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Transport Market Guide

How Clare County Council buys transport services

Based on 10 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.

How this authority buys transport

60% of Clare County Council transport awards (6 of 10) fell in the €100k-500k band over the past 24 months.

Award value distribution (disclosed, 24-month window)

€25k-100k
2 (20%)
€100k-500k
6 (60%)
€500k-1M
1 (10%)
€1M-5M
1 (10%)

Irish procurement thresholds: supplies/services on eTenders above €50,000; works above €200,000. Figures from thresholds.json (OGP Circular 05/2023 + EU Delegated Regulations 2025/2150–2152).

Typical entry requirements

  • Tax clearance: A valid Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) from Revenue is required for all public contracts.[source]

Who wins Clare County Council transport contracts

Awards tracked

10

24-month window

Median contract value

€287k

Realised where available, else estimated

Top suppliers by award count

1PRIMO Coachworks LtdCRO 4401122 awards€574k est.
2LyMar Contracts LtdCRO 5466711 award€1.4M est.
3Emergency One (UK) Limited1 award€792k est.
4Romaquip LtdCRO 1036531 award€400k est.
5CandC Executive Travel1 award€317k est.

Current Clare County Council transport opportunities

No open tenders from Clare County Council in transport right now.

Expiring transport frameworks across Ireland

Sector-wide, not specific to Clare County Council — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.

Framework expiry typically triggers a replacement procurement. Monitor transport tenders for new notices.

Deadlines are date-only (time stripped). Verify the exact closing time on the official TED or eTenders notice before bidding.

Bid readiness for Clare County Council transport contracts

Most Clare County Council transport awards land in the €100k-500k band (median contract value: €287k). This sits above the Irish national advertising threshold (€50,000 for supplies/services), so formal competitive tender on eTenders is the standard route.

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Estimated values are from TED notices and represent contract estimates, not realised or awarded amounts. Award winner names are TED-reported and resolved against the CRO where possible; approximately 22% of TED award notices carry no winner. Generated 2026-08-10.

Data sources

  • TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)— EU procurement notices, reused under the European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU).
  • data.gov.ie / Office of Government Procurement (OGP), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), andCORDIS— historical award and funding data, licensedCC‑BY‑4.0.
  • EUR-Lex— EU legal-directive metadata, releasedCC0.