The Provision of Rescue and Emergency Response Equipment and Systems in Eight (8) Lots to Cork College of FET
Cork Education and Training Board
The Cork Education and Training Board proposes to establish a number of multi-party Framework Agreements for the Supply of Rescue Equipment and Systems to Cork ETB sites as required. Tenderers should note, each lot will be individually evaluated, so specialist firms capable of supplying only an individual lot are welcome to submit a tender response document for that lot, or indeed multiple lots.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-08-21. The procurement was published on 2026-07-17.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข Amber Fire Protection ltd
- โข Consolidated Enterprises
- โข Finer Filters Ltd
- โข Jack Layden Enterprises Limited
- โข Nautic Inflatable Services Ltd
- โข PD Adventure Sports Limited
- โข The Matthews centre LTD
- โข Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories โบ Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
- โข Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories โบ Outerwear
- โข Construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services โบ Construction work for buildings relating to emergency services โบ Mountain-rescue building construction work
- โข Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment โบ Rescue and emergency equipment
- โข Fishing, emergency and other special vessels โบ Rescue vessels
- โข Industry specific software package โบ Educational software package
- โข Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- โข Pleasure and sporting boats โบ Rescue dinghies
- โข Protective headgear โบ Safety headgear
- โข School furniture โบ Educational equipment
- โข Telecommunications equipment and supplies โบ Communications equipment
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Southern โบ South-West
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Contract notice |
| 2026-10-22 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-07-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of Rescue and Emergency Response Equipment and Systems in Eight (8) Lots to Cork College of FET
Short description:
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Rescue dinghies ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 8
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Water Rescue
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: South-West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Climbing and Height Rescue
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Communication Systems
Title
Lot Identification Number:
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Waterproof Clothing
Title
Lot Identification Number:
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Offshore Safety Equipment
Title
Lot Identification Number:
6๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Working at Height Equipment
Title
Lot Identification Number:
7๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Virtual Reality Headset, Software and Storage
Title
Lot Identification Number:
8๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Training and Rescue Craft
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-08-21 16:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-21 16:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8676020
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-21 16:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8676020
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-08-14 16:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Cork Education and Training Board
National registration number:
Postal address: 21 Lavitts Quay
Postal code: T12 HYT9
Postal town: Cork
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@corketb.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353214907100 ๐
URL: http://www.corketb.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.corketb.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8676020 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8676020 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 138-503685 (2026-07-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of Rescue and Emergency Response Equipment and Systems in Eight (8) Lots to Cork College of FET
Short description:
The Cork Education and Training Board proposes to establish a number of multi-party Framework Agreements for the Supply of Rescue Equipment and Systems to Cork ETB sites as required. Tenderers should note, each lot will be individually evaluated, so specialist firms capable of supplying only an individual lot are welcome to submit a tender response document for that lot, or indeed multiple lots.
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Products/services: Rescue dinghies ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 8
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Water Rescue
Additional products/services:
Boats
๐ฆ
Place of performance: South-West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Climbing and Height Rescue
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
3
Title: Communication Systems
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
4
Title: Waterproof Clothing
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
5
Title: Offshore Safety Equipment
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
6๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
6
Title: Working at Height Equipment
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0006
7๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
7
Title: Virtual Reality Headset, Software and Storage
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0007
8๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
8
Title: Training and Rescue Craft
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0008
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-08-21 16:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-21 16:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8676020
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-21 16:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8676020
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-08-14 16:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Cork Education and Training Board
National registration number:
3185254WH
Postal address: 21 Lavitts Quay
Postal code: T12 HYT9
Postal town: Cork
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@corketb.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353214907100 ๐
URL: http://www.corketb.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.corketb.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8676020 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8676020 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 138-503685 (2026-07-17)
