BirdWatch Ireland - contract awards
Who wins BirdWatch Ireland contracts, and how hard it is to break in
BirdWatch Ireland has awarded 3 contracts totalling €88k between 2019 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is Thomas Gallagher (1 award).
Its three largest suppliers hold 100% of the disclosed value. 1 company has won here in more than one year. 1 of the 3 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.
Concentration like this is where a newcomer reads its odds. Thin fields and single-bidder contracts are the openings.
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3
Awards
€88k
Disclosed value
€88k
Average per award
3
With named winner
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.Thomas Gallagher1 · €88k
- 2.HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited2 · Not disclosed
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | - |
| 2022 | 1 | - |
| 2026 | 1 | €88k |
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By value band
- €50k-€144k1 · €88k
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 3
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 1
- Most contested award
- Predator Contract Services
- 2 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: Digital aerial waterbird surveys of Donegal Bay (2 bids)
By procedure
- Open Procedure: 3
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 100% of €88k total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gallagher | 100% | Dissolved | also won €60k across 1 other Irish body → |
| HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited | 0% | — | also won Not disclosed across 1 other Irish body → |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by BirdWatch Ireland in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited | 2 | 2019, 2022 |
Award history (3 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | Predator Contract Services | Thomas Gallagher | 2 | Open Procedure | €88k |
| 21 January 2022 | Digital aerial surveys of waterbirds - E coast (Belfast L, Carlingford & adjacent sea areas) | HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 22 December 2019 | Digital aerial waterbird surveys of Donegal Bay | HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
Last updated 9 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2019-12-22. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.
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