Who sells consulting to An Post?
An Post (Ireland · Dublin) gave 9 public consulting awards in the last 24 months to 10 firms; spending €2.5 M (frameworks apart); most often to EY (2); 0 calls open now. Data of 2026-10-30, from TED and national registers.
- 9Awards · 24 m
- €2.5 MSpending
- 10Consulting firms
- 3bids (median)
- 0Open
Ireland · Dublin · other or unclear · rank 14 of 162 buyers there by consulting awards
Open An Post in the live radar →Who wins consulting work from An Post?
10 firms won its 9 consulting awards dated 2024-10-31 to 2026-10-30; the most went to EY (2 awards); KPMG (2 awards); Simon Kucher Co. Holding GmbH (1 award). The large consultancies are named on 56% of them (the Big Four alone: 56%).
| # | Firm | Awards | Share | Value won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EY ● | 2 | 22% | €500 k |
| 2 | KPMG ● | 2 | 22% | €256 k |
| 3 | Simon Kucher Co. Holding GmbH | 1 | 11% | €1.2 M |
| 4 | PwC ● | 1 | 11% | €500 k |
| 5 | Amarach Research | 1 | 11% | – |
| 6 | Core | 1 | 11% | – |
| 7 | Customer Perceptions | 1 | 11% | – |
| 8 | Empathy Research | 1 | 11% | – |
| 9 | Ipsos | 1 | 11% | – |
| 10 | TWM | 1 | 11% | – |
● Large consultancies: Big Four, Accenture, Capgemini, IBM and the strategy houses. An award with several winners (consortium, lots, multi-holder framework) counts once for each, so shares can add up to more than 100 %. Value won: each award's value split between its winners, frameworks left out.
How much does An Post spend on consulting?
€2.5 M over 5 awards with a published value, frameworks left out (median €500 k; half between €150 k and €500 k; largest €1.2 M). 3 more awards publish no value. Frameworks apart: 1 of its awards are framework agreements with published ceilings of €1.5 M in total; a ceiling is shared by the holders and is not spending.
| Kind of work | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy & advisory | 9 | €2.5 M |
| research & evaluation | 3 | |
| finance & economics | 3 | |
| strategy & management | 2 | |
| not specified | 1 | |
| Σ | 9 | €2.5 M |
By kind of work: strategy & advisory 9.
How many firms bid?
Its consulting awards drew a median 3 bids (mean 3.7); 22% had a single bid (9 awards give the number of bids). 25% of its awards after a first one went to a firm that had already won from it (8 awards).
What is open now at An Post?
No consulting call of An Post was open on 2026-10-30.
Which frameworks does An Post use?
1 of its 9 consulting awards are framework agreements (11%); 1 consulting framework notices under its name are on TED (eForms, since 2023).
- 2505 - Framework Agreement for Consumer and Business Brand Equity and Mystery Shopper Research · 2025-01-09 · 4 holders
What has An Post awarded lately?
- 2026-06-05 · 2425 - Qualification System for Legislative Sustainability Advisory Support · EY · no value published · 2 bids
- 2026-06-03 · 2415 - Qualification System for Ad Hoc Market Research Services · Amarach Research · no value published · 4 bids
- 2026-05-29 · 2264-6 - Provision of the Sale of 3 Premises Dublin. · TWM · no value published · 6 bids
- 2025-10-15 · 2540 - Weighting Factors Study · PwC · €500 k · 2 bids
- 2025-08-11 · 2329-2 - Cost Identification and Quantification Advisory Services · EY · €500 k · 1 bid
- 2025-06-12 · 2232-3 - Audit of the An Post Quality of Service Monitor · KPMG · €106 k · 1 bid
- 2025-05-27 · 2425-1 - CSRD Advisory Support · KPMG · €150 k · 4 bids
- 2025-01-23 · 2421-1: Mini Competition for Pricing Strategy Consultancy Services · Simon Kucher Co. Holding GmbH · €1.2 M · 3 bids
- 2025-01-09 · 2505 - Framework Agreement for Consumer and Business Brand Equity and Mystery Shopper Research · Ipsos, Customer Perceptions, Empathy Research, Core · framework · 10 bids
Which buyers are like An Post?
Same country and type of buyer, closest in number of consulting awards.
- Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment · 9 awards
- Coimisiún na Meán · 10 awards
- Department of the Environment Climate and Communications · 14 awards
- Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage · 15 awards
- Department of Climate Energy and the Environment · 17 awards
- Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) · 26 awards
Its markets: Strategy & advisory, Ireland · Public consulting, Ireland
Where do these figures come from?
Arquestra Consulting Market Radar, built 2026-10-30 from TED (eForms) and national registers (France DECP/BOAMP, Spain PLACSP, Germany, Netherlands): public consulting awards from EUR 15,000 up dated 2024-10-31 to 2026-10-30 (consulting work only: strategy, transformation, platform implementation, software build & run). Spellings of the buyer's name are merged within one country. Spending: the published value of each award other than a framework, values of EUR 150 M or more left out; frameworks are counted apart. Type of buyer guessed from its name. Sources of this buyer's notices: TED 12.
How do I cite this page?
Source: Arquestra Consulting Market Radar (arquestra.dev), An Post, data of 2026-10-30. https://arquestra.dev/buyers/en/an-post
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