Construction Procurement Briefing
Weekly Overview
This week's Irish construction procurement pipeline presents a broad mix of public sector opportunities spanning education, transport infrastructure, community facilities, and social care settings. Twenty active tenders are listed with a combined disclosed value exceeding €11.9 million, dominated by Dublin City Council's €6.1 million North Circular Road Active Travel Scheme. The education sector continues to drive sustained volume, with multiple school-based works packages covering window replacements, heating upgrades, electrical installations, and SEN extensions across counties Cork, Mayo, Galway, and Sligo.
Key Opportunities
| Tender | Value |
|---|---|
DCC Contract for Construction of the North Circular Road (Dorset Street Lower to Amiens Street) Active Travel Scheme Dublin City Council The highest-value tender this week at €6.1 million, this urban active travel infrastructure project offers significant revenue potential for civil and streetworks contractors with a Dublin City Council track record. | €6,100,000 |
Scoil Ursula Primary School, Blackrock Road, Blackrock, Cork - SEN extension and associated siteworks Unknown At €1.3 million, this SEN extension is one of the larger education construction packages this week, offering a strong opportunity for contractors experienced in school building works and accessible design requirements. | €1,300,000 |
St Joseph's North East Wing and Gym Block Refurbishment Enabling and Energy Works Unknown This €700,000 refurbishment package combining enabling works and energy upgrades in an institutional setting suits mid-tier contractors with fit-out and M&E coordination capabilities. | €700,000 |
Heating Upgrade, Cold Water Storage Tank Replacement and Platform Lift Installation, Scoil Muire Agus Padraig, Swinford, Co. Mayo Scoil Muire agus Pádraig This €552,000 mechanical and accessibility upgrade package has the earliest deadline this week, making it an immediate priority for M&E and specialist lift installation contractors targeting the school retrofit market. | €552,000 |
Proposed single storey extension for person with special needs at no. 2 Avista CLG Avista CLG is an established disability services provider, and this €370,000 residential extension contract represents a reliable public-interest client opportunity for smaller building contractors with accessible housing experience. | €370,000 |
Market Trends
Education sector dominates volume: At least eight of the twenty tenders this week relate to primary school infrastructure — covering windows, heating, electrical upgrades, lifts, and SEN extensions — reflecting continued Department of Education investment in school building condition and climate action retrofit programmes.
Energy and climate retrofit activity is accelerating: Multiple tenders explicitly reference heating upgrades, electrical installation renewals, life safety system upgrades, and climate action summer works, signalling that public bodies are actively deploying retrofit budgets ahead of mid-2026 construction windows.
Community and social infrastructure remains a consistent pipeline: GAA club refurbishments, disability residential units, community dwelling renovations, and Gaeltacht paving works confirm that local authorities and non-profit bodies are maintaining steady, smaller-scale construction procurement activity outside major capital programmes.
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