Donegal County Council seeks Expressions of Interest from contractors for the design-and-build of 3 social housing projects in Oldtown Letterkenny, Rossgarrow Milford, and Doire Beag, County Donegal
Donegal County Council_1193
Donegal County Council seeks expressions of interest, which will be pre-qualified for a restricted competition for the Design and Build of three social housing projects at Oldtown Letterkenny (16), Rossgarrow Milford (12) and Doire Beag (12), all of which are located within County Donegal
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-08-29. The procurement was published on 2025-07-16.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services โบ Architectural and related services
- โข Construction work โบ Building completion work
- โข Construction-related services โบ Construction consultancy services
- โข Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings โบ Heating-system design services
- โข Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings โบ Plumbing consultancy services
- โข Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works โบ Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works
- โข Engineering services โบ Consultative engineering and construction services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Northern and Western โบ Border
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-16 | Contract notice |
| 2026-11-02 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-07-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Donegal County Council seeks Expressions of Interest from contractors for the design-and-build of 3 social housing projects in Oldtown Letterkenny, Rossgarrow Milford, and Doire Beag, County Donegal
Reference number:
Short description:
Type of contract: Works
Products/services: Construction work ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Oldtown Letterkenny (16 units)
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Duration
Start date: 2026-01-01 ๐
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 5
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): SAQ assessments
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Rossgarrow Milford (12 units)
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Doire Beag ( 12 units)
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-08-29 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2025-07-16 ๐
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-08-25 12:00:00 ๐
Number is a type of weight: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Fixed-number type: Fixed value (total)
Tendering terms
The contract has performance execution conditions โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Donegal County Council_1193
National registration number:
Postal address: County House
Postal code: F93 Y622
Postal town: Lifford
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@donegalcoco.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 749153900 ๐
URL: https://www.donegalcoco.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.donegalcoco.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6131120 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6131120 ๐
There is a maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure โ
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure โ
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
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Name and addresses
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: N/A
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 135-466078 (2025-07-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Donegal County Council seeks Expressions of Interest from contractors for the design-and-build of 3 social housing projects in Oldtown Letterkenny, Rossgarrow Milford, and Doire Beag, County Donegal
Reference number:
HCL 0124,1024, and 0824
Short description:
Donegal County Council seeks expressions of interest, which will be pre-qualified for a restricted competition for the Design and Build of three social housing projects at Oldtown Letterkenny (16), Rossgarrow Milford (12) and Doire Beag (12), all of which are located within County Donegal
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Products/services: Construction work ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Lot 1
Title: Oldtown Letterkenny (16 units)
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Additional products/services:
+ 8 more
Engineering services
๐ฆ
Duration
Start date: 2026-01-01 ๐
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 5
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): SAQ assessments
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Lot 2
Title: Rossgarrow Milford (12 units)
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Lot 3
Title: Doire Beag ( 12 units)
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-08-29 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2025-07-16 ๐
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-08-25 12:00:00 ๐
Number is a type of weight: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Fixed-number type: Fixed value (total)
Tendering terms
The contract has performance execution conditions โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Donegal County Council_1193
National registration number:
8F28103W
Postal address: County House
Postal code: F93 Y622
Postal town: Lifford
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@donegalcoco.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 749153900 ๐
URL: https://www.donegalcoco.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.donegalcoco.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6131120 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6131120 ๐
There is a maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure โ
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure โ
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
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Name and addresses
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: N/A
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 135-466078 (2025-07-16)
Contract award notice (2026-11-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 12 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Quantity: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 295 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional products/services:
Place of performance: Dublin
๐๏ธ
Internal identifier:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3868710.80 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Price โ
Description
Internal identifier:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 750 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: n/a
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-03-13 ๐
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3868710.80 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Lowry Construction Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: 30 CARNCORN ROAD
Postal code: BT817RH
Postal town: Castlederg
Country: United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
E-mail: stephen@lowryconstruction.co.uk ๐ง
Phone: +44 2881670263 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3 750 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Axis Construction Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: Main Street Dungloe, Co. Donegal
Postal code: F94KT6V
Postal town: Letterkenny
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: pg@axis.construction ๐ง
Phone: 07495 22555 ๐
URL: www.axis.construction ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
3๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 4 295 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Source: OJS 2026/S 213-762905 (2026-11-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 12 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
1
Quantity: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 295 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional products/services:
+ 8 more
Engineering services
๐ฆ
Internal identifier:
2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3868710.80 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Price โ
Description
Internal identifier:
3
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 750 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: n/a
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
460951
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-03-13 ๐
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3868710.80 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
000150245
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Lowry Construction Ltd
National registration number:
NI606239
Postal address: 30 CARNCORN ROAD
Postal code: BT817RH
Postal town: Castlederg
Country: United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
E-mail: stephen@lowryconstruction.co.uk ๐ง
Phone: +44 2881670263 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3 750 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000150199
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0002
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Axis Construction Limited
National registration number:
407502
Postal address: Main Street Dungloe, Co. Donegal
Postal code: F94KT6V
Postal town: Letterkenny
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: pg@axis.construction ๐ง
Phone: 07495 22555 ๐
URL: www.axis.construction ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
3๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 4 295 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0003
Source: OJS 2026/S 213-762905 (2026-11-02)
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