What does Irish Prison Service buy through public tenders?

Between 2023 and 2026 its contract award notices on TED cover 59 supply awards in 35 notices, mostly miscellaneous food products, emergency and security equipment, cable, wire and related products.

Who supplies Irish Prison Service?

48 companies won at least one award; 76.3% of the awards went to companies registered in Ireland. The supplier with the most notices is Mulcahy Technical Services Ltd.

Where does Irish Prison Service publish its tenders?

Contracts above the EU thresholds are published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily). Smaller tenders appear on the national procurement portals of Ireland: eTenders — Ireland's national tendering platform.

Irish Prison Service

Longford, Ireland · Cities, regions and central administration · Central government authority · Registration number 400088C

Supply contracts awarded: 59; in 35 TED award notices
Suppliers: 48; companies with an award
Active: 2023–2026; first and latest award notice
From abroad: 23.7%; of awards to companies outside Ireland

What it buys

Miscellaneous food products · 4
Emergency and security equipment · 4
Cable, wire and related products · 3
Textile fabrics and related items · 2
Electric motors, generators and transformers · 2
Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items · 2
Tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs · 2

CPV groups of its award notices; the number is how many notices carry the group. A linked category opens its market in Ireland: size, suppliers and who wins most.

Who supplies it

1.Mulcahy Technical Services Ltd · Ireland2 notices
2.Police Dogs Centre Holland B.V. · Netherlands2 notices
3.AEF LTD · Ireland1 notice
4.Air Products Ireland Ltd · Ireland1 notice
5.Antalis Ltd_87388 · Ireland1 notice
6.BWG Foods · Ireland1 notice
7.Bechtle · Ireland1 notice
8.Call Us Ltd · Ireland1 notice
9.Codex Limited_15733 · Ireland1 notice
10.Coleman Electronics Ltd · Ireland1 notice

Latest award notices

RFT for the supply and delivery of Towelling Fabric to the Irish Prison Service
Sherry Textiles Limited · 24 Sept 2026 · TED 660175-2026
RFT For the Supply and Delivery of Welding Gases to the Irish Prison Service
Air Products Ireland Ltd · 18 Sept 2026 · TED 642906-2026
Supply and delivery of Print Shop paper and Print Shop Consumables to the Irish Prison Service
Antalis Ltd_87388 · 14 Sept 2026 · TED 629919-2026
Provision of Prisoner Meal on Escort to Court from Cork Prison
Noel Foley · 13 Aug 2026 · TED 560988-2026
Provision of Commercial Lifting Equipment to the Irish Prison Service
Jungheinrich Lift Trucks Ltd · 21 Jul 2026 · TED 501946-2026
Stand Alone Contract Award Notice for the Provision of Supply and Delivery of Picture Framing Supplies to the Irish Prison Service
Glenwood Mouldings Ltd · 25 Jun 2026 · TED 436974-2026
Provision of Supply and Delivery Of Annual, Perennial and Biennial Young Plant Plugs to the Irish Prison Service
Goldcrop Ltd_20658 · 25 Jun 2026 · TED 431983-2026
RFT for the provision of Print and Design goods and associated services for Irish Prison Service
Codex Limited_15733 · 15 Jun 2026 · TED 406858-2026

Where it publishes its tenders

Above the EU thresholds: TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) — the EU's official journal for public procurement. Search its notices on TED
Below the thresholds: the national portals of Ireland
- eTenders — Ireland's national tendering platform

Since 1 January 2026 the EU thresholds for supplies are €140,000 for central government bodies and €216,000 for other public buyers (€432,000 for utilities). Read how the thresholds work and how to sell to public buyers in Ireland.

Who wins in your product category in Ireland

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Questions

What does Irish Prison Service buy through public tenders?: Between 2023 and 2026 its contract award notices on TED cover 59 supply awards in 35 notices, mostly miscellaneous food products, emergency and security equipment, cable, wire and related products.
Who supplies Irish Prison Service?: 48 companies won at least one award; 76.3% of the awards went to companies registered in Ireland. The supplier with the most notices is Mulcahy Technical Services Ltd.
Where does Irish Prison Service publish its tenders?: Contracts above the EU thresholds are published on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily). Smaller tenders appear on the national procurement portals of Ireland: eTenders — Ireland's national tendering platform.

Other cities, regions and central administration in Ireland

Education Procurement Service (EPS) · 206 notices
The Office of Government Procurement · 85 notices
Dublin City Council · 68 notices
Office of Public Works (OPW) · 58 notices
An Garda Síochána · 48 notices
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine · 32 notices

Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques (one award per procedure, lot and company; buyer as named in its notices; sector and legal type as declared in the notices). Cresques is not affiliated with Irish Prison Service. Numbers updated 10 Nov 2026. Report a correction — we answer within 30 days.