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Defence & Security tenders in Ireland

23 open notices

Defence supplies, security services, surveillance and allied equipment procured by defence and law-enforcement bodies.

Who buys defence & security in Ireland

These are the organisations with the most defence & security notices open in Ireland right now. Buyers in this sector tend to repeat — following the few that award the work you do is usually more productive than watching the market as a whole.

Defence & Security market snapshot

Since 8 Aug 2026, FreeTender has recorded 20 defence & security notices in Ireland, 14 of them open today. The median bid window is 31 days, so plan to have documents ready before a notice appears. Where buyers state a value, the median is EUR 150 thousand (15 priced notices).

Notices on record
20
Open now
14
Median bid window
31 days
Median stated value
EUR 150 thousand
AugSeptOct

Most active defence & security buyers

By sub-sector

  • Security Services8 notices
  • Equipment & Supplies4 notices

Procedures used

  • Open tender10 notices
  • Invitation to bid9 notices
  • Grant / funding call1 notices

Computed by FreeTender from the notices we hold, refreshed nightly. Monthly market reports.

How they buy

Across the defence & security notices we currently hold for Ireland, the most common form is the invitation to bid, followed by open tender or invitation to bid. Each has its own rules — see RFP, RFQ and EOI compared and tendering procedures explained.

What qualifies you

Defence and security procurement covers equipment, uniforms, surveillance systems, security manpower and specialised services. Eligibility is often restrictive — expect registration, clearance and compliance requirements, and in some cases domestic-manufacturing or offset conditions. Read the qualification criteria closely before investing effort in a bid.

Before committing effort, it is worth running a deliberate bid/no-bid decision and checking your submission against the responsiveness checklist.

Open defence & security tenders in Ireland

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