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FCC/364/26 – Design and Build of 21nr units and associated site works at Fortlawn Estate, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 for Fingal County Council
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 10 November at 12:00 — 9 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
Design and Build of 21nr units and associated site works at Fortlawn Estate, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 for Fingal County Council
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (26 awards, most recently March 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around May 2026. The last award went to Donnelly Civil Engineering Ltd.n = 26
- 8% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (104 awards since 2023, spread over 95 companies). That is well below the sector norm (44%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 104 awards since 2023
- The award came in at a median 68% of the estimated value (11 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 98%.n = 11
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (92 procedures with a bid count); 14% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 92
- 9% of awards went to companies from abroad (104 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 104
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Broomfield Construction Ltd | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Bushell Interiors Limited | 2 | 2025 |
| AFEC ENGINEERING_115462 | 2 | 2025 |
| Donnelly Civil Engineering Ltd | 2 | 2023–2026 |
| Arthurstown Construction Ltd | 2 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 5 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 26 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 30 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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