# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=tools-hardware-supplies 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Tools and hardware supply framework for the University of Limerick" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/d0645dd3-0b65-43fd-a6e1-7402f6871787/university-limerick-tools-hardware-framework-ul1053" last-updated: 2026-10-13T09:01:25.003355+00:00 --- # Tools and hardware supply framework for the University of Limerick The University of Limerick seeks to establish a multi-supplier framework for supplying and delivering tools, hardware and related products for its operational, maintenance, technical, engineering, teaching and research needs. The public eTenders notice lists an estimated value of EUR 200,000, a four-year contract duration and a 48-month tender validity period. It is an open supplies procedure assessed on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender basis. The notice accepts multiple tenders and does not divide the contract into lots. 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