Contract award notice (2026-10-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 35%
Cost criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 65%
Quality criterion (weighting): 65
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-22 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Finer Filters Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: Unit 14 Gateway Buis Ctr
Postal code: P25 YR04
Postal town: Midleton
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: liam@finerfilters.com ๐ง
Phone: 003536872535378 ๐
URL: www.finerfilters.com ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro
Tender identifier:
Name: PD Adventure Sports Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: Unit 1 Glenside Industrial Estate, Mill Lane
Postal code: D20 DY26
Postal town: Palmerstown
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
E-mail: shane@progressivedistribution.ie ๐ง
Phone: 01 6208615 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Tender identifier:
Name: Amber Fire Protection ltd
National registration number:
Postal code: V94 Y06D
Postal town: Trinity House, Annacotty Business Park, Annacotty, Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
E-mail: info@amberfire.ie ๐ง
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Tender identifier:
Name: Jack Layden Enterprises Limited
National registration number:
Postal code: DO1 Y7F1
Postal town: 1-4 Smyths Building, Jervis Street, Dublin
E-mail: jack@basecamp.ie ๐ง
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Tender identifier:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Consolidated Enterprises
National registration number:
Postal address: Consolidated Enterprises, 3 Croghan Ind. Est. Emoclew Road, Arklow
Postal code: Y14TR94
Postal town: Arklow
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
E-mail: info@consolid.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0402-20156 ๐
URL: www.consolid.ie ๐
3๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
4๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: The Matthews centre LTD
National registration number:
Postal address: 5 Halfmoon street
Postal code: T12PYV6
Postal town: Cork
E-mail: james.matthewsofcork@gmail.com ๐ง
Phone: 0873285616 ๐
URL: www.matthewsofcork.com ๐
5๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
6๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
7๏ธโฃ
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
The reason why a winner was not chosen: No tenders, requests to participate or projects were received
Lot Identification Number:
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
8๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Nautic Inflatable Services Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: Unit 7 Applegate Centre
Postal code: X35NV38
Postal town: Dungarvan
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
E-mail: info@nauticinflatables.com ๐ง
Phone: 05848011 ๐
URL: www.nauticinflatables.com ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 206-735233 (2026-10-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 35%
Cost criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 65%
Quality criterion (weighting): 65
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
460195
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-22 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000192113
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Finer Filters Ltd
National registration number:
144486
Postal address: Unit 14 Gateway Buis Ctr
Postal code: P25 YR04
Postal town: Midleton
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: liam@finerfilters.com ๐ง
Phone: 003536872535378 ๐
URL: www.finerfilters.com ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro
Tender identifier:
000192144
Name: PD Adventure Sports Limited
National registration number:
538274
Postal address: Unit 1 Glenside Industrial Estate, Mill Lane
Postal code: D20 DY26
Postal town: Palmerstown
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
E-mail: shane@progressivedistribution.ie ๐ง
Phone: 01 6208615 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Tender identifier:
000192026
Name: Amber Fire Protection ltd
National registration number:
6425014I
Postal code: V94 Y06D
Postal town: Trinity House, Annacotty Business Park, Annacotty, Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
E-mail: info@amberfire.ie ๐ง
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Tender identifier:
000191950
Name: Jack Layden Enterprises Limited
National registration number:
9703636T
Postal code: DO1 Y7F1
Postal town: 1-4 Smyths Building, Jervis Street, Dublin
E-mail: jack@basecamp.ie ๐ง
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0002
Tender identifier:
000192139
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Consolidated Enterprises
National registration number:
295675
Postal address: Consolidated Enterprises, 3 Croghan Ind. Est. Emoclew Road, Arklow
Postal code: Y14TR94
Postal town: Arklow
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
E-mail: info@consolid.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0402-20156 ๐
URL: www.consolid.ie ๐
3๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
Tender identifier:
000190209
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0004
Name and address of the contractor
Name: The Matthews centre LTD
National registration number:
258336
Postal address: 5 Halfmoon street
Postal code: T12PYV6
Postal town: Cork
E-mail: james.matthewsofcork@gmail.com ๐ง
Phone: 0873285616 ๐
URL: www.matthewsofcork.com ๐
5๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0005
6๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0006
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0006
7๏ธโฃ
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
The reason why a winner was not chosen: No tenders, requests to participate or projects were received
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0007
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
8๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0008
Tender identifier:
000192058
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0008
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Nautic Inflatable Services Ltd
National registration number:
500595
Postal address: Unit 7 Applegate Centre
Postal code: X35NV38
Postal town: Dungarvan
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
E-mail: info@nauticinflatables.com ๐ง
Phone: 05848011 ๐
URL: www.nauticinflatables.com ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 206-735233 (2026-10-22)
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