Carlow County Council - contract awards
Carlow County Council has been awarded 65 contracts totalling €3.5bn between 2023-2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is TA Group (1 award).
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65
Awards
€3.5bn
Disclosed value
€72.4M
Average per award
60
With named winner
Top suppliers awarded
- 1. TA Group 1 · €1.7bn
- 2. Hayes Higgins Partnership 1 · €1.7bn
- 3. Duggan Lynch Ltd 1 · €4.6M
- 4. Shanahan Power Ltd 1 · €4.0M
- 5. John Somers Construction Ltd 1 · €2.5M
- 6. Plazamont Ltd T/A Dan Morrissey and Company 1 · €2.0M
- 7. Tom O'Brien Construction Ltd 1 · €2.0M
- 8. Thomas Murphy and Sons Machinery Ltd 2 · €1.2M
- 9. ABS Construction Ltd 2 · €1.1M
- 10. Kilwex Limited 1 · €1.0M
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | €3.4M |
| 2024 | 21 | €11.7M |
| 2025 | 22 | €6.5M |
| 2026 | 16 | €3.5bn |
By value band
- €25k-€50k 4 · €130k
- €50k-€144k 12 · €1.1M
- €144k-€360k 14 · €3.2M
- €360k-€1M 7 · €4.2M
- €1M-€5M 8 · €18.1M
- Over €5M 3 · €3.5bn
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 44
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 7
- Most contested award
- Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Public Realm and Civil Engineering Works for Carlow County Council.
- 20 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: Carlow County Council - Supply of Combined Crane Hookloader Vehicle for Carlow County Fire and Rescue Service (2 bids)
By procedure
- Open Procedure: 45
- Simplified: 9
- Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 3
Supplier intelligence
One or more top suppliers for this authority are recorded as dissolved or inactive in the Companies Registration Office.
Top-3 suppliers account for 97.9% of €3.5bn total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TA Group | 48.9% | — | also won €220k across 3 other Irish bodies → |
| Hayes Higgins Partnership | 48.9% | Dissolved | also won €60k across 3 other Irish bodies → |
| Duggan Lynch Ltd | 0.1% | Normal | also won Not disclosed across 1 other Irish body → |
| Shanahan Power Ltd | 0.1% | Normal | — |
| John Somers Construction Ltd | 0.1% | Normal | also won €3.7M across 1 other Irish body → |
Award history (65 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2026 | Formation of Regional Multi-Party Frameworks for Professional Construction Consultancy Services Lot4: Engineer-Led Integrated Design Team Type 3 Project ( €5,000,000 and above) | TA Group | — | €1.7bn | |
| 25 June 2026 | Formation of Regional Multi-Party Frameworks for Professional Construction Consultancy Services Lot3: Engineer - Led Integrated Design Team Type 2 Project (€500,000 to €5,000,000) | Hayes Higgins Partnership | — | €1.7bn | |
| 2 June 2026 | Integrated Architect or Engineer led Design Team for The THRIVE funded Refurbishment and Adaptive Reuse of the former Bank of Ireland, Court place Carlow | undisclosed | — | - | |
| 16 April 2026 | 2455 - RFT Removal Transportation and disposal of Litter Street Cleaning Residues and Fly Tipped Material in skips from various locations in County Carlow | O'Toole Composting Ltd | — | - | |
| 15 April 2026 | Carlow County Council - The establishment of a framework for the supply and delivery of Trees, Shrubs and Herbaceous Plants | undisclosed | — | €1.0M | |
| 24 March 2026 | CFT for the provision of Traffic Surveys for the CSRR | Tracsis Traffic Data Ltd | — | €35k | |
| 11 March 2026 | Single Party Framework Agreement for Public Realm and Civil Engineering Works for Carlow County Council, Initial Project: Carlow Town URDF Public Realm Enhancement Scheme | undisclosed | — | €50.0M | |
| 4 March 2026 | NAT-25-2441-Waste Management - Multi Party Framework Agreement to Remove (i.e., Pick-Up, Clean-Up, Collect and Transport) Illegally Dumped Waste from various location around Co. Carlow | Hardscapes Limited | — | - | |
| 13 February 2026 | 2026 Supply and Spreading of Bitumen Binder to Various public Roads throughout Co Carlow | Colas Contracting Ltd | 5 | Open Procedure | €800k |
| 12 February 2026 | Supply, Delivery, Install/Commission and Maintenance of Emergency Standby Generators along with Automatic Transfer Switches to Carlow Fire Stations and Fire Training Centre. | De Power Solutions Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | €80k |
| 9 February 2026 | Provision of Valuation and, Marketing and Sales Services for Property and Land in County Carlow. | Thomas M Byrne and Son Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | €100k |
| 5 February 2026 | Request for Tender for 4 Pre-Used Class B Appliances Carlow County Council NDFEM 2026 | HPMP Fire c/o High Precision Motor Products | 2 | Open Procedure | €240k |
