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Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for Architect-Led Integrated Design Team Services, for the Construction of a New Two-Bay Fire Station at Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 11 November at 12:00 — 10 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 Single Party Framework Agreement for Architect-Led Integrated Design Team Services, with the Construction of a New Two-Bay Fire Station at Johnstown Road (R435), Rathdowney, Co. Laois as the Initial Contract. This CfT is to pre-qualify architect led design teams to then be invited to tender for this work.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (35 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to TA Group.n = 35
- 22% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (260 awards since 2013, spread over 187 companies). That is well below the sector norm (38%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 260 awards since 2013
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (253 procedures with a bid count); 28% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 253
- The award came in at a median 89% of the estimated value (14 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 97%.n = 14
- 4% of awards went to companies from abroad (260 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 260
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HPMP Fire c/o High Precision Motor Products | 7 | 2019–2026 |
| Breencore ltd | 5 | 2014–2025 |
| Dunne Brothers Ltd | 4 | 2016–2022 |
| Ground Investigations Ireland Ltd | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| Campion construction | 4 | 2017–2022 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 32 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 34 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 · Architecture & engineering, 396 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,485 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Spain, France.
Submission language: English.
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