Defence Market Guide
How Laois County Council buys defence 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 defence
67% of Laois County Council defence 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 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]
Who wins Laois County Council defence contracts
Awards tracked
6
24-month window
Median contract value
€406k
Realised where available, else estimated
Top suppliers by award count
Current Laois County Council defence opportunities
No open tenders from Laois County Council in defence right now.
Expiring defence frameworks across Ireland
Sector-wide, not specific to Laois County Council — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.
- Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of new firefighting Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the maintenance of new and existing firefighting PPE’, expires 2026-Q3
- 22/052 - Supply, Installation & Maintenance of Roller Shutter Doors, Security Doors and Window Protection, expires 2028-Q2
- A12: Supply of COLPRO to the Irish Defence Forces, expires 2030-Q2
Framework expiry typically triggers a replacement procurement. Monitor defence 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 Laois County Council defence contracts
Most Laois County Council defence awards land in the €100k-500k band (median contract value: €406k). 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 HPMP Fire c/o High Precision Motor Products.
- Check the full awards dataset for Laois County Council 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 2026-09-07.
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.