Education Procurement Service (EPS): public contracts and tenders
Education Procurement Service (EPS) awarded 371 public contracts worth €155.7M where a value is stated since 2023-10-27; the laboratory and precision equipment contract held by Particular Sciences Limited ends on 2026-11-17 (estimated: signed + duration). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
At a glance
- Latest award: LA3488C - Request-for-Tenders under Open (OJEU) Procedure for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Low…, to Scientific Instruments Ireland Ltd, 2026-10-23
- Contracts running with suppliers: 16 with an end date in the next 18 months (4 stated, 12 estimated). Next to end: 2026-11-17, Particular Sciences Limited (estimated: signed + duration, estimated)
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 217 of 371 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Education Procurement Service (EPS) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Buyer type | Body governed by public law |
| City | Limerick |
| Website | educationprocurementservice.ie |
| Procurement inbox | [email protected] |
| Sources | EU TED |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies Ireland Ltd_12192 | 14 | €1.3M | ||
| PKI Scientific Ireland Ltd. | 7 | €354k | ||
| The Examcraft Group | 6 | €3.5M | ||
| Particular Sciences Limited | 6 | €463k | ||
| thermo fisher scientific_32407 | 6 | €2.1M | ||
| Mason Technology Ltd | 5 | €274k | ||
| O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd | 5 | €4.8M | ||
| Life Technologies Limited | 4 | €364k | ||
| RTD Technology Ltd Trading As Asistec | asistec.ie | 3 | €691k | |
| Elementec | elementec.ie | 3 | €598k | |
| Carl Zeiss Ltd_6108 | 00542141 Companies House (GB) | zeiss.co.uk | 3 | €771k |
| Fisher Scientific Ireland Ltd | 3 | €41,577 | ||
| Image Supply Systems | 3 | |||
| JEOL (UK) Ltd | 3 | €3.8M | ||
| JJ Kavanagh and Sons Limited | 3 |
Suppliers named on Education Procurement Service (EPS)'s award notices (the top 15 of 429); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Education Procurement Service (EPS) whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 18 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-28 or later (not awarded yet); the 15 soonest of 17.
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory and precision equipment | 38 | 134 | €37.9M |
| Business services | 79 | 19 | €8.4M |
| IT services | 72 | 18 | €25.0M |
| Education and training | 80 | 13 | €12.4M |
| Printed matter | 22 | 11 | €9.6M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 10 | €5.9M |
| Recreational, cultural and sporting services | 92 | 10 | €1.3M |
| Transport services | 60 | 8 | €1.6M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 7 | €2.6M |
| Agricultural and forestry services | 77 | 7 | €2.8M |
| Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals | 33 | 6 | €723k |
| Office and computing equipment | 30 | 5 | €2.1M |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
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Sources: EU TED, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 4,042,287 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-28.
Questions
How many public contracts has Education Procurement Service (EPS) awarded?
Education Procurement Service (EPS) published 371 contract award notices between 2023-10-27 and 2026-10-23; the 217 that state a value add up to €155.7M (official notices, as of 2026-10-28).
Who are Education Procurement Service (EPS)'s biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Agilent Technologies Ireland Ltd_12192 (14), PKI Scientific Ireland Ltd. (7) and The Examcraft Group (6) (as of 2026-10-28). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Education Procurement Service (EPS) contracts end soon?
18 contracts awarded by Education Procurement Service (EPS) end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the laboratory and precision equipment contract held by Particular Sciences Limited, ending on 2026-11-17 (estimated: signed + duration) (as of 2026-10-28).
Does Education Procurement Service (EPS) have open tenders now?
Yes: 17 calls for tender from Education Procurement Service (EPS) are open today (deadline 2026-10-28 or later) (as of 2026-10-28).
What does Education Procurement Service (EPS) buy?
Most of Education Procurement Service (EPS)'s awards are in Laboratory and precision equipment (CPV 38) (134), Business services (CPV 79) (19) and IT services (CPV 72) (18) (as of 2026-10-28).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Education Procurement Service (EPS) tenders and contracts: 371 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/education-procurement-service-eps-ie/, data as of 2026-10-28.