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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 final price vs the published estimate
- -0.7%
- 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 summaryWicklow County Council is seeking to appoint a main contractor to build two new two-bay fire stations in County Wicklow, Ireland. Each station will include office, training and welfare facilities alongside the two fire appliance bays. The works concern building construction for emergency services at Baltinglass and Dunlavin.
Description
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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What this buyer has paid before
Based on 17 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €6.5M
- 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
- 230
- 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
- 18 of 19
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 81%
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.
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.
7 open tenders right now
- Refurbishment work - WCC462026 Tender Competition to Establish a Multi Party Framework Agreement for the Replacement, Repair and Maintenance of Windows and Doors for Wicklow County Councils Housing Stock 5 days left
- Road construction works - Baltinglass Town Centre Refurbishment Project Phase 1A 46 days left
- Construction work - Arklow Flood Relief Scheme - Main Works Contract No deadline published
Market context
Larger than 72% of the open notices in Construction work across Europe.
- open now in Construction work
- 29,189
- median open notice
- €830,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersIreland · Construction work
- different companies won awards here
- 789
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 366 of 518
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 201
Based on 1,485 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.
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