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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 17 different companies have won the last 20 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 20 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 summaryKildare County Council invites tenders for Package 1 of the Grand Canal Greenway Phase 2 in Ireland. The works cover a 7km greenway section between Lock 20 and the Shee Bridge Boardwalk, plus the ST02 pedestrian bridge at Lock 18. Works include widening and resurfacing the existing trail, constructing a new pedestrian bridge at the 18th Lock, improvements to public and private road junctions including the Ticknevin road junction, improvements to existing underbridge crossings, and various ancillary works. Tenderers must associate their company with the competition to seek and receive clarifications, and must upload submissions in zipped file format.
Description
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- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a 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) 7 hours ago
Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €5,500,000
- €4.6M to €6.2M
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 83% and 112%, based on 13 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 15 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €5.5M
- Median award
- €327,175
- Middle half of past awards
- €60,367 to €2.8M
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Landscaping work for playgrounds - Replacement of Four Swings in Kildare Town Playground €35,029
- Construction work - Solar PV Design and Installation at Cotton Mills Warehouse Development, Naas, Co. Kildare €54,599
- Construction work - Internal Fit-out Works at Cotton Mills Warehouse Development, Naas, Co. Kildare €64,250
- Construction work - Construction of 39 Social and Affordable Housing units, and associated site development and enabling infrastructure works at Ardclough Rd, Celbridge, Co. Kildare for Kildare County Council. €9,450,246
- Residential homes construction work - Design and Construction of 13 No Social housing units at St Evins Park Monasterevin Co Kildare €4,288,310
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 profileKildare County Council_385
- notices in the register
- 101
- awards
- 54
- awarded in total
- €66.9M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 45
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 19%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 95%
Based on 53 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.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 7.4
- of those lots received a single tender
- 5%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 10%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Heights Ltd | 3 | €439,483 | May 2026 |
| KOMPAN Ireland Ltd | 2 | €465,953 | May 2026 |
| John Cradock Ltd | 1 | €26.7M | Nov 2025 |
| Townlink Construction Ltd | 1 | €18.2M | Aug 2026 |
| Bretland Construction Ltd | 1 | €9.5M | Sep 2026 |
Based on 20 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
4 open tenders right now
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - Architect led Design Team for new MD Offices, Celbridge Co. Kildare 24 days left
- Real estate services - Provision of Property Valuation and Professional Advisory Services for Kildare County Council 24 days left
- Housing services - Competitive Dialogue - Housing Development Opportunities in Co Kildare No deadline published
Market context
Larger than 69% of the open notices in Construction work across Europe.
- open now in Construction work
- 28,831
- median open notice
- €853,188
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersIreland · Construction work
- different companies won awards here
- 790
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 5%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 364 of 517
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 201
Based on 1,488 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.
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