Schools Energy Pathfinder 2025/2026 – Heat Pump Programme – Works Contractors Notice
Ireland · Dublin 1 · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 2 November at 12:00 — 29 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis above: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 6 months (47 awards, most recently January 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around July 2026. The last award went to Instaspace Modular Limited.n = 47
- 24% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (211 awards since 2014, spread over 156 companies). That is well below the sector norm (43%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 211 awards since 2014
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (188 procedures with a bid count); 11% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 188
- The award came in at a median 87% of the estimated value (12 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 98%.n = 12
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (211 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 211
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Construction work, 128 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 9,857 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Greece, Germany.
Submission language: ENG.
Typical field: median 8 (from 47 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
Call for Tender for the procurement of Works Contractors for mechanical and electrical plantroom works including all associated builder’s works and site works to facilitate heat pump installation to 17 school buildings located in five counties namely Kildare, Offaly, Laois, Waterford and Wexford. The 17 schools have been divided into eight LOTs comprising of either two or three schools per LOT. An interested Contractor may tender for one or all LOTs, but is restricted to winning a maximum of four LOTs. The Department of Education and Youth (DEY) is publishing this CFT on behalf of the respective Education and Training Boards who will act as the respective Contracting Authorities per LOT. Refer to the Master Project Information Memorandum for further details.
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 English.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Geaney Engineering Consultants | 6 | 2019–2024 |
| Kenny Lyons and Associates | 5 | 2019–2024 |
| EDU-Relate | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| Version 1 | 3 | 2014–2015 |
| CPAC Modular Limited | 3 | 2018–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this
Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.