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CFT 3789–Expression of interest for a Development Partner for the Planning, Detailed Design, Construction, Delivery and Sale of a mixed tenure development at Kishogue Urban Centre, Clonburris, Dublin
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 2 November at 16:00 — 1 day 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
The Council seeks to identify an Economic Operator to act as a Development Partner to work in collaboration with the Council, to identify the optimal solution for Council owned lands within the adopted Clonburris SDZ located at Kishoge Urban Centre (SDCC Site 06), subsectors KUC-S1, KUC-S2 and KUC-S3 in compliance with the adopted SDZ and the Council’s requirements. The Council’s vision is to deliver a sustainable, high quality neighbourhood for Kishogue Urban Centre as Phase 6 of the Clonburris Development. These social, affordable and cost rental homes will be delivered in accordance with the following supporting national and local policies; Clonburris Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme, South Dublin County Council Development Plan 2022-2028, Housing For All; A new Housing Plan for Ireland 2030, Housing delivery Action Plan 2022-2026 The development site has an estimated…
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… capacity for approximately 640 units (subject to planning permission). The required tenure mix is anticipated to be 120 social housing units to be sold to the Council, a minimum of 260 affordable purchase dwellings to be sold to eligible persons under the Scheme of Priority for Affordable Dwellings and a maximum of 260 cost rental units. The tenure types are to be split by block. Delivery of 900m2 of commercial property split over 3 selected ground floor locations across KUC-S1, KUC-S2 and KUC-S3 to facilitate employment or retail use within the wider development. Progress site identification for 6300 m2 of employment use for future development. A location for the employment use has been identified on the included schematic, this does not have to be the final location. The Council is seeking to identify an economic operator that has the requisite skillset and is considered most capable of working in collaboration with the Council, to identify the optimal solution for the development site in accordance with the SDZ and the Council’s requirement and to deliver it as efficiently as possible.
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Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (10 awards, most recently May 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around August 2026. The last award went to Niall Keely and Associates.n = 10
- 43% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (1,296 awards since 2014, spread over 654 companies). That is well above the sector norm (23%) — newcomers have a harder time here than elsewhere.n = 1,296 awards since 2014
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (1,227 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 7 bids.n = 1,227
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (1,296 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 1,296
- The award came in at a median 99% of the estimated value (16 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here.n = 16
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel Enterprises Ltd | 16 | 2016–2024 |
| Martello Developments Ltd | 10 | 2014–2021 |
| irish grass machinery ltd | 10 | 2015–2025 |
| Creative Play Solutions (Wooden Delights Ltd) Deactivated | 9 | 2018–2022 |
| Cleary and Doyle Construction Ltd | 9 | 2016–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 6 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 8 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 28 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). A normal window for this market.
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 · Real estate services, 14 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 309 recorded awards).
Submission language: English.
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