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Artist Brief - Commission 1 - Collooney and Castlebaldwin
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 19 November at 16:00 — 18 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- 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
Sligo County Council invites Stage 1 proposals from professional artists and artist collectives working in all artforms for Commission 1: Collooney and Castlebaldwin, under Living Landscapes / Tírdhreacha Beo, Sligo’s Public Art Commissions Plan 2022–2028. Supported through the Per Cent for Art Scheme, the commission comprises a public artwork or significant tangible artistic outcome (Phase A) and an integrated public engagement programme (Phase B), connecting the communities of Collooney and Castlebaldwin. The total commission budget is €157,000, inclusive of all fees, expenses and VAT where applicable. Selection is through a two-stage open competition. Up to five artists or artist collectives will be shortlisted for Stage 2, each receiving a proposal development fee of €1,000. Stage 1 submissions must be emailed to [email protected] by Thursday 19 November 2026 at 4pm, in accordance…
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… with the attached Artist Brief. Queries must be emailed to [email protected] by Thursday 5 November 2026 at 5pm. Please refer to the attached Artist Brief for the full requirements, assessment criteria and indicative programme.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (429 procedures with a bid count); 28% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 429
- 37% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (471 awards since 2013, spread over 252 companies). 63% went to new names.n = 471 awards since 2013
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (26 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here.n = 26
- 5% of awards went to companies from abroad (471 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 471
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 |
|---|---|---|
| harrington concrete and quarries | 22 | 2015–2025 |
| Gerald Love Contracts | 15 | 2014–2025 |
| Breedon Surfacing Solutions Ireland Ltd t/a Breedon Ireland | 9 | 2015–2025 |
| KILCAWLEY CONSTRUCTION | 8 | 2017–2024 |
| TRIUR Construction Limited | 7 | 2016–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, there was usually a single bid in the end. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 4 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 23 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Culture & sport, 57 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 825 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Germany, France.
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