Tender · Ireland
Engineering and technical support for maintenance and installation of electro-optical control systems, Irish Naval Service
Irish Defence Forces_1144 · published 12 Aug 2026 · · Source ↗
Deadline15 Sep 2026 29 days left
Budget / value€1.4m
estimated value (procedure): EUR 1,400,000
Statusopen
CPV50200000
Why it matters
A rare open Irish naval EO/IR sustainment contract of modest size, likely tied to existing shipboard electro-optical directors. Relevant to EO/IR sensor makers and marine electronics service SMEs able to field engineers to Irish naval bases.
Do this: Download the tender pack from eTenders/TED and submit a bid by 15 September 2026, evidencing EO/IR director maintenance experience and Irish-based field service capacity.
Route: direct bid · For: Established SME suppliers & subsystem makersBD / bid leads at defence-tech scale-ups
Summary
The Irish Defence Forces are tendering for engineering and technical support in the maintenance and installation of electro-optical fire-control/observation systems for the Irish Naval Service. Estimated value €1.4m, published 12 August 2026 with a tender deadline of 15 September 2026 under the standard EU public procurement directive.
Eligibility
Open to economic operators under Directive 2014/24/EU
Source text (raw, may be non-English)
The Irish Naval Service seeks tenders from economic operators for the provision of engineering and technical support in the maintenance and installation of electro-optical control systems.
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