The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 16 different companies have won the last 19 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
- Expected wait for the award decision
- 101 days
- from 5 past awards
Based on 19 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryConstruction works for the Arklow Flood Relief Scheme in Ireland, covering the main works contract. The notice refers to the project documents for the full description of the works to be carried out. The procurement concerns flood relief construction works under a single main works contract in Arklow.
Description
Terms of the procedure
As the official notice states them.
Bid or no-bid?
Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.
Can I bid?
- Restricted procedure: suppliers first ask to take part, and only those the buyer selects are invited to bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
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Official source
Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Last verified against TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU) 3 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €35,000,000
- €35.0M to €35.0M
Comparable awards in this country and sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 100% and 100%, based on 468 awards of the last 3 years.
Each award is compared with the estimate of the same lots, framework agreements excluded. A published estimate may include options and renewals, so an award under it is not always a discount.
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 17 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €35.0M
- Median award
- €1.1M
- Middle half of past awards
- €256,855 to €6.0M
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Harbour construction works - Supply and Installation of 12 marine-grade steel safety ladders at Arklow Harbour €63,780
- Fire and Lighting Upgrade Works for Wicklow Gaol €409,872
- WCC602025 Design, Site Provision, Construction, Delivery and Maintenance of a new Public Library in Aughrim Town Centre, Co. Wicklow €1,441,950
- Construction work - The Design and Construction of 75 No. Social Housing Units, Lott Lane (Phase 1), Ballydonarea Drive, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow Phase A €21,844,943
- Clermont House Roofing Works €327,528
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileWicklow County Council
- notices in the register
- 232
- awards
- 83
- awarded in total
- €111.6M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 38
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 20%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 17 of 18
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 82%
Based on 45 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 4.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 15%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 16%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABM ABM Design and Build / Construction | 3 | €65.5M | Sep 2025 |
| Sean Porter Construction | 2 | €1.1M | Jul 2025 |
| Cunningham Contracts IRE Ltd | 1 | €6.0M | Sep 2025 |
| kevin thorpe ltd | 1 | €4.4M | Nov 2024 |
| P. K. Macann Construction Ltd | 1 | €1.4M | Apr 2026 |
Based on 19 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
4 open tenders right now
- Construction work for buildings relating to emergency services - WCC472026 Tender for the construction of two new fire stations at Baltinglass and Dunlavin Co. Wicklow 32 days left
- Flood-prevention works - Single-Party Framework Agreement for the Arklow Flood Relief Scheme and Associated Works - Initial Contract: Arklow Flood Relief Scheme Main Works 33 days to request
- Road construction works - Baltinglass Town Centre Refurbishment Project Phase 1A 38 days left
Market context
Larger than 94% of the open notices in Construction work across Europe.
- open now in Construction work
- 20,469
- median open notice
- €533,910
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersIreland · Construction work
- different companies won awards here
- 779
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 349 of 504
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 202
Based on 1,491 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 8.3
- of those lots received a single tender
- 12%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 7%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
Similar tenders
Open now
19
days to request
€15,000,000
est. value
40
days to request
€34,000,000
est. value
Awarded before
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