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Provision of Services for the delivery of a Commuter Survey for Carlow County Council
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 13 November at 12:00 — 12 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
The aim of this project is to study the commuting patterns of residents in County Carlow and to quantify the economic and workforce potential represented by the county's commuter population. This will be achieved by analysing commuter profiles, understanding employment and skills trends, and measuring the desire of commuters to live and work within Carlow. The study will also identify the key locations across the county where skills, talent and commuter populations are currently concentrated. It is intended that Carlow County Council, in partnership with the successful provider, will stimulate interest in and raise awareness of the project during the online commuter survey phase of the study. The findings will inform the preparation of a comprehensive report that will support future economic development, enterprise growth, workforce planning and place-making initiatives across County…
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… Carlow. The study will further identify areas within the county where significant pools of skills and talent currently reside, as well as locations with high levels of outward commuting. This evidence base will help shape strategic actions aimed at attracting investment, supporting indigenous enterprise, fostering remote and blended working opportunities, and enhancing the attractiveness of County Carlow as a location to live, work and do business.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (158 procedures with a bid count); 25% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 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: 94%.n = 13
- 2% of awards went to companies from abroad (183 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.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 contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually 8 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 7,389 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 25 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Business services, 525 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,134 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
Submission language: English.
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