| 5 February 2026 | 2026 Carlow County Council Tender for Road Recycling Works to Public Roads within the Tullow and Muine Bheag Municipal Districts | Thomas Murphy and Sons Machinery Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | €600k |
| 3 February 2026 | NAT-25-2392 Panel for Occupational Therapist Services to Carlow County Council | undisclosed | — | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 23 January 2026 | Supply and Delivery of a new Water Tanker Fire Appliance to Carlow County Council | HPMP Fire c/o High Precision Motor Products | 2 | Open Procedure | €280k |
| 16 January 2026 | Tullow and Muinebheag Municipal Districts Co Carlow Roads Resurfacing Works 2026 | Plazamont Ltd T/A Dan Morrissey and Company | 3 | Open Procedure | €2.0M |
| 8 December 2025 | NAT-25-2455 - RFT Removal Transportation and disposal of Litter Street Cleaning Residues and Fly Tipped Material in skips from various locations in County Carlow | O'Toole Composting Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 26 November 2025 | L4058 Local Road Access Gate | Clodywood Civi Engineering Co. Ltd. | — | Simplified | - |
| 20 November 2025 | NAT-25-2441-Waste Management - Multi Party Framework Agreement to Remove (i.e., Pick-Up, Clean-Up, Collect and Transport) Illegally Dumped Waste from various location around Co. Carlow | Hardscapes | 4 | Open Procedure | €250k |
| 6 November 2025 | Carlow County Council Call for Tender for Provision of Services for the Coordination of Carlow Comhairle na nÓg | Carlow Regional Youth Services Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | €25k |
| 28 October 2025 | NAT-25-2371 REFURBISHMENT OF 56 CASTLEWOOD GARDENS, POLLERTON ROAD, CARLOW. R93 AE18. | KTL Building Contractors Ltd | 5 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 14 October 2025 | NAT-25-2392 Panel for Occupational Therapist Services to Carlow County Council | Original Therapies Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 6 October 2025 | Carlow County Council Bridge Remedial Works to CW-L4058-B-000 | Mark Murphy Consultancy Ltd | — | Simplified | - |
| 2 October 2025 | Carlow Active Travel Schemes - Safe Route to School - Queen of the Universe N.S., Bagenalstown | Tower Civil Engineering | 12 | Open Procedure | €400k |
| 30 September 2025 | EU-25-2368 - Single Party Framework Agreement for the Supply, Delivery, Commission and Maintenance of Emergency Generators to Local Authorities across the Republic of Ireland | Shanahan Power Ltd | 5 | Open Procedure | €4.0M |
| 18 September 2025 | NAT-25-2338 REFURBISHMENT OF 151 JKL AVENUE, CARLOW. R93 K2N5. | Cahill Crafts Ltd. | 3 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 10 September 2025 | NAT-25-2344- Carlow County Council seek to engage Architectural services for the proposed development works for the Refurbishment / Extension of the former Phoenix Centre, Rathvilly, County Carlow | O'Driscoll Lynn Architects | 4 | Open Procedure | €100k |
| 15 August 2025 | Tullow Riverside Amenity Area TV23CW01 | Clodywood Civi Engineering Co. Ltd. | — | Simplified | - |
| 13 August 2025 | Topographic Surveys for Active Travel Department - Carlow County Council | TST Engineering Ltd | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 8 August 2025 | Design Supply Install Carlow Information and Wayfindig Signage for the Towns of Tullow Clonegal and St Mullins | Placemarque | 1 | Open Procedure | €100k |
| 17 June 2025 | Town Centre First Plan for Muinebheag, Co. Carlow | ACCELERATING CHANGE TOGETHER | 4 | Open Procedure | €30k |
| 9 May 2025 | Quantity Surveying, Project Management and Public Procurement Consultancy services for the proposed development works for the Refurbishment / Extension of the former Phoenix Centre, Rathvilly | Brennan Associates | 2 | Open Procedure | €60k |
| 8 April 2025 | Ducketts Grove Underpinning and Repair Works 2025 | TRIUR Construction Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 6 March 2025 | Hanover Park Natural Play Playground | Allplay | 6 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 21 February 2025 | Playground and 'Learn to Ride' Cycle Area Design and Build for site at Carrigduff, Bunclody, Co. Wexford. | Garden Escapes | 5 | Open Procedure | €500k |
| 27 January 2025 | Design, Supply, Erection and Subsequent Removal of Exhibition Accommodation, Local Enterprise Village by the Network of Local Enterprise Offices at the National Ploughing Championships 2025 and 2026 | Jack Restan Displays | 4 | Open Procedure | €75k |
| 24 January 2025 | Carlow Southern Relief Road - Technical Consultancy Services | Roughan and O'Donovan | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 14 January 2025 | Request for Proposals On behalf of the Network of Local Enterprise Offices for Co-ordination Services for the Local Enterprise Village | Approved Productions | 3 | Open Procedure | €40k |
