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WCCC26 495 Design Team for proposed redevelopment at 25-26 O Connell Street Waterford
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 23 November at 15:00 — 22 days left.
- 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
Waterford City and County Council wish to procure an Architect led multidisciplinary design team for the proposed redevelopment of 25-26 O Connell Street. The design team will include an Architect accredited in conservation Grade 3, Civil/Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Quantity Surveyors and a Building Energy Consultant.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (18 awards, most recently July 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around September 2026. The last award went to eml Architects.n = 18
- 7% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (46 awards since 2023, spread over 41 companies). That is well below the sector norm (38%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 46 awards since 2023
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (41 procedures with a bid count); 27% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 41
- 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (46 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 46
- The award came in at a median 96% of the estimated value (12 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 97%.n = 12
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Drake Hourigan Architects_25903 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| IBSL Limited | 2 | 2025 |
| TRIUR Construction Limited | 2 | 2025 |
| Starrus Eco Holdings Ltd | 1 | 2025 |
| The High Court of Ireland | 1 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 16 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 33 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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 · Architecture & engineering, 396 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,485 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Spain, France.
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