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Dublin City Council Contract for a Reserved Specialist to carry out Pitch Installation for Dalymount Park Redevelopment
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 4 November at 12:00 — 3 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.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- 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 (“the Contracting Authority”) proposes to engage in a competitive tender process for the appointment of a Reserved Pitch Specialist Contractor for the specialist design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, establishment and aftercare of the new hybrid stitched natural grass pitch and complete irrigation system at Dalymount Park, Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7. The successful Reserved Pitch Specialist Contractor is intended to be appointed by Dublin City Council and subsequently novated to the Works Contractor appointed under PW-CF1. This competition is proposed to be conducted using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation. The first stage will comprise a suitability assessment of interested Applicants. For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie Resource ID 9179300. Please note that this project is subject to funding.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 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: 98%.n = 7
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (453 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to McKeon Contech Ltd. t/a McKeon Group and Hereworks.n = 453
- 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 5 bids.n = 2,181
- 6% of awards went to companies from abroad (2,607 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.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
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 377 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 31 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 procedures). A normal window for this market.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Construction work, 129 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 9,914 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Greece, Germany.
Submission language: English.
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