| 2 December 2024 | NAT-24-2085 REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO 32 ST FIACCS TERRACE, GRAIGUECULLEN, CARLOW. R93 H243. | Cahill Crafts Ltd. | 5 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 25 November 2024 | Tullow Road Multi-Functional Community Hub, John Sweeney Park, Tullow Road, Carlow | Duggan Lynch Ltd | 3 | Open Procedure | €4.6M |
| 14 November 2024 | Ballyellen Footpath Scheme 2024 | TOM DELAHUNTY PLANT HIRE LTD | — | Simplified | - |
| 18 October 2024 | Carlow Active Travel Dublin Road Pedestrians and Cyclists Scheme | Kilwex Limited | 9 | Open Procedure | €1.0M |
| 8 October 2024 | CCC Active Travel Pathfinder - Carlow to SETU Pedestrian and Cycle Scheme | Priority Construction | 6 | Open Procedure | €1.0M |
| 3 October 2024 | Carlow County Council - Safe Routes To Schools - Holy Family National Schools, Askea, Carlow | Clodywood Civi Engineering Co. Ltd. | — | Simplified | - |
| 3 October 2024 | Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Public Realm and Civil Engineering Works for Carlow County Council. | undisclosed | 20 | Open Procedure | - |
| 27 September 2024 | Carlow County Council Supply and Delivery of 2 No Pre Used Class B Appliances for the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management’s National Resilience Fleet | Finer Filters Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 16 September 2024 | Carlow Co Co - For the removal, transportation and disposal of waste material at Mortarstown depot | O'Toole Composting Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 7 August 2024 | Carlow County Council - Supply of Combined Crane Hookloader Vehicle for Carlow County Fire and Rescue Service | Setanta Vehicle Importers Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 6 June 2024 | Carlow CoCo - Green Road Junction Tightening Phase 2 | Clodywood Civi Engineering Co. Ltd. | — | Simplified | - |
| 24 May 2024 | Bagenalstown Public Realm Improvement Works | Suir Plant Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | €400k |
| 14 May 2024 | Carlow Co Council - Design and Publication of History Book on Carlow Sugar Factory | ALHAUS | — | Simplified | - |
| 10 May 2024 | Carlow County Council Tullow Urban Area - Area Based Transport Assessment | SYSTRA Ltd. | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 8 May 2024 | CARLOW ACTIVE TRAVEL SCHEMES – SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL – ST. BRIGID'S N.S., BAGENALSTOWN | TOM DELAHUNTY PLANT HIRE LTD | 6 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 26 April 2024 | NAT-23-1748 Construction of 3 Number Dwellings and All Associated Site Works at Townsend Avenue, Bilboa, Co. Carlow. | ABS Construction Ltd | 5 | Open Procedure | €900k |
| 22 March 2024 | NAT-24-1873¬_Redevelopment / construction of 8 Dwellings at Barrack Street, Carlow Town | Tom O'Brien Construction Ltd | 5 | Open Procedure | €2.0M |
| 20 March 2024 | NAT – 24 – 1858 Refurbishment Of 80 And 80A Elm Park Drive, Rathnapish , Carlow | ABS Construction Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | €250k |
| 16 February 2024 | ROOF REFURBISHMENT AND REPAIR WORKS AT CARLOW COUNTY LIBRARY (PRESENTATION BUILDING) TULLOW STREET CARLOW | Cahill Crafts Ltd. | — | Simplified | - |
| 16 February 2024 | 2024: Surface Dressing to public roads Within the Tullow and Muine Beag Municipal Districts. | Thomas Murphy and Sons Machinery Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | €600k |
| 5 January 2024 | Installation of Wayfinding and Information Signs in Carlow Town | Clodywood Civi Engineering Co. Ltd. | — | Simplified | - |
| 14 December 2023 | Supply and Delivery 5 No. Sets of Battery Operated RTC Cutting Equipment for Carlow County Fire Service | Vanguard Fire and rescue Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 8 December 2023 | Provision of Fleet Tracking System | Mobil Information Systems Ltd | 3 | Open Procedure | €50k |
| 16 August 2023 | REFURBISHMENT WORKS OF DWELLING HOUSE AT: JOHNSTOWN, BENNEKERRY, COUNTY CARLOW | KG FUTURE HOMES LIMITED | 1 | Open Procedure | €100k |
| 30 July 2023 | REFURBISHMENT WORKS TO 15 AND 16 OLD DUBLIN ROAD, CARLOW. R93 Y7X4. | Cahill Crafts Ltd. | 3 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 18 July 2023 | Refurbishment works of two dwelling houses at Tara House and Bothar Na Beaky House, Slaneyquarter, Tullow, County Carlow, | MS Construction | 3 | Open Procedure | €260k |
| 24 June 2023 | Refurbishment of 41/42 Dublin Street and Construction of 6 No. Dwellings at Cox’s Lane, Carlow. | John Somers Construction Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | €2.5M |
Last updated 17 July 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2023-06-24. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.
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