Dublin City Council Contract for Site Investigation Works for the Dublin District Heating Project
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Your path to submission
- Deadline: 14 October at 00:00 — 27 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: ENG.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The award came in at a median 35% of the estimated value (6 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 98%.n = 6
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (242 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Citius Ltd.n = 242
- 42% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (2,592 awards since 2013, spread over 1,259 companies). 58% went to new names.n = 2,592 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (2,171 procedures with a bid count); 16% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 2,171
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (2,592 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 2,592
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 14/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Construction work, 113 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 4,990 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Greece, Germany.
Typical field: median 8 (from 166 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
The summary in English is being prepared. The official description below is in the original language (DE).
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Dublin City Council (DCC) is leading the development of the Dublin District Heating Project (DDHP) which aims to capture waste heat from industrial facilities on the Poolbeg Peninsula, and pipe it into homes, businesses and civic buildings in the Poolbeg, Ringsend and Docklands areas of Dublin city via a pipeline network. The primary heat source for the project will be the Dublin Waste to Energy (DWtE) facility at Poolbeg. The DDHP requires the installation of underground, highly insulated District Heating pipes. Site investigations are required to assess ground conditions along the proposed route which will inform detailed design. The total extent of the project as described in the site location map provided, has an approximate length of 6.6km. This site investigation works will be divided into the following Phases. Phase 1: Phase 1 is located in in the Poolbeg area and starts from the DWtE Facility and extends to the eastern boundary of the Irish Glass Bottle (IGB) Development. The length of the DDHP in this area is approximately 1 km. The specific works covered under Phase 1 include the following: • 15 Boreholes • 4 Slit Trenches • 4 Trial Pits Phase 2: Phase 2 extends from Seán Moore Road at the western boundary of the IGB site to the North Docklands area via Bremen Road, Ringsend Park, York Road to the North Docklands as far as Spencer Dock. The length of the DDHP in this area is approximately 5.6km. The specific works covered under Phase 2 include the following: • 12 Boreholes • 22 Slit Trenches • 4 Trial Pits For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie Resource ID xxxxxxx – Input when notice created . Please note that this project is subject to funding.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in ENG.
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Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Nolan Civil Engineering LTD | 22 | 2020–2024 |
| SIAC Bituminous Products Ltd | 21 | 2016–2024 |
| Cairn Construction | 19 | 2015–2026 |
| Richard Drumgoole Construction Limited | 15 | 2016–2025 |
| Westside Civil Engineering | 15 | 2016–2025 |
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