Transport Market Guide
How Education Procurement Service (EPS) buys transport services
Based on 13 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.
How this authority buys transport
38% of Education Procurement Service (EPS) transport awards (5 of 13) fell in the €1M-5M band over the past 24 months.
Award value distribution (disclosed, 24-month window)
Irish procurement thresholds: supplies/services on eTenders above €50,000; works above €200,000. Figures from thresholds.json (OGP Circular 05/2023 + EU Regulation 2025/2487).
Typical entry requirements
- Tax clearance: A valid Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) from Revenue is required for all public contracts. [source]
Who wins Education Procurement Service (EPS) transport contracts
Awards tracked
13
24-month window
Median contract value
€1.6M
Realised where available, else estimated
Top suppliers by award count
Current Education Procurement Service (EPS) transport opportunities
Expiring transport frameworks across Ireland
Sector-wide, not specific to Education Procurement Service (EPS) — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.
- Equine Riding Training Simulators , expires 2026-Q3
- Provision of Branding, Marketing & Advisory Services , expires 2026-Q3
- Supply and delivery of 2 no. water tanker appliances for use in emergency operations to Meath County Fire & Rescue Service , expires 2026-Q4
Framework expiry typically triggers a replacement procurement. Monitor transport tenders for new notices.
Deadlines are date-only (time stripped). Verify the exact closing time on the official TED or eTenders notice before bidding.
Bid readiness for Education Procurement Service (EPS) transport contracts
Most Education Procurement Service (EPS) transport awards land in the €1M-5M band (median contract value: €1.6M). This sits above the Irish national advertising threshold (€50,000 for supplies/services), so formal competitive tender on eTenders is the standard route.
- Register on eTenders.gov.ie and set up sector alerts so you don't miss new notices.
- Keep a current Tax Clearance Certificate from Revenue. Required for all public contracts.
- Review past award notices to understand typical contract scope and evaluate your competitiveness against JJ Kavanagh and Sons Limited and Royal Breffni Tours.
- Check the full awards dataset for Education Procurement Service (EPS) for year-by-year procurement patterns.
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Estimated values are from TED notices and represent contract estimates, not realised or awarded amounts. Award winner names are TED-reported and resolved against the CRO where possible; approximately 22% of TED award notices carry no winner. Generated 2026-06-25.
Data sources
- TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) — EU procurement notices, reused under the European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU).
- data.gov.ie / Office of Government Procurement (OGP), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), and CORDIS — historical award and funding data, licensed CC‑BY‑4.0.
- EUR-Lex — EU legal-directive metadata, released CC0.