Emergency and security equipment market in Ireland: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 57 supply contracts for emergency and security equipment through award notices on TED; the 14 of them that state a value (24.6%) add up to €8.25 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 122 companies have won 311 public supply contracts for emergency and security equipment in Ireland, in 87 award notices from 54 public buyers.
- 80.7% of these awards went to companies registered in Ireland; the most frequent foreign origin is United Kingdom.
- The five companies that win most often hold 13.2% of all awards.
- 8.9% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Ireland — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €50.3 billion in 2025, 8.3% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for defence in Ireland came to €292 million in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for public order and safety in Ireland came to €1.43 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Emergency and security equipment market in Ireland", https://cresques.com/markets/ie/351-emergency-and-security-equipment, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
What industry and official reports say
- The European Defence Agency puts EU Member States' defence spending at €418 billion in 2025, 2.2% of GDP. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
- The European Defence Agency puts defence equipment procurement by EU Member States at €115 billion in 2025, up 26% in real terms. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.
- Winning companies
- 122
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 87
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 54
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports
- —
- no customs heading isolates this category
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Ireland: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 311
- in 87 award notices
- Awarded value
- €180M
- from 22% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 122
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 54
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 57 |
| 2026 | 227 |
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | €1M |
| 2024 | €3.7M |
| 2025 | €8.3M |
| 2026 | €167.1M |
- Other1
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| Hospitals and health services | 155 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 93 |
| Universities, schools and research | 35 |
| Environment and waste | 8 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 6 |
| Electricity utilities | 5 |
| Social protection | 5 |
| Armed forces and defence agencies | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
- Eastern and Midland285IE06
- Southern13IE05
- Northern and Western11IE04
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| Eastern and Midland | 285 |
| Southern | 13 |
| Northern and Western | 11 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
Table view
| Large companies | 21 · 6.8% |
| Medium-sized | 62 · 19.9% |
| Small | 99 · 31.8% |
| Micro | 39 · 12.5% |
| SME (size not stated) | 29 · 9.3% |
| Size not stated | 61 · 19.6% |
- United Kingdom39
- Netherlands8
- France6
- Norway2
- United States2
- Germany1
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| United Kingdom | 39 |
| Netherlands | 8 |
| France | 6 |
| Norway | 2 |
| United States | 2 |
| Germany | 1 |
- Kildare153
- Cork52
- Dublin32
- Longford14
- Ennis6
- Mullingar6
- Galway5
- Dublin 25
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| Kildare | 153 |
| Cork | 52 |
| Dublin | 32 |
| Longford | 14 |
| Ennis | 6 |
| Mullingar | 6 |
| Galway | 5 |
| Dublin 2 | 5 |
Awards to companies registered in Ireland
80.7%
60 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
13.2%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
8.9%
Among 281 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- eircom Limited (t/a eir evo)_1871114 public contracts in total
- Setanta Vehicle Importers Ltd10 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Ireland
- Intersec Saudi ArabiaTrade fair · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- IntersecTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Perimeter ProtectionTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- Enforce TacTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- ISC WestTrade fair · Las Vegas, United States
- RETTmobil InternationalTrade fair · Fulda, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for emergency and security equipment in Ireland?
- 122 companies won 87 contract award notices for these categories from 54 public buyers in Ireland since November 2023. The companies that win most often are eircom Limited (t/a eir evo)_18711, Setanta Vehicle Importers Ltd.
- How big is the emergency and security equipment market in Ireland?
- In 2025, public buyers in Ireland awarded 57 supply contracts for emergency and security equipment through award notices on TED; the 14 of them that state a value (24.6%) add up to €8.25 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of emergency and security equipment meet buyers and distributors in Ireland?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Intersec Saudi Arabia, Intersec, Perimeter Protection, Enforce Tac, ISC West, RETTmobil International — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for emergency and security equipment in Ireland?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Ireland and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.