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N80 Leagh Bends Scheme Archaeological Consultancy Services Stages (i) to (iv)
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 14:00 — 19 days left.
- 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
Carlow County Council is seeking to procure the provision of Archaeological Consultancy Services Stages (i) to (iv) on the N80 Leagh Bends Scheme. It is anticipated that the Archaeological Consultancy Services required by the Contract will be the Stages: Stage (i) Test Excavations and Surveys; Stage (ii) Pre-Excavation Services; Stage (iii) Excavations and Preliminary Reporting; Stage (iv) Analyses, Reporting, Public Dissemination and Archiving; and Stage (i)k Archaeological Monitoring of Construction Works. The commencement of each Stage will require a written Instruction to the Archaeological Consultant by the Contracting Authority. Stage (ii), Stage (iii) and Stage(iv) are strictly provisional and may be carried out in whole, in part or not at all and with possible intervals between the phases (arising from e.g. seasonal constraints, statutory consents) at the sole discretion of the…
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… Client. Tenderers should note that Stage (i)k archaeological monitoring of construction works will only proceed where instructed by the Client.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (44 awards, most recently July 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Cooney Architects Ltd.n = 44
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (158 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 6 bids.n = 158
- 39% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (183 awards since 2013, spread over 102 companies). 61% went to new names.n = 183 awards since 2013
- The award came in at a median 87% of the estimated value (13 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 97%.n = 13
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (183 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 5%.n = 183
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cahill Crafts Ltd. | 11 | 2015–2025 |
| kevin thorpe ltd | 6 | 2014–2021 |
| HPMP Fire c/o High Precision Motor Products | 5 | 2021–2026 |
| Clodywood Civi Engineering Co. Ltd. | 5 | 2024–2025 |
| KPM Contracting Ltd T/A Carlow Insulation Solutions | 4 | 2013–2016 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 7 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 40 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 37 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
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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