Facilities Market Guide
How Irish Defence Forces buys facilities services
Based on 6 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.
How this authority buys facilities
67% of Irish Defence Forces facilities awards (4 of 6) fell in the €100k-500k 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 Irish Defence Forces facilities contracts
Awards tracked
6
24-month window
Median contract value
€285k
Realised where available, else estimated
Top suppliers by award count
Current Irish Defence Forces facilities opportunities
Expiring facilities frameworks across Ireland
Sector-wide, not specific to Irish Defence Forces — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.
- Establishment of Single Party Framework for the Supply and Maintenance of Commercial Catering Appliances, Equipment and Related Items , expires 2026-Q4
- The delivery of AV services including event/project management services for physical and virtual events for Enterprise Ireland , expires 2026-Q4
- Single Party Framework for the Supply of Audio-Visual Equipment, Installation, Support and Maintenance , expires 2027-Q1
Framework expiry typically triggers a replacement procurement. Monitor facilities 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 Irish Defence Forces facilities contracts
Most Irish Defence Forces facilities awards land in the €100k-500k band (median contract value: €285k). 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 Rose Aviation and Delaney Commercials Ltd.
- Check the full awards dataset for Irish Defence Forces 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.