby Food Safety Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 27 April 2021 | Confidential Line Communications Campaign | We the People | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 26 March 2021 | Data Capture Devices – Rugged Toughbooks | Datapac ULC | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 October 2020 | Legal Services for Food Safety Regulation and Sea-Fisheries Control Regulation | undisclosed | 8 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 30 September 2020 | Pensions Support & Consultancy | Public Authority Pension Services Limited | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 2 September 2020 | Identification and analysis of non-CCTV Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) Technical Solutions to support the implementation of the Landing Obligation | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €110k |
| 20 July 2020 | Multi Supplier Framework for Training Services for SFPA | Barrow Training | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 April 2020 | Technical Internal Auditing Services of Food Safety and Fisheries Controls for the SFPA | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 March 2020 | Recruitment Support Services | undisclosed | 15 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 January 2020 | Provision of Exhibition and Display Services | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 December 2019 | Provision of Facilities Management Services for SFPA Head Office | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 November 2019 | Pelagic Fish Water Separator Equipment | undisclosed | — | Open Procedure | €240k |
| 14 August 2019 | Supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Workwear & Lifejackets | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 June 2019 | Provision of Wi-Fi Upgrade and Expansion | NetSpeed Limited | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 May 2019 | Provision of Sea Going Training, including STCW 95 for the SFPA | Bow Waves | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 April 2019 | Pre-Employment and Occupational Health Services | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 January 2019 | Gap Analysis & Implementation Review Report of the SFPA Preparedness for Regulation (EU) 2017/625 | ByrneWallace LLP | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 October 2018 | SFPA Sanitary Surveys RFT FINAL 12.10.2018 | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 September 2018 | SFPA/VMS/2018 | COLLECTE LOCALISATION SATELLITES CLS | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 December 2017 | Provision of Design Services to the | Begley Hutton Limited | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 October 2017 | Provision of Services for the Design, Redevelopment and Maintenance of the | Inventise Business Solutions | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 5 October 2017 | Analysis, pilot and management options for the implementation of Pelagic Landing Obligations | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 September 2017 | Fisheries Data Capture Devices and Accessories | Datapac Limited | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 September 2017 | Fisheries Data Entry Devices | Butler Technologies | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 August 2017 | Electronic Logbook Recording System (ERS) Support Services for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | Cluain Daingean Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 4 August 2017 | Recruitment Support Services to the SFPA | Sigmar Recruitment Ltd | 8 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 July 2017 | The Provision of Services for the Development of a | Derry Connell Marine Limited | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 June 2017 | Provision of Payroll Processing Services to the | Crowleys DFK | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 April 2017 | Provision of Driver Training Services to the SFPA | The Cpl Institute | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 March 2017 | Provison of Fleet Management Services for the SFPA | LeasePlan Fleet Management Services Ireland Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 15 September 2016 | Accountancy Support Services | Crowleys DFK | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 September 2016 | Management Information and Reporting Services to the SFPA | undisclosed | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 August 2016 | Design and Print Services to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | Absolute Graphics Ltd | 11 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 July 2016 | Provision of Information and Communication Technology Support Services for the SFPA | Unity Technology Solutions | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 July 2016 | RFT for Supply of RIB Mounted Vibration Dampening Seating | CDG Coast Dynamics Group Ltd | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 March 2016 | Provision of Procurement Support Services to the SFPA | Capita Business Services Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 11 February 2016 | Strategy Implementation Support Services to the SFPA | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 11 February 2016 | Public Relations Services for the SFPA | Káno Communications | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 2 February 2016 | Recruitment Support Services for the SFPA | Sigmar Recruitment Ltd | 13 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 January 2016 | Provision of Legal Services - Fisheries Control Legislation at National & EU Level | Malachy Boohig | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 November 2015 | Provision of Recruitment Services for Administration Support for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | Cpl Solutions Limited | 12 | Restricted Procedure | - |
| 4 November 2015 | Provision of Contract Cleaning Services | Advance Cleaning service | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 October 2015 | Supply of Vehicles to the SFPA | Mitsubishi Motors Ireland | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 15 October 2015 | Provision of a Rigid Inflatable Boat and Associated Planned Preventative Maintenance Works to the SFPA | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 September 2015 | Research Project for the Development of a Fisheries Control Data Analysis Tool | Aideen Kane | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 31 August 2015 | Provision of Services for the Verification and Certification of Tank Stowage and Vessel Characteristics to the SFPA | undisclosed | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 July 2015 | Provision of a Rigid Inflatable Boat and Associated Planned Prevenetative Maintenance Works to the SFPA | Atlantic Composites | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 February 2015 | Provision of Payroll Processing Services to the SFPA | Crowleys DFK | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 February 2015 | Provision of Electronic Time and Attendance Clocking Terminals | Flextime | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 26 January 2015 | Provision of an Occupational Health Screening Programme | medmark | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 January 2015 | Provision of Fleet Management Services | LeasePlan Fleet Management Services Ireland Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 November 2014 | Insurance and Brokerage Services to the SFPA | Willis Towers Watson | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 November 2014 | Provision of Server Hardware and Software | Unity Technology Solutions | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 15 October 2014 | Provision of Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Office 2007 Licences | SoftwareONE | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 October 2014 | Provision of Wearable Camera Devices | Synergy Security Solutions Limited | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 October 2014 | Provision of Audit Services of Sea Fisheries Control Activities | PWC | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 September 2014 | RFT for Provision of Underwater Surveillance Camera Equipment to the SFPA | Planet Ocean Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 September 2014 | Request for Project Supervisor Services (build phase) to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | Declan O'Shea Consulting Eng Ltd | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 August 2014 | Provision of Audit Services of Sea Food Official Controls to the SFPA | Teagasc Food Research Centre | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 July 2014 | Temporary Worker Contract for Provision of Data Entry Support | Cpl Solutions Limited | 8 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 July 2014 | Temporary Worker Contract for Provision of Administrative Assistant Support | Cpl Solutions Limited | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 July 2014 | Temporary Worker Contract for Provision of HR Administrative Support | Cpl Solutions Limited | 8 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 July 2014 | Temporary Worker Contract for Provision of Finance Assistant (Payroll) Support | Cpl Solutions Limited | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 May 2014 | Provision of Human Resources Management Services | Real HR Solutions | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 March 2014 | Provision of Services for the Verification and Certification of Fishing Capacity and Vessel Characteristics to the SFPA | OSD-IMT Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 February 2014 | Provision of Accountancy Support Services to the SFPA | Crowleys DFK | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 February 2014 | Provision of Public relations Services to the SFPA | Káno Communications | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 August 2013 | RFT: Provision of Services for Complaints Officer to the SFPA | Mason Hayes+Curran | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 August 2013 | Graduate Programme for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | University College Cork | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 June 2013 | Provision of Consultancy Services for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | Teagasc Food Research Centre | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 May 2013 | Request for Regulator Training from suitably qualified Training providers | La Touche Training | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 March 2013 | Renovation and Alteration Works to SFPA Office in Howth, Co Dublin | Linham Limited | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
Last updated 24 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2013-03-21. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.
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