St Ita's and St. Mary's Special Schools - Mechanical Reserved Specialist
Department of Education
A new school building for St. Ita’s and St Mary’s Special Schools, provided in a part single, two and three-storey building arranged as 2 linked blocks, including upgraded access road to be constructed for shared use with the adjacent Pitch and Putt club. The proposed building will contain 20 no. classrooms for St. Ita’s, 17 no. classrooms for St. Mary’s, associated clinician and educational support rooms, external rooftop play areas, hydrotherapy pool and all ancillary spaces with total floor area of circa 9586 sqm. Proposed site works to include the construction of new hard and soft play areas, Multi Use Games Area and multisensory gardens, together with all associated paths and paving, 145 no. car-parking spaces, 8 no. covered minibus set-down bays and a further 12 no. queuing spaces, together with boundary treatments, 20 no. bicycle stands, ancillary infrastructure works, ESB sub-station landscaping and a stormwater connection including upgrade works to the existing drainage network located in the public road and footpath in Riverview.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-11-26. The procurement was published on 2024-10-23.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2024-10-23 | Contract notice |
| 2026-09-17 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2024-10-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: St Ita's and St. Mary's Special Schools - Mechanical Reserved Specialist
Short description:
Type of contract: Works
Products/services: Construction work for school buildings 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 600 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Special school construction work 📦
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Reduction of environmental impacts and embodied carbon.
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Town: Drogheda
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration
Start date: 2025-10-06 📅
End date: 2027-05-07 📅
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-11-26 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Education
National registration number:
Postal address: Marlborough Street
Postal code: D01 RC96
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement@education.gov.ie 📧
Phone: 0579325495 📞
URL: https://www.education.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.education.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4548023 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4548023 🌏
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 209-651404 (2024-10-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: St Ita's and St. Mary's Special Schools - Mechanical Reserved Specialist
Short description:
A new school building for St. Ita’s and St Mary’s Special Schools, provided in a part single, two and three-storey building arranged as 2 linked blocks, including upgraded access road to be constructed for shared use with the adjacent Pitch and Putt club. The proposed building will contain 20 no. classrooms for St. Ita’s, 17 no. classrooms for St. Mary’s, associated clinician and educational support rooms, external rooftop play areas, hydrotherapy pool and all ancillary spaces with total floor area of circa 9586 sqm. Proposed site works to include the construction of new hard and soft play areas, Multi Use Games Area and multisensory gardens, together with all associated paths and paving, 145 no. car-parking spaces, 8 no. covered minibus set-down bays and a further 12 no. queuing spaces, together with boundary treatments, 20 no. bicycle stands, ancillary infrastructure works, ESB sub-station landscaping and a stormwater connection including upgrade works to the existing drainage network located in the public road and footpath in Riverview.
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Products/services: Construction work for school buildings 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 600 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Special school construction work 📦
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Reduction of environmental impacts and embodied carbon.
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Town: Drogheda
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration
Start date: 2025-10-06 📅
End date: 2027-05-07 📅
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-11-26 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Education
National registration number:
000
Postal address: Marlborough Street
Postal code: D01 RC96
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement@education.gov.ie 📧
Phone: 0579325495 📞
URL: https://www.education.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.education.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4548023 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4548023 🌏
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 209-651404 (2024-10-23)
Contract award notice (2026-09-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 600 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 3867010.07 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-21 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3867010.07 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: McKeon Brothers Limited
National registration number:
Department: 23879
Postal code: D01 RC96
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: rmckeon@mckeonbros.ie 📧
URL: https://mckeonbros.ie 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal code: D01RC96
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Phone: (01) 889 6400 📞
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/ 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 180 days
Source: OJS 2026/S 182-648697 (2026-09-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 600 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 3867010.07 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
458351
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-21 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3867010.07 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
000147100
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: McKeon Brothers Limited
National registration number:
23879
Department: 23879
Postal code: D01 RC96
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: rmckeon@mckeonbros.ie 📧
URL: https://mckeonbros.ie 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal code: D01RC96
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Phone: (01) 889 6400 📞
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/ 🌏
Complementary information
Review body
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 180 days
Source: OJS 2026/S 182-648697 (2026-09-17)
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