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How Galway City Council buys transport services

Based on 6 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.

How this authority buys transport

50% of Galway City Council transport awards (3 of 6) fell in the €>5M band over the past 24 months.

Award value distribution (disclosed, 24-month window)

€25k-100k
2 (33%)
€100k-500k
1 (17%)
€>5M
3 (50%)

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 Galway City Council transport contracts

Awards tracked

6

24-month window

Median contract value

€2.7M

Realised where available, else estimated

Top suppliers by award count

1 Finer Filters Ltd CRO 144486 2 awards €10.1M est.
2 Swarco Ireland Ltd CRO 491193 1 award €7.0M est.
3 Crowe Tours Ltd - Michael Anthony Crowe 1 award €300k est.
4 ROTA INDUSTRIES LTD CRO 169860 1 award €40k est.
5 p and d lydon 1 award €25k est.

Current Galway City Council transport opportunities

No open tenders from Galway City Council in transport right now.

Expiring transport frameworks across Ireland

Sector-wide, not specific to Galway City 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 Galway City Council transport contracts

Most Galway City Council transport awards land in the €>5M band (median contract value: €2.7M). This sits above the Irish national advertising threshold (€50,000 for supplies/services), so formal competitive tender on eTenders is the standard route.

  • 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.
  • Review past award notices to understand typical contract scope and evaluate your competitiveness against Finer Filters Ltd and Swarco Ireland Ltd.
  • Check the full awards dataset for Galway City Council for year-by-year procurement patterns.

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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 2026-07-16.

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), and CORDIS — historical award and funding data, licensed CC‑BY‑4.0.
  • EUR-Lex — EU legal-directive metadata, released CC0.