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Based on 16 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 summaryAppointment of an integrated design team to deliver the Letterkenny Transport Hub, a project intended to meet the long term transport needs of Letterkenny in Ireland. The scope covers design services for a public building, public realm works, bus bays, a taxi rank, parking and all associated works.
Description
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Source: TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (Publications Office of the EU)
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Expected award price
- likely award for this notice, from its published estimate of €700,000
- €553,000 to €952,000
This buyer's comparable awards in this sector came in at a median of 100% of their published estimate, half of them between 79% and 136%, based on 15 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 16 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €700,000
- Median award
- €315,660
- Middle half of past awards
- €113,328 to €655,779
The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.
Most recent awards
- Engineering design services - General Consultancy Support Services in Support of Licensed Landfills in County Donegal €615,420
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - Donegal County Council - Consultancy Services for the Design and Supervsion of a Replacement Bridge and the Design of Appropriate Containment Structures on a number of Existing Masonary Arch Bridges €26,500
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - Integrated Consultancy Team Services for the Riverine Community Park €1,597,526
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - Provision of Assigned Certifier services to Donegal County Council for 76 social housing units across three Design and Build projects. €57,000
- Technical inspection and testing services - Testing and reporting on results of concrete blocks Donegal County Council June 2025 €428,250
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 profileDonegal County Council_1193
- notices in the register
- 199
- awards
- 84
- awarded in total
- €60.3M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 59
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 13%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 62%
Based on 79 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)
- 2.1
- of those lots received a single tender
- 47%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 23%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hanley_63567 | 2 | €335,175 | Dec 2025 |
| Design ID Consulting Limited | 2 | €67,785 | Oct 2025 |
| RPP Architects Limited | 1 | €2.4M | Aug 2026 |
| McAdam Design Ltd | 1 | €1.6M | Sep 2025 |
| Stantec_Ireland_63567 | 1 | €1.6M | Aug 2026 |
Based on 16 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
5 open tenders right now
- Civil engineering consultancy services - The Procurement of an Engineering Service Provider for the Connection of 16 Group Water Schemes in Donegal to the Public Water Supply and Taking in Charge of Same No deadline published
- Civil engineering consultancy services - The Procurement of an Engineering Service Provider for the Connection of 16 Group Water Schemes in Donegal to the Public Water Supply and Taking in Charge of Same No deadline published
- Civil engineering consultancy services - The Procurement of an Engineering Service Provider for the Connection of 16 Group Water Schemes in Donegal to the Public Water Supply and Taking in Charge of Same No deadline published
Market context
Larger than 59% of the open notices in Architecture & engineering services across Europe.
- open now in Architecture & engineering services
- 20,944
- median open notice
- €475,528
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersIreland · Architecture & engineering services
- different companies won awards here
- 726
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 4%
- winners of the last 12 months were new here
- 391 of 491
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 177
Based on 1,191 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)
- 31.7
- 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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