Defence Market Guide
How The Office of Government Procurement buys defence services
Based on 18 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.
How this authority buys defence
33% of The Office of Government Procurement defence awards (6 of 18) 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 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]
The Office of Government Procurement · Defence
| Total Awards Tracked | 18 contracts (median €1.5M) |
| Open Tenders Right Now | 0 live defence notices |
| Lead Incumbent Supplier | SAR Group (3 wins) |
| Full Authority Profile | The Office of Government Procurement cross-sector awards & spend → |
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Who wins The Office of Government Procurement defence contracts
Awards tracked
18
24-month window
Median contract value
€1.5M
Realised where available, else estimated
Current The Office of Government Procurement defence opportunities
No open tenders from The Office of Government Procurement in defence right now.
Expiring defence frameworks across Ireland
Sector-wide, not specific to The Office of Government Procurement — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.
- RFT for the provision of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones), expires 2026-Q4
- Supply and Delivery of Vision Equipment and Associated Accessories for Inland Fisheries Ireland, expires 2027-Q1
- 22/052 - Supply, Installation & Maintenance of Roller Shutter Doors, Security Doors and Window Protection, expires 2028-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 The Office of Government Procurement defence contracts
Most The Office of Government Procurement defence awards land in the €1M-5M band (median contract value: €1.5M). 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 SAR Group and Bidvest Noonan (ROI) Ltd.
- Check the full awards dataset for The Office of Government Procurement 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.