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Dps for maintenance dredging works at foynes harbour
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 30 November — 30 days left. The source gives only the day, no time of day — on the portal the deadline is usually in the morning. Check the exact time there before you plan.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The Contracting Entity is looking to establish a dynamic purchasing system for suitably qualified dredging companies to participate in for the maintenance dredging works as they arise within Foynes Harbour up to the end of 2026 (expiry of the Dumping at Sea permit and this procurement process)
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 6 months (6 awards, most recently October 2026) — the next award is due around April 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Niaron Limited.n = 6
- 21% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (43 awards since 2015, spread over 17 companies). That is well below the sector norm (44%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 43 awards since 2015
- 21% of awards went to companies from abroad (43 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 43
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (37 procedures with a bid count); 8% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 37
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Niaron Limited | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Q4PR | 2 | 2025 |
| East Cork Oil | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Octavian Advisory Limited. | 2 | 2025 |
| G4S Secure Solutions (Ire) Ltd. | 2 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 5 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 1018 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Construction work, 129 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 9,914 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Greece, Germany.
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