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Galway City Council - Provision of service to operate Galway Homeless Day Centre and Temporary Emergency Accommodation Facility located on the Seamus Quirke Road,

Contracting Authority

Galway City CouncilSee all Galway City Council contract awards

Sector

Social Services

Deadline

30 November 2026

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Estimated Value

€15.0M

Value Range

>5M

Procedure

Open Procedure

Procurement Type

Not specified

Published

2026-10-27

Resource ID

741765-2026

CPV Classification

Common Procurement Vocabulary: the EU codes that classify what this contract is for.

  • 85100000Health and social work services
  • 85000000Health and social work services
  • 85323000Health and social work services
  • 85144000Health and social work services
  • 70333000Real estate services

Summary

Galway City Council seeks a service provider to operate a homeless day centre and temporary emergency accommodation facility on Seamus Quirke Road. The contract covers day-to-day operations and management of accommodation services for homeless individuals in Galway.

This is a significant multi-year service contract valued at €15 million.

Keywords

homeless-day-centreemergency-accommodationhomeless-support-servicesfacility-operationstemporary-housing
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Galway City Council - Provision of service to operate Galway Homeless Day Centre and Temporary Emergency Accommodation Facility located on the Seamus Quirke Road,

Buyer
Galway City Council
Deadline
30 November 2026
Value
€15.0M

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Galway City Council - Provision of service to operate Galway Homeless Day Centre and Temporary Emergency Accommodation Facility located on the Seamus Quirke Road,
Buyer: Galway City Council
Deadline: 30 November 2026
Estimated value: €15.0M

Details and the official notice: https://tenderwatch.ie/tender/741765-2026/galway-city-council-provision-of-service-to-operate-galway-homeless-day-centre-a?via=colleague

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Galway City Council - Provision of service to operate Galway Homeless Day Centre and Temporary Emergency Accommodation Facility located on the Seamus Quirke Road,

Buyer & BenchmarkGalway City Council · CPV 85 median award €258,637 (IQR €118,684 to €2,085,454, n=72) · Median 2 bids
Top Matched BiddersMyLife by Estrela Hall Limited (44.2/100 fit) · Talbot Group (44.2/100 fit)
Bidder Shortlist (#3-5)Depaul Ireland (42.5/100) · Moorehall Lodge Healthcare (39.6/100) · NUA Healthcare (39.6/100) · CRO B1 & ESPD pre-qualification verified
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1. Deadline & Procedure Window25 days left

25 days remaining. Open Procedure: single-stage submission where ESPD eligibility, technical response, and pricing are submitted together.

2. Estimated Turnover Cap & ThresholdEst. cap <= EUR 30M

Under OGP guidelines (Circular 05/2023 and EU Directive 2014/24/EU), minimum required annual turnover is capped at 2x contract value (EUR 30M on a EUR 15M contract). Regime: EU OJEU Regulated (Supplies/Services >= EUR 216k).

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4. Competition & Pricing BenchmarkMedian 2 bids · EUR 259k

Across 72 Irish CPV 85 awards, the median contract award is EUR 259k (typical range EUR 119k to EUR 2.1M), with a median of 2 tenders received per competition.

5. Buyer Track Record & Likely Contenders64% MEAT (60/40 P/Q)

Evaluation scorecard: Galway City Council uses Price & Quality (MEAT) on 64.2% of graded notices (35.8% Lowest Price only across 137 notices; typical split 60% Price / 40% Technical Quality). Galway City Council has 339 published contract awards on record. Suppliers with matching CPV and sector track records include: MyLife by Estrela Hall Limited (44.2/100 fit), Talbot Group (44.2/100 fit), Depaul Ireland (42.5/100 fit).

6. Mandatory Sector & RFT ComplianceSocial Services rules

Standard Social Services requirements: Tax clearance.

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Suppliers with a matching track record

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  • MyLife by Estrela Hall Limited

    4 shared CPV code(s): 85000000, 85100000, 85144000; adjacent value band

    44.2/100
  • Talbot Group

    4 shared CPV code(s): 85000000, 85100000, 85144000; adjacent value band

    44.2/100
  • Depaul Ireland

    2 shared CPV code(s): 70333000, 85000000; value band matches (>5M)

    42.5/100
  • Moorehall Lodge Healthcare

    3 shared CPV code(s): 85000000, 85100000, 85144000; value band matches (>5M)

    39.6/100
  • NUA Healthcare

    3 shared CPV code(s): 85000000, 85100000, 85144000; value band matches (>5M)

    39.6/100

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