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DCC Panel for the provision of Event Management Services for Seasonal Arts and Cultural Family Friendly Activations and Pop-ups Events
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 29 August 2031 at 12:00 — 1763 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
Establishment of a Panel for the provision of Event Management Services for Seasonal Arts and Cultural Family Friendly Activations and Pop-ups within the public domain including parks, and public spaces, within the Dublin City Council Administrative Area (in particular the city centre) with less than 5,000 attendees in any one place at any one time. Please note that this project is subject to funding. For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie Resource ID 6211475 Panel under Restricted Procedure on the basis that the service comprises a Title III Service in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (149 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Schweppe Curtis Nunn Ltd.n = 149
- 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: 94%.n = 7
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (2,181 procedures with a bid count); 16% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 2,181
- 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
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (2,607 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.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 141 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 2217 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.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Business services, 525 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,134 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
Submission language: English.
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