Provision of Architect Led Design Team Consultancy Services for Housing at Cloghabrody, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

Provision of Architect Led Design Team Consultancy Services for Housing at Cloghabrody, Thomastown,

Provision of Architect Led Design Team Consultancy Services for Housing at Cloghabrody, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

Kilkenny County Council_1185

## Summary Kilkenny County Council is procuring Architect-Led Design Team Consultancy Services for a housing development in Cloghabrody, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. The contract involves architectural, engineering, and quantity surveying services for a project valued at €664,000.

## Scope & Deliverables - Architect-led design team consultancy for housing construction. - Services include architectural, civil engineering, building services, quantity surveying, and landscape architecture. - Construction to utilize the PW-CF-2 Public Works Contract for Building Works Designed by the Contractor. - Performance location: South-East (IE052), Ireland.

## Key Requirements - Eligibility and selection criteria are detailed in the Procurement Document. - Tenderers must comply with grounds for exclusion listed in the Procurement Document. - No specific qualifications or certifications are explicitly listed in the notice; refer to the tender documents for detailed professional requirements. - The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

## Commercials & Timeline - Estimated value: €664,000 (excluding VAT). - Contract duration: 30 months. - Submission deadline: Friday, June 12, 2026, at 12:00 IST (Note: Notice text lists June 8, 2026; verify via tender documents). - Tender validity: 180 days. - No framework agreement or Dynamic Purchasing System.

## How to Bid - Submission method: Electronic submission via https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7972859. - Language: English. - Key documents to prepare: ESPD (European Single Procurement Document), Tender Structure XML, and responses to the Procurement Document. - Additional information requests deadline: June 1, 2026, at 12:00.

## Bid Considerations - Suitability: Ideal for established architectural firms with integrated engineering and quantity surveying capabilities. - Opportunity: Provides a clear scope for a single lot with a defined 30-month timeline. - Risk: Discrepancy in submission deadline dates (June 8 vs. June 12) requires immediate clarification from the buyer. - Complexity: Requires coordination of multiple disciplines (architectural, civil, building services, landscape) under one lead.

Open procedure. Any interested supplier may submit a tender. There is no shortlisting stage — all compliant bids received by the deadline are evaluated against the published award criteria. It is the most common route for Irish public contracts and is open to SMEs and new entrants.

Kilkenny County Council_1185 has 24 tender(s) tracked on TenderScout, of which 5 are currently open. On the EU TED record this buyer has awarded 37 contract(s) worth around €126,752,487.

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