Establishment of a Single Party Framework for a Single Point Design Team for Nicholas Street Public Realm Project

Limerick City and County Council_103432

Nicholas Street forms part of the historic core of Limerick City and is located within an area of archaeological, architectural and cultural heritage significance. The Nicholas Street Public Realm Project seeks to improve the quality, accessibility, functionality and appearance of the public realm while respecting and enhancing the area's historic character. The preliminary design and Part 8 Planning process for the project has been completed. Limerick City and County Council are now seeking tenders for the establishment of a Single Point Design Team to progress the approved scheme initially through detailed design and tender procurement with potential to include the services for the construction, handover and close-out phases.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-08-14. The procurement was published on 2026-07-09.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-07-09 Contract notice
2026-10-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-07-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Establishment of a Single Party Framework for a Single Point Design Team for Nicholas Street Public Realm Project
Short description:
Nicholas Street forms part of the historic core of Limerick City and is located within an area of archaeological, architectural and cultural heritage significance. The Nicholas Street Public Realm Project seeks to improve the quality, accessibility, functionality and appearance of the public realm while respecting and enhancing the area's historic character. The preliminary design and Part 8 Planning process for the project has been completed. Limerick City and County Council are now seeking tenders for the establishment of a Single Point Design Team to progress the approved scheme initially through detailed design and tender procurement with potential to include the services for the construction, handover and close-out phases.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Architectural services for outdoor areas ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 650 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 42 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-08-14 14:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-14 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8609469
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-14 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8609469
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-31 14:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Limerick City and County Council_103432
National registration number: 3267368TH
Postal address: Merchant's Quay,
Postal code: V94 EH90
Postal town: Limerick.
Region: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: donnacha.reynolds@limerick.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 61 556000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.limerick.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.limerick.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8609469 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8609469 ๐ŸŒ
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 132-481385 (2026-07-09)
Contract award notice (2026-10-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 239 150 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 500 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 30
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 70

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 460314
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-10-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 1 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 000192040
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: PUNCH Consulting Engineers
National registration number: 111183
Postal address: 97 Henry Street
Postal code: V94 YC2H
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: jhayes@punchconsulting.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 012712200 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.punchconsulting.com ๐ŸŒ
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 204-727417 (2026-10-19)