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Panel for the provision of Architect Led Services for projects of less than €1 million (ex. VAT) in value
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 31 December 2029 at 12:00 — 1156 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. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: English.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
Dublin City Council is establishing a Panel for the provision of Architectural Services for projects of less than €1 million (ex. VAT) in value. Panel members will be required to provide architectural design and associated services for stages (i)-(v) of the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) or a subset thereof. As part of the service delivery, panel members will be required to provide the following minimum specialist services: • Design Team Lead, • Architect, • Employer’s Representative for works contracts, • Design Certifier (under the Building Control Amendment Regulations 2014) • Assigned Certifier (under the Building Control Amendment Regulations 2014) • PSDP Additional optional specialist services that may be required include Measured Surveys; Condition Surveys; Architectural Conservation Consultancy Services; Accessibility Audits; Design Services for Disability Access…
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… Certificates and Fire Safety Consultancy Services. It is intended that the architectural services to be provided will cover the following project types: feasibility studies, residential (new build and refurbishment), public realm, precinct improvements, housing, civic, community, recreational, sports, infrastructural improvement master-planning, mixed use/commercial etc. The services will cover any and all (CWMF) work stages. Only those Applicants capable of delivering all of the minimum specialist services listed above (whether in-house or as a grouping/consortium) will be considered. Therefore, applications relating to one or several of these services only are not acceptable and will be rejected Every effort has been made to ensure that this document contains all the necessary information for the completion of applications. The Contracting Authority does not warrant or represent that this document, or any other information given to Applicants, is accurate or complete. No liability is accepted for any error, misstatement, or omission (negligent or otherwise) in this document, or in any other information given to Applicants. Requests for additional information and clarification on any matters must be made by email via .www.etenders.gov.ie under CfT ID 6990551. Any additional information will be made available to all potential Applicants who have noted their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie). It is expected that the Panel will be active in December 2025. Deadline for applications is 1/12/25 at 12pm noon.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (372 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Jacobs Engineering Ireland Ltd.n = 372
- The award came in at a median 37% of the estimated value (7 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 97%.n = 7
- 42% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,607 awards since 2013, spread over 1,267 companies). 58% went to new names.n = 2,607 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (2,181 procedures with a bid count); 16% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 2,181
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (2,607 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 2,607
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 29/10/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Nolan Civil Engineering LTD | 22 | 2020–2024 |
| SIAC Bituminous Products Ltd | 21 | 2016–2024 |
| Cairn Construction | 19 | 2015–2026 |
| Westside Civil Engineering | 15 | 2016–2025 |
| Richard Drumgoole Construction Limited | 15 | 2016–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 8 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 308 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 1502 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 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 · Architecture & engineering, 396 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,485 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Spain, France.
Submission language: English.
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