Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board has published 152 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 145 distinct suppliers. The supplier named most often is The School Food Company Limited, on 12 awards with no other supplier. The latest award is dated 5 October 2026.
Name in source
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board
Distinct suppliers
145
152
Awards
132 awards with a single named supplier
€137,419,092
Sole-supplier value
€21,845,974 in total across all named suppliers; each supplier's share is not published
20
Shared awards
Buyer profile
Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board published 152 contract awards in these records between 2014 and 2026.
Where the category is recorded, it buys minor building works and civils most often (34% of awards), then professional services (22%).
Its tenders drew a median of 3 bids, and 92% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.
Advertised tenders took a median of 168 days from notice to award.
4 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 12 October 2026.
What they buy
Awarded value by spend category: €166.8M in one-off contracts across 175 awards with a category recorded.
Minor Building Works and Civils€145.3M · 87%60 awards · 34% of awards
Professional Services€10.8M · 6%39 awards · 22% of awards
ICT and office equipment€7.2M · 4%9 awards · 5% of awards
Facilities management and maintenance€2.1M · 1%25 awards · 14% of awards
Fleet and plant€925.2K · 1%27 awards · 15% of awards
Medical Professional Services€280K · under 1%1 award · 1% of awards
Defence€85.3K · under 1%2 awards · 1% of awards
Travel and HR Services€40K · under 1%3 awards · 2% of awards
Also: Managed Services (4 awards), Marketing, Print and Stationery (2 awards), Utilities (1 award), Medical and Diagnostic Equipment and Supplies (1 award), Medical, Surgical and Pharmaceutical Supplies (1 award)
Works 37%Services 36%Supplies 26%Work Related Services 1%
Categories are recorded by eTenders. 15 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 79%
Framework agreement 13%
Direct invitation 8%
Procurement figures for this buyer
Measure
This buyer
Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 167
3
Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 167
24%
Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 167
92%
Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 150
91%
Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 173
168 days
Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 175
25 days
Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 282
7%
Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 17
One-off contracts with a single supplier total €132,679,092 in awarded value. 17 framework agreements are not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.
Contract terms ending in the next 12 months
4 awards whose published duration ends between 12 Oct 2026 and a year later.
Roof Upgrade works to the College of Further Education and Training Croom Campus, High Street, Croom, Co. Limerick.EDMUND BROWNE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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.
These suppliers are CRO companies that won at least one award from this buyer and also appear in the Register of Lobbying or a Register of Members’ Interests. Appearing in both does not mean an award was influenced. Open each company to see the records and how they were matched.
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
Value awarded by year
One-off contracts with a sole supplier; frameworks left out