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Newbridge Southern Ring Road and Bridge for Kildare County Council
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 30 November at 16:00 — 30 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 project comprises Civil Engineering Construction Works as follows: 1. Construction of 790m (including bridge) Newbridge Southern Ring Road. 2. Construction of new five-span bridge structure approximately 170 metres total length crossing the River Liffey. 3. Tie-ins to existing road networks and utilities each end of the Outer Orbital Road. 4. Underground utilities under the carriageway and across the bridge. 5. Public lighting installation to roadway and bridge. 6. All ancillary works associated with the above works All in a “live” environment as per the Drawings issued for illustration purposes only as part of this Stage 1 Public Procurement Process. Please ensure you ASSOCIATE your company with this competition in order to seek and receive clarifications. Tenderers must upload their submissions in a zipped file format.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 17 bids (134 procedures with a bid count); 2% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 134
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (76 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around November 2026 by that rhythm. The last award went to Axis Construction Limited.n = 76
- 25% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (155 awards since 2023, spread over 116 companies). That is well below the sector norm (44%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 155 awards since 2023
- The award came in at a median 96% of the estimated value (21 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 98%.n = 21
- 1% of awards went to companies from abroad (155 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 155
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RBK Construction Ltd | 5 | 2025–2026 |
| Treeline Ltd | 5 | 2023–2026 |
| Bluestone Facilities Management Ltd | 4 | 2025–2026 |
| Hawthorn Heights Ltd | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| Dunne Brothers Ltd | 4 | 2025–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 17 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 72 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 863 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
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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