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Single-Party Framework Agreement for the Arklow Flood Relief Scheme and Associated Works – Initial Contract: Arklow Flood Relief Scheme Main Works
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 13 November at 13:00 — 12 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
Wicklow County Council is establishing a Single-Party Framework Agreement for the delivery of the Arklow Flood Relief Scheme and associated works. The Initial Contract will comprise the Arklow Flood Relief Scheme Main Works, with provision for additional related works to be awarded under the Framework as required.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (48 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Arklow Marine Services.n = 48
- 27% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (227 awards since 2014, spread over 147 companies). That is well below the sector norm (44%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 227 awards since 2014
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (214 procedures with a bid count); 15% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 214
- The award came in at a median 99% of the estimated value (11 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 98%.n = 11
- 3% of awards went to companies from abroad (227 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 227
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Porter Construction | 5 | 2022–2025 |
| Jigsaw VAE Ltd t/a Jigsaw Better Business | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| Redlough Landscapes | 4 | 2019–2022 |
| Clandillon Civil Consulting | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| Dublin Grass Machinery | 3 | 2023–2026 |
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 41 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 33 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 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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