Skip to content
SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

In deliveryIrelandGoodsFramework agreement€1,500,000Add to pipeline

Long term supply of Heavy-duty batteries

Awarded to Qualvecom

Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath(buyer)

Published
Published 8 December 2025

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

Dublin Bus is seeking suppliers for the long-term supply and delivery of heavy-duty batteries for approximately 1,150 buses across Dublin Bus locations, with an estimated value of €2,000,000. The contract will run for an initial three-year term with the option to extend for up to two additional one-year periods, potentially reaching five years total.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

What this covers

  • Long term supply of Heavy-duty batteries

    Dublin Bus seeks proposals from suitable suppliers for the supply and delivery of heavy-duty batteries for a fleet of approximately 1150 buses to various Dublin Bus locations throughout Dublin. The contract will be concluded for an initial period of three (3) years. It may be extended for a period of one (1) year with a maximum of two (2) such extensions, total five (5) years.

    €2,000,000Won by Qualvecom

Key details

Country
Ireland
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Estimated value
€1,500,000
Procedure
neg-w-call
Rules
Directive 2014/25/EU
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
8 December 2025
Classification (CPV)
Primary batteriesLead batteriesBatteries

Award outcome

Award date
2 September 2026
Contract period
— → 17 August 2029
Bids received
4
Winner
  • Qualvecom

This contract ends on 17 August 2029.

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Start for Free to set up alerts.

About the winner

Qualvecom

Based in
Dublin

No other contract from Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath under this supplier name in Skim's records.

See every contract Qualvecom holds and when each one ends

Competition and scoring

Bids received

4

Open and restricted tenders in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting drew a median of 2 bids over the last 24 months; 31% received only one.

Market context

Typical award in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

€156,814

Median of 223 awards in the last 24 months

Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath in the last 12 months

12

contracts awarded, worth €4,800,000 in total

See their procurement profile →

Recent awards in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    21 September 2026

  2. Contract Notice

    8 December 2025

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for pre-tender intelligence, tender management software and bid management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.