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Open raceNo supplier dominates: 17 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%
- Expected wait for the award decision
- 191 days
- from 7 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 summaryDublin City Council (DCC) is seeking to establish a panel of providers for event management services through a competitive process. The services cover seasonal arts, cultural and family friendly activations and pop-up events held in public spaces, parks, civic centres and community buildings in Dublin's North East Inner City. Each event must have fewer than 5,000 attendees at any one time. Events may include youth concerts, cultural celebrations and seasonal occasions such as Easter, Halloween and Christmas. The project is subject to funding. Full documentation is available on www.etenders.gov.ie.
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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) 1 month ago
More from this buyer
Full buyer profile33 open tenders right now
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- Construction work - Dublin City Council Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Local Area Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Works 9 days left
- Real estate services - Single Party Framework for the provision of Agent Services for Dublin City Council and initial contract for the provision of Agent Services for the letting of proposed office space at Camden Yard D8 12 days left
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Events Limited | 3 | €759,395 | Oct 2025 |
| Deloitte Ireland LLP | 1 | €1.0M | Jun 2026 |
| Freelance providers ltd T/A Translit | 1 | €705,000 | Jul 2026 |
| McCann FitzGerald LLP | 1 | €450,000 | Jan 2026 |
| The Blink Group | 1 | €210,695 | Jun 2026 |
Based on 19 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
What this buyer has paid before
Based on 8 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- Lower quartile
- €162,500
- Median award
- €330,348
- Upper quartile
- €625,852
This tender is estimated 1413.6% above that median
Most recent awards
- DCC SRFT for: Procurement of Event Management Services for Swellfest 2025 €140,000
- Single Party Framework Agreement for the provision of Digital Marketing services to support community engagement with the North East Inner City Initiative Dublin City Council €170,000
- SRFT Seasonal Arts and Cultural Family Friendly Pop-up Events for the City Centre €599,470
- Supplementary Request for Tender for UEFA Europa League Final 2024 Ancillary Events 2713420 €19,925
- Translation services - Contract for Irish Translation Services. €705,000
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
Change history
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Market context
- Avg. open tender · Business services
- €24,329,829
- Buyer track record on Aperlena
- 702 notices tracked · 577 awarded
- €331,085,372 in awarded contracts
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