Professional Services Market Guide
How Irish Defence Forces buys professional services
Based on 7 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.
How this authority buys professional services
71% of Irish Defence Forces professional services awards (5 of 7) 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 Delegated Regulations 2025/2150–2152).
Typical entry requirements
- Tax clearance: A valid Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) from Revenue is required for all public contracts. Professional services contracts routinely trigger this requirement from the first invoice.[source]
- Professional Indemnity Insurance: Contracting authorities typically require Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance for service contracts. The required level varies by contract value and is stated in the RFT; consult the specific tender for the exact figure.[source]
Irish Defence Forces · Professional Services
| Total Awards Tracked | 7 contracts (median €429k) |
| Open Tenders Right Now | 1 live professional services notices |
| Lead Incumbent Supplier | Cpl Solutions Limited (1 wins) |
| Full Authority Profile | Irish Defence Forces cross-sector awards & spend → |
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Who wins Irish Defence Forces professional services contracts
Awards tracked
7
24-month window
Median contract value
€429k
Realised where available, else estimated
Current Irish Defence Forces professional services opportunities
Expiring professional services frameworks across Ireland
Sector-wide, not specific to Irish Defence Forces — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.
- Multiple Operator Framework Agreement for Architect led Integrated Design Services for Third Level Academic, Residential, Support and Ancillary Facilities for University College Dublin, expires 2026-Q4
- Tender for the Refresh and Updating of Brand and Identity at the National Museum of Ireland., expires 2026-Q4
- Establishment of a Multi Party Framework Agreement for Training Services Programme for the Local Enterprise Office Fingal County Council, expires 2026-Q4
Framework expiry typically triggers a replacement procurement. Monitor professional services 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 professional services contracts
Most Irish Defence Forces professional services awards land in the €100k-500k band (median contract value: €429k). 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.
- Professional Indemnity Insurance: Contracting authorities typically require Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance for service contracts. The required level varies by contract value and is stated in the RFT; consult the specific tender for the exact figure.[source]
- Review past award notices to understand typical contract scope and evaluate your competitiveness against Cpl Solutions Limited and Baines Simmons Limited.
- Check the full awards dataset for Irish Defence Forces for year-by-year procurement patterns.
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See TenderWatch ProEstimated 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 2026-10-22.
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), andCORDIS— historical award and funding data, licensedCC‑BY‑4.0.
- EUR-Lex— EU legal-directive metadata, releasedCC0.