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Kilkenny and Carlow ETB has published 110 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 109 distinct suppliers. The latest award is dated 16 September 2026.
Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.
Kilkenny and Carlow ETB published 110 contract awards in these records between 2015 and 2026.
Where the category is recorded, it buys facilities management and maintenance most often (28% of awards), then professional services (28%).
Its tenders drew a median of 4 bids, and 89% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.
Advertised tenders took a median of 94 days from notice to award.
3 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 12 October 2026.
Awarded value by spend category: €31.1M in one-off contracts across 65 awards with a category recorded.
Also: Medical, Surgical and Pharmaceutical Supplies (2 awards), Travel and HR Services (2 awards), Defence (1 award)
Supplies 48%Services 43%Works 9%
Categories are recorded by eTenders. 22 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 each award was competed.
| Measure | This buyer |
|---|---|
| Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 60 | 4 |
| Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 60 | 13% |
| Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 60 | 89% |
| Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 76 | 89% |
| Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 64 | 94 days |
| Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 64 | 28 days |
| Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 113 | 3% |
Value of one-off contracts won alone · number of awards
One-off contracts with a single supplier total €30,444,490 in awarded value; the largest single award is 26% of that. 16 framework agreements are not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.
3 awards whose published duration ends between 12 Oct 2026 and a year later.
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
One-off contracts with a sole supplier; frameworks left out
sole supplier shared