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Re: Invitation to Tender - Services for Management Asbestos Surveys (MAS) across the KCETB portfolio
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 19 November at 12:00 — 18 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
Re: Invitation to Tender - Services for Management Asbestos Surveys (MAS) across the KCETB portfolio. The project comprises the provision of management asbestos surveys across a No.23 educational building/facilities operated by the Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB), including but not limited to schools and Further Education and Training Centres (FET). The appointed Service Provider will be required to undertake surveys, arrange sample analysis where required, prepare asbestos registers and survey reports, and provide recommendations for the ongoing management of identified asbestos-containing materials in accordance with current statutory requirements and industry best practice. PLEASE NOTE THAT MANDATORY SITE VISITS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY 5TH NOVEMBER
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 5 months (29 awards, most recently February 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around July 2026. The last award went to Consarc Design Group_26344.n = 29
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (157 procedures with a bid count); 6% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 157
- 33% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (193 awards since 2015, spread over 108 companies). 67% went to new names.n = 193 awards since 2015
- The award came in at a median 98% of the estimated value (15 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 97%.n = 15
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (193 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 193
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Dunlop Architects | 6 | 2015–2022 |
| SG Education Ltd. | 5 | 2016–2025 |
| Gainfort Hair and Beauty Supplies ltd | 4 | 2020–2025 |
| Ronayne Hire and Hardware | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| noreside catering | 3 | 2021–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 4 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 25 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 22 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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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