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Summary
Machine-generated summaryLouth County Council is seeking a multi-disciplinary, engineering-led consultancy team to provide technical consultancy services for Phase 3 of the Port Access Northern Cross Route (PANCR). The appointed team will deliver the engineering and appraisal services needed to take the project through the procurement, construction and closeout phases, covering TII Phases 5 to 7. The works to be supported include the construction of approximately 1.08 km of new carriageway, a rail underbridge approximately 10.5 m wide and 20.0 m long, and all associated ancillary works in Ireland. The contract covers engineering-related scientific and technical consultancy services.
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €1,500,000
- €1.5M to €1.5M
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 379 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 8 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €1.5M
- Median award
- €575,162
- Middle half of past awards
- €166,543 to €651,790
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Urban planning services - Integrated Design Team for Dunleer Energising the Community RRDF €199,057
- Landscape architectural services - Omeath Playground Redevelopment €44,400
- Civil engineering consultancy services - R177 Armagh road to R215 Redcow Transport Corridor Link Consultancy Services €693,544
- Building services consultancy services - THRIVE - Westgate House Refurbishment Project €1,208,780
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - Integrated Design Team - Living in Carlingford - Visiting Carlingford RRDF €557,575
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 profileLouth County Council_381
- notices in the register
- 69
- awards
- 33
- awarded in total
- €24.7M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 26
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 23%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 96%
Based on 30 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)
- 39.9
- of those lots received a single tender
- 0%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 33%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaffrey Architects | 1 | €1.2M | Dec 2025 |
| TOBIN Consulting Engineers_45085 | 1 | €693,544 | Mar 2026 |
| OC and C Architects Limited | 1 | €637,873 | Jun 2025 |
| Hall Black Douglas Architects | 1 | €592,750 | Aug 2025 |
| Urban Agency architects Ltd | 1 | €557,575 | Jul 2025 |
Based on 8 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
3 open tenders right now
- Artistic services - Public Art Commissions - Artist in Residence Projects for Louth County Council No deadline published
- Artistic services - Public Art Sculpture Commissions for Louth County Council No deadline published
Market context
Larger than 72% of the open notices in Architecture & engineering services across Europe.
- open now in Architecture & engineering services
- 20,676
- median open notice
- €484,742
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersIreland · Architecture & engineering services
- different companies won awards here
- 721
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 398 of 496
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 176
Based on 1,183 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)
- 32.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 15%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 13%
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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