€2.5 million contract out for the manufacture and supply of shoes for An Garda Síochána

File photo. A garda's shoes. Image: Shutterstock/EML File photo. A garda's shoes. Image: Shutterstock/EML THE GOVERNMENT HAS issued an invitation to tender worth almost €5 million for the supply of footwear to An Garda Síochána and the Irish Defence Forces.

The estimated value of the tender for footwear for the gardaí is €2.5 million, with €3.3 million earmarked for footwear for the Defence Forces.After recent Budget provisions for an extra 800 gardaí, it is expected that there will be around 14,000 serving gardaí within the coming years.In order to be awarded the contract, tenderers must submit two samples in sizes 9 and 10.

There are no fewer than 38 specifications that these shoes must meet – including the type of leather used, padding foams, inner lining, heel grip and the laces used.Source: An Garda Síochána This includes flame retardant safety boots, flying boots for Air Corps members, and lightweight shoes for artillery units.An example provided of the flame retardant shoe Source: Defence Forces

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