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268/26 ATU Multi Party Framework Agreement for Provision of Market Validation, Analysis and Research Consultancy Services

Public buyer: Atlantic Technological University
Letterkenny
Place of performance: Letterkenny
Estimated value: €500,000 excl. VAT
Amount awarded: €500,000 excl. VAT
Planned end of contract: 24 September 2031
likely re-tender around March 2031
Bids received: 2
Form: Framework agreement
Multi-year contract: the buyer places orders as needs arise.
Procedure: Open procedure
Any company may submit a bid.
Publication: 25 September 2026
Notice language: English

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Description

The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a Multi Operator Framework Agreement for market validation, analysis and research consultancy services for medical device prototypes across clinical, commercial and regulatory planning pathways. This framework will provide the ATU's research community with a structured and efficient mechanism to access specialist market validation, analysis, and research consultancy services for medical device prototype commercialisation. Please refer to attached documentation for further information.

All participants on the framework when established will be required to sign a NDA.

Awarded to

CPV codes

European codes that classify what the contract is about. They are how we find the tenders for your trade.

73000000 33190000 73120000 73300000 79310000

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €48,750
Median: €85,000
A quarter above: €234,031

Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 12 contracts in the same CPV group (7300…), excluding framework agreements. Half of the contracts fall between the two quartiles. TED source: mostly contracts above the EU thresholds, so amounts tend to be high.

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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 661113-2026.