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Cherry Orchard Hospital - Blackthorn unit, Community Day Care Refurbishment
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 13 November at 12:00 — 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
The Works comprise the extensive refurbishment and alteration of approximately 248 m² of the existing Blackthorn Unit at Cherry Orchard Hospital to accommodate the Community Day Care Service. The Works generally include internal refurbishment and alterations; mechanical and electrical services installations/upgrades; replacement/upgrading of windows, roofing, finishes and associated services; construction of an infill extension; associated external works including paths and ramps; installation of external wall insulation to the existing Blackthorn Unit; and upgrading of the existing roof construction to improve thermal performance. The Works will be undertaken within the Cherry Orchard Hospital campus and will require appropriate management and coordination within an operational healthcare environment
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 11 bids (3,557 procedures with a bid count); 7% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 3,557
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (537 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Carey Building Contractors.n = 537
- 47% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (4,000 awards since 2013, spread over 1,779 companies). 53% went to new names.n = 4,000 awards since 2013
- 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (4,000 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 4,000
- The award came in at a median 99% of the estimated value (47 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 98%.n = 47
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 30/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uniphar Medtech Ltd. t/a M.E.D. Surgical | 31 | 2013–2026 |
| Hospital Services Limited | 22 | 2013–2024 |
| Accuscience Ireland Limited | 22 | 2016–2026 |
| AECOM Ireland Limited_15958 | 22 | 2024–2026 |
| Irish Hospital Supplies Ltd | 22 | 2016–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 47 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 498 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 17 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
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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