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Kerry County Council

Kerry County Council has published 355 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 219 distinct suppliers. The supplier named most often is Triur Construction Limited, on 13 awards with no other supplier. The latest award is dated 9 October 2026.

Name in source
Kerry County Council
Distinct suppliers
219
355
Awards
345 awards with a single named supplier
€189,472,721
Sole-supplier value
€297,400 in total across all named suppliers; each supplier's share is not published
10
Shared awards

Buyer profile

Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.

Kerry County Council published 355 contract awards in these records between 2014 and 2026.

Where the category is recorded, it buys minor building works and civils most often (43% of awards), then professional services (20%).

Its tenders drew a median of 3 bids, and 89% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.

Advertised tenders took a median of 169 days from notice to award.

27 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 12 October 2026.

What they buy

Awarded value by spend category: €211.1M in one-off contracts across 408 awards with a category recorded.

  1. Minor Building Works and Civils€140.6M · 67%177 awards · 43% of awards
  2. Utilities€31.3M · 15%3 awards · 1% of awards
  3. Professional Services€14.6M · 7%81 awards · 20% of awards
  4. Managed Services€8.2M · 4%6 awards · 1% of awards
  5. Facilities management and maintenance€7.7M · 4%50 awards · 12% of awards
  6. Fleet and plant€4.3M · 2%43 awards · 11% of awards
  7. Travel and HR Services€2.3M · 1%19 awards · 5% of awards
  8. ICT and office equipment€1.3M · 1%15 awards · 4% of awards

Also: Veterinary & Farming (€524K), Defence (€141.8K), Laboratory, Diagnostics and Equipment (€36K), Marketing, Print and Stationery (2 awards), Medical Professional Services (1 award), Plant Hire (1 award)

Works 49%Services 35%Supplies 10%Work Related Services 6%

Categories are recorded by eTenders. 25 awards have none and are not counted. Values are awarded values, not money paid, and leave out framework agreements, which publish a ceiling rather than a contract value.

How they buy

How each award was competed.

  • One-off tender 92%
  • Framework agreement 3%
  • Call-off from a framework 3%
  • Direct invitation 3%
Procurement figures for this buyer and the median across local authorities
MeasureThis buyerCouncils median
Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 38633
Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 38626%28%
Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 38689%88%
Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 35389%88%
Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 411169 days167 days
Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 41128 days29 days
Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 5619%6%
Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 12728%24%

Compared with the median of 30 other local authorities with at least 20 awards. A figure is shown only when it rests on 10 or more records.

Who wins

Distinct suppliers
219
Won by the top five
14%
of 345 awards to a single supplier
New in the last year
8
suppliers with their first award here
Largest supplier
17%
of one-off contract value: WILLS BROS LIMITED (€31.6M)
Typical contract
€178K
median of 163 one-off awards with a value
All 219 suppliers

One-off contracts with a single supplier total €187,850,480 in awarded value. 7 framework agreements are not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.

Contract terms ending in the next 12 months

27 awards whose published duration ends between 12 Oct 2026 and a year later; the first 8 are shown.

  • Quaybawn Bridge Rehabilitation WorksTRIUR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
    €384.6K
  • Outdoor Exercise Area for Kerry County Council at Tralee Town Park, Tralee, Co Kerry.KOMPAN IRELAND LIMITED
    €78.1K
  • PCE111F-R5SL3-06: PROJ000009169: Architect Led Design Team Consultancy Services for the Development of 27 No. Housing Units and associated Siteworks at Matt Talbot Road, Tralee, Co. KerryVAN DIJK ARCHITECTS LIMITED
    €425K
  • Invitation to Tender for Technical Consultancy Services for South Kerry Greenway DB for Kerry County Council.FEHILY TIMONEY & COMPANY LIMITED
    €492.4K
  • Design, Supply and install of 2 No. Lightweight Prefabricated Units for purchase including all ancillary works to Kerry Fire Services DepartmentTop Scale Investements Ltd T/A Masterkabin
    €134K
  • Supply and Delivery of fully Assembled Office Furniture to Corporate Buildings Kerry County Council8 suppliersFramework
    €55K
  • Procurement of Architect led Design Team Services for the development of Tralee Boxing Club and Community Space - Blennerville Bakery SchoolTADHG CASEY ARCHITECTS LIMITED
    €268.5K
  • Multi-Disciplinary Design team to prepare integrated Urban Realm Design for Killarney Town CentreAtkinsRéalis
    €574.1K
All 27 ending in the next 12 months

End dates add the published duration to the award date. Contracts can be extended, ended early or renewed without a new notice, so this is a guide to when work may come back to market, not a schedule.

Sources: the OGP / eTenders open data file, published 7 Aug 2026, and TED contract award notices. Categories, bids, SME and timing figures come from eTenders only. About the sources

Latest awards

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