Department of Education Tenders & Contract Awards
What Department of Education buys, who wins its contracts, and how suppliers get seen
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Department of Education has awarded 32 contracts totalling €7.2M between 2019 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is McKeon Brothers Limited (1 award).
Its three largest suppliers hold 51% of the disclosed value. 2 companies have won here in more than one year.
Public buyers rarely change supplier mid-contract. The opening is usually a new requirement, not a switch.
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Tender notices tracked
32
Contract awards
€7.2M
Disclosed value
€3.6M
Average per award
14
With named winner
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Awarded in 2026
Department of Education has 3 published contract awards in 2026 tracked on Tenderwatch, worth €7.2M across the 2 awards with published values.
Top winners in 2026
- McKeon Brothers Limited1 award
- PUNCH Consulting Engineers1 award
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.McKeon Brothers Limited1 · €3.6M
- 2.Hayes Higgins Partnership2 · Not disclosed
- 3.Downes Associates2 · Not disclosed
- 4.PUNCH Consulting Engineers1 · Not disclosed
- 5.Reddy Architecture + Urbanism1 · Not disclosed
- 6.Nolan Construction Consultants1 · Not disclosed
- 7.Malone O'Regan1 · Not disclosed
- 8.Varming Consulting Engineers Ltd.1 · Not disclosed
- 9.Turner & Townsend1 · Not disclosed
- 10.Heavey Kenny Associates1 · Not disclosed
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | - |
| 2021 | 4 | - |
| 2022 | 7 | - |
| 2024 | 17 | - |
| 2026 | 3 | €7.2M |
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- €50k-€144k1 · Not disclosed
- €1M-€5M2 · €7.2M
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 50.7% of €7.3M total disclosed value, a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKeon Brothers Limited | 49.3% | Normal | also won €5.3M across 2 other Irish bodies → |
| PUNCH Consulting Engineers | 1.4% | - | also won €20.0M across 12 other Irish bodies → |
| Hayes Higgins Partnership | 0% | Dissolved | also won €1.7bn across 10 other Irish bodies → |
| Downes Associates | 0% | Normal | also won €8.3M across 11 other Irish bodies → |
| Reddy Architecture + Urbanism | 0% | Normal | also won €5.3M across 12 other Irish bodies → |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by Department of Education in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| Downes Associates | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Hayes Higgins Partnership | 2 | 2019, 2022 |
Notices published in the last 90 days
| Published | Title | Winner | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 October 2026 | St Ita's and St. Mary's Special Schools - Electrical Reserved Specialist | undisclosed | €3.6M |
| 21 September 2026 | St Ita's and St. Mary's Special Schools - Mechanical Reserved Specialist | McKeon Brothers Limited | €3.6M |
| 21 August 2026 | Assigned Certifier Consultancy Services for the Department of Education and Skills (Lot 8 Design and Build Schools Framework No 1) | PUNCH Consulting Engineers | €100k |
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TenderWatch ProAward history (32 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 October 2026 | St Ita's and St. Mary's Special Schools - Electrical Reserved Specialist | undisclosed | - | €3.6M | |
| 21 September 2026 | St Ita's and St. Mary's Special Schools - Mechanical Reserved Specialist | McKeon Brothers Limited | - | €3.6M | |
| 21 August 2026 | Assigned Certifier Consultancy Services for the Department of Education and Skills (Lot 8 Design and Build Schools Framework No 1) | PUNCH Consulting Engineers | - | €100k | |
| 12 May 2024 | PSDP Services for St Patricks Comprehensive School, Shannon, Co. Clare | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Civil/Structural Engineering Services at Gaelscoil Uí Choimín, Back Road, Kilrush, Co. Clare. Roll No. 19999Q | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Services at Gaelscoil Uí Choimín, Back Road, Kilrush, Co. Clare. Roll No. 19999Q | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Quantity Surveyor Services at Gaelscoil Uí Choimín, Back Road, Kilrush, Co. Clare. Roll No. 19999Q | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP services) at Gaelscoil Uí Choimín, Back Road, Kilrush, Co. Clare. Roll No. 19999 | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Architectural Services for St Patrick’s Comprehensive School, Shannon, Co. Clare | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Civil/Structural Engineering Services for St Patrick’s Comprehensive School, Shannon, Co. Clare | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services for St Patrick's Comprehensive School Shannon Co. Clare | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Quantity Surveying Services for St Patrick's Comprehensive School Shannon Co. Clare | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Architectural Services for Castletroy College | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy Services for Castletroy College | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Services at Castletroy College | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Architectural Services for ASA at St Michaels CC Kilmihil, Co. Clare | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Civil & Structural Engineering Services for ASA at St Michaels CC Kilmihil | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Consultancy Services for ASA St Michaels CC Kilmihil | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | Quantity Surveying Consultancy Services for ASA St Michaels CC Kilmihil | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 May 2024 | PSDP Consultancy Services for ASA St Michaels CC Kilmihil | undisclosed | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 23 September 2022 | Architect Services for National School, Carrigaline, Co. Cork - RN 20550A | Reddy Architecture + Urbanism | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 23 September 2022 | Quantity Surveying Services for National School, Carrigaline, Co. Cork - RN 20550A | Nolan Construction Consultants | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 23 September 2022 | C+S Services for National School, Carrigaline, Co. Cork - RN 20550A | Malone O'Regan | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 23 September 2022 | Mechanical & Electrical Consultancy Services for Holywell National School RN 20550A | Varming Consulting Engineers Ltd. | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 August 2022 | PSDP Services for Colaiste Treasa, Greenane St. Upper, Bluepool, Kanturk, Co. Cork. | Hayes Higgins Partnership | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 August 2022 | PSDP Services for National School, Carrigaline, Co. Cork - RN 20550A | Turner & Townsend | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 20 May 2022 | Civil & Structural Engineering Services for Raheen Wood CNS | Downes Associates | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 October 2021 | Civil & Structural Engineering Services for Mol an Óige CNS | Downes Associates | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 October 2021 | Building Engineering Services (M & E) for Mol an Óige CNS | Heavey Kenny Associates | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 October 2021 | Quantity Surveying Services for Mol an Óige CNS | Rogerson Reddan and Associates Ltd. | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 11 October 2021 | PSDP - St. Clement's College | Safety Solutions | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 25 September 2019 | Additional Accommodation 2019 | Hayes Higgins Partnership | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
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See TenderWatch ProLast updated 20 October 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2019-09-25. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.