Transport Market Guide
How Irish Defence Forces buys transport services
Based on 26 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.
How this authority buys transport
69% of Irish Defence Forces transport awards (18 of 26) 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.[source]
Irish Defence Forces · Transport
| Total Awards Tracked | 26 contracts (median €299k) |
| Open Tenders Right Now | 0 live transport notices |
| Lead Incumbent Supplier | Ribcraft Ltd (2 wins) |
| Full Authority Profile | Irish Defence Forces cross-sector awards & spend → |
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Who wins Irish Defence Forces transport contracts
Awards tracked
26
24-month window
Median contract value
€299k
Realised where available, else estimated
Current Irish Defence Forces transport opportunities
No open tenders from Irish Defence Forces in transport right now.
Expiring transport frameworks across Ireland
Sector-wide, not specific to Irish Defence Forces — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.
- Single Supplier for the provision of Coach Travel Management Services including Coaches with Drivers, expires 2026-Q4
- Single Supplier for the provision of Coach Travel Management Services including Coaches with Drivers, expires 2026-Q4
- Multi Party Framework for the Purchase, Supply and Delivery of Heavy-Duty Storage Containers in the form of Roll on Roll off Hook Loader Skips., 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 Irish Defence Forces transport contracts
Most Irish Defence Forces transport awards land in the €100k-500k band (median contract value: €299k). 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 Ribcraft Ltd and Mariteq Solutions Ltd..
- 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 2026-11-02.
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.