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Defence Ministry Seeks €150m Body Camera System in Biggest Live Tender
This week's standout Irish public tenders — what to watch and where the deadlines fall.
A €150m pre-qualification process for Body Worn Cameras with a Digital Evidence Management System is the standout notice of the week, signalling a significant modernisation push across the Defence Forces. Alongside it, a separate €50m body armour contract adds weight to what is shaping up as a major defence equipment cycle.
Defence
Two pre-qualification notices dominate: a €150m competition for Body Worn Cameras with an associated Digital Evidence Management System, and a €50m contract for the development, manufacture and maintenance of Body Armour. Both are at Stage 1, so suppliers not yet on the radar should move quickly to register interest before shortlisting closes.
- T.023.2026 - Stage 1 Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for requests to participate in a Competition for the provision of Body Worn Cameras with associated Digital Evidence Management System and Services — Unknown · €150.0m
- T.041.2026 Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for requests to participate in a Competition to award a Contract for the development, manufacture, provision and maintenance of Body Armour — Unknown · €50.0m
- 2 Bde Area — Unknown · €600k · Deadline 27 Jul
Construction
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is seeking a Works Contractor and PSCS for the retrofit and extension of a former wash house on Kelly’s Avenue into a Centre for Creative Lifelong Learning, valued at €6m. A separate €28m mixed-tenure housing development is seeking a developer partner through an Expressions of Interest process, with design through to sale within scope.
- 2793 - Catalyst HQ , O’Brien Road , Carlow — Unknown · €7.0m · Deadline 20 Jul
- DLR CoCo - Works Contractor and PSCS for Reuse, Retrofit and Extension of No. 9 George’s Place and former Wash House, Kelly’s Avenue, Dún Laoghaire as a Centre for Creative Lifelong Learning. — Unknown · €6.0m
- Invitation for Expressions of Interest for the Appointment of a Development for Design, Construction, Delivery and Sale of a Mixed- Tenure Housing Development — Unknown · €28.0m
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IT Services
Dublin City Council has published a €7m notice for audio-visual equipment and integration services for a new Traffic Management Control Room, with a deadline of 22 July. A separate requirement for skilled Oracle WebLogic and iAS administration resources is valued at €13.2m, closing 28 July — a tight window for any managed-services firm assembling a team.
- A Team of Skilled Resources to Provide Administration and Support for an Enterprise Application Server environment centred on Oracle Weblogic and Oracle iAS — Unknown · €13.2m · Deadline 28 Jul
- Supply, Installation, Test, Commissioning, Support Maintenance and related Services of Audio-Visual Equipment to Dublin City Council for a Traffic Management Control Room project. — Unknown · €7.0m · Deadline 22 Jul
- Lot 1 Mobile Telephone Service and Phones — Unknown · €43.0m
Professional Services
A €15.5m Corporate Law Services framework closes 24 July, one of the larger legal panels to come to market this cycle. The National Standards Authority of Ireland is also tendering a €10m Sales Services contract for standards products, closing 30 July.
- Corporate Law Services — Unknown · €15.5m · Deadline 24 Jul
- NSAI - Request for Tenders in Relation to the Provision of A Sales Services for Standards — Unknown · €10.0m · Deadline 30 Jul
- Engineering and Environmental Consultancy Services for Nenagh Flood Relief Scheme — Unknown · €3.0m · Deadline 19 Aug
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Environment
An Environmental Monitoring Services contract worth €26m is the headline notice, with no deadline yet published — worth watching for an imminent update. Two Natura Communities contracts targeting Rhododendron ponticum control and blanket bog restoration in Donegal and Mayo are each valued below €1m but carry August deadlines, making them accessible for specialist ecological contractors.
- Environmental Monitoring Services — Unknown · €26.0m
- Conservation Measures using the Natura Communities approach with a focus on control of Rhododendron ponticum and the planning and implementation of blanket bog habitat restoration in North Donegal — Unknown · €850k · Deadline 29 Jul
- Delivery of Conservation Measures using the Natura Communities approach in the Glenamoy Bog Complex SAC (Site code: 000500), Carrowmore Lake Complex SAC and the Owenduff/Nephin Complex — Unknown · €800k · Deadline 4 Aug
Transport
A €10.5m School Bus Smart Ticketing contract is out to market, with no deadline yet confirmed — operators and ticketing technology firms should monitor for addenda. A €6m multi-supplier ITS equipment framework closes 28 July, offering a route onto recurring public road-technology contracts.
- Lot 1 multi-supplier framework agreement for ITS equipment exceeding €500,000 — Unknown · €6.0m · Deadline 28 Jul
- School Bus Smart Ticketing — Unknown · €10.5m
- Proposed R441 Road Re-Alignment Works at Monasteroris, Edenderry, County Offaly — Unknown · €1.5m · Deadline 9 Jul
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