Professional Services Market Guide
How Cork City Council buys professional services
Based on 55 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.
How this authority buys professional services
45% of Cork City Council professional services awards (25 of 55) fell in the €<25k band over the past 24 months.
Award value distribution (disclosed, 24-month window)
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. Professional services contracts routinely trigger this requirement from the first invoice.[source]
- Professional Indemnity Insurance: Contracting authorities typically require Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance for service contracts. The required level varies by contract value and is stated in the RFT; consult the specific tender for the exact figure.[source]
Cork City Council · Professional Services
| Total Awards Tracked | 55 contracts (median €34k) |
| Open Tenders Right Now | 0 live professional services notices |
| Lead Incumbent Supplier | AtkinsRéalis (6 wins) |
| Full Authority Profile | Cork City Council cross-sector awards & spend → |
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Who wins Cork City Council professional services contracts
Awards tracked
55
24-month window
Median contract value
€34k
Realised where available, else estimated
Current Cork City Council professional services opportunities
No open tenders from Cork City Council in professional services right now.
Expiring professional services frameworks across Ireland
Sector-wide, not specific to Cork City Council — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.
- Quantity Surveying Consultancy Services for the Provision of Commercial Assessment Services for Part V, Turnkey Acquisitions and Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) Development Applications, expires 2026-Q4
- Multi-disciplinary Design Team to prepare an Urban Framework Plan for the Arthur’s Quay Area of Limerick City Centre, expires 2026-Q4
- FCC/069/26 Provision of Services for the Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for Concession to Organise and Operate Ice-Skating Events in Fingal County Council’s Administrative Area, expires 2026-Q4
Framework expiry typically triggers a replacement procurement. Monitor professional services 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 Cork City Council professional services contracts
Most Cork City Council professional services awards land in the €<25k band (median contract value: €34k). This sits below the national advertising threshold (€50,000 for supplies/services), so purchases may use simplified procedures but may still be advertised on eTenders.
- Register on eTenders.gov.ie and set up sector alerts so you don't miss new notices.
- Keep a current Tax Clearance Certificate from Revenue. Required for all public contracts.
- Professional Indemnity Insurance: Contracting authorities typically require Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance for service contracts. The required level varies by contract value and is stated in the RFT; consult the specific tender for the exact figure.[source]
- Review past award notices to understand typical contract scope and evaluate your competitiveness against AtkinsRéalis and Fehily Timoney and Company.
- Check the full awards dataset for Cork City Council for year-by-year procurement patterns.
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See TenderWatch ProEstimated 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 2026-11-02.
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.