RFT 05/25DL โ RFT for an Architect-led integrated Design Team for the design, construction and fit out of a Veterinary Facility at Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Atlantic Technological University
Atlantic Technological University (ATU) seeks tenders for an architect-led integrated design team for the design, construction and fit out of a veterinary facility at Letterkenny, Co Donegal. The team will be led by the architectural services consultant and will be required to provide civil and structural engineering consultancy services, mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy services, fire engineering consultancy services, project supervisor design process services and energy efficient design facilitator services including all required specialist skills as part of the appointment. The team will be required to work closely with the Project Manager and Quantity Surveying consultant who will be appointed separately. The Project Information Memorandum (PIM) should be read in conjunction with the QC2-Part 1 and 2, and the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical).
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-07-23. The procurement was published on 2025-06-23.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Architectural design services โบ Architectural services for buildings
- โข Architectural, engineering and planning services โบ Supervision of project and documentation
- โข Architectural, engineering and surveying services โบ Architectural and building-surveying services
- โข Civil engineering consultancy services โบ Civil engineering support services
- โข Consultative engineering and construction services โบ Structural engineering consultancy services
- โข Energy and related services โบ Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- โข Engineering design services โบ Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- โข Hazard protection and control consultancy services โบ Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- โข Health and safety services โบ Health and safety consultancy services
- โข Miscellaneous engineering services โบ Mechanical and electrical engineering services
- โข Urban planning and landscape architectural services โบ Urban planning services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Northern and Western โบ Border
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-23 | Contract notice |
| 2025-07-16 | Contract notice |
| 2026-05-05 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-06-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT 05/25DL โ RFT for an Architect-led integrated Design Team for the design, construction and fit out of a Veterinary Facility at Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Architectural services for buildings ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 700 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional information:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Architectural services for buildings ๐ฆ
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Border ๐๏ธ
Duration
Start date: 2025-10-15 ๐
End date: 2031-10-14 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
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
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: 2025-07-23 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
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
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Atlantic Technological University
National registration number:
Postal address: Port Road
Postal code: F94 DV52
Postal town: Letterkenny
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@atu.ie ๐ง
Phone: 074 9186000 ๐
URL: https://www.atu.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.atu.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5960754 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5960754 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
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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 119-410332 (2025-06-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT 05/25DL โ RFT for an Architect-led integrated Design Team for the design, construction and fit out of a Veterinary Facility at Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Short description:
Atlantic Technological University (ATU) seeks tenders for an architect-led integrated design team for the design, construction and fit out of a veterinary facility at Letterkenny, Co Donegal. The team will be led by the architectural services consultant and will be required to provide civil and structural engineering consultancy services, mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy services, fire engineering consultancy services, project supervisor design process services and energy efficient design facilitator services including all required specialist skills as part of the appointment. The team will be required to work closely with the Project Manager and Quantity Surveying consultant who will be appointed separately. The Project Information Memorandum (PIM) should be read in conjunction with the QC2-Part 1 and 2, and the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical).
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Products/services: Architectural services for buildings ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 700 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional information:
The conditions of Appointment will be the latest version of the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) (COE) in line with CWMF Guidance Note 1.6 & 1.7 of June 2025. ATU shall appoint each principal service provider with separate individual Conditions of Engagement.
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Products/services: Architectural services for buildings ๐ฆ
Additional products/services:
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Place of performance: Border ๐๏ธ
Duration
Start date: 2025-10-15 ๐
End date: 2031-10-14 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
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
+ 13 more
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: 2025-07-23 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
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
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Atlantic Technological University
National registration number:
3926731JH
Postal address: Port Road
Postal code: F94 DV52
Postal town: Letterkenny
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@atu.ie ๐ง
Phone: 074 9186000 ๐
URL: https://www.atu.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.atu.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5960754 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5960754 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
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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 119-410332 (2025-06-23)
Contract notice (2025-07-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 700 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-28 12:00:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
Change to Tender Submission Date
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: b52812a2-1c75-4ee5-af7f-9e510d1fa33b-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 136-472155 (2025-07-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 700 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-28 12:00:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
Change to Tender Submission Date
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: b52812a2-1c75-4ee5-af7f-9e510d1fa33b-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 136-472155 (2025-07-16)
Contract award notice (2026-05-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1589786.63 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1589786.63 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1589786.63 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional products/services:
Duration: 72 months
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Programme (10%); Methodology, Effective Management & Communication (30%); Resourcing of the Project (20%); Anticipated Risks and Mitigation Strategies/Opportunities (10%)
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Cost criterion (name): Cost (30%)
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Description
Main site or place of performance:
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Procedure
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-17 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1589786.63 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Rhatigan and Company architects
National registration number:
Postal address: City Gate
Postal code: F91 TX2D
Postal town: Sligo
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@rhatiganarchitects.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0719142213 ๐
URL: www.rhatigan.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 087-309490 (2026-05-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1589786.63 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1589786.63 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1589786.63 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional products/services:
+ 13 more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Programme (10%); Methodology, Effective Management & Communication (30%); Resourcing of the Project (20%); Anticipated Risks and Mitigation Strategies/Opportunities (10%)
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Cost criterion (name): Cost (30%)
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Description
Main site or place of performance:
In line with the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) Guidance Note 1.6 & 1.7 of June 2025 and as advised in the tender documents issued for this competition, ATU appointed each principal service provider with separate individual Conditions of Engagement.
The total value of the contracts awarded under this procedure is โฌ1,589,786.63, broken down as follows:
Architectural Design Services (Rhatigan Architects): โฌ802,986.63
Civil and Structural Engineering Design Services (OโConnor Sutton Cronin): โฌ309,910.00
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Design Services (Patrick McCaul Environmental Engineering Ltd): โฌ340,000
Fire Engineering Design Services (ORS): โฌ56,990.00
Project Supervisor Design Process Services (ORS): โฌ54,900.00
Energy Efficient Facilitator Services (Rhatigan Architects): โฌ25,000.00
Standalone award notices will be issued for each of the contracts awarded other than the Architectural Design Services (this notice).
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Additional products/services:
+ 13 more
Procedure
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
439899
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-17 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1589786.63 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000147513
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Rhatigan and Company architects
National registration number:
212551
Postal address: City Gate
Postal code: F91 TX2D
Postal town: Sligo
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@rhatiganarchitects.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0719142213 ๐
URL: www.rhatigan.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 087-309490 (2026-05-05)
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