Loughs Agency has published 15 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 15 distinct suppliers. The supplier named most often is Solar Pump Solutions Limited, on 2 awards with no other supplier. The latest award is dated 21 January 2026.
Name in source
Loughs Agency
Distinct suppliers
15
15
Awards
13 awards with a single named supplier
€1,837,385
Sole-supplier value
€154,251 in total across all named suppliers; each supplier's share is not published
2
Shared awards
Buyer profile
Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.
Loughs Agency published 15 contract awards in these records between 2023 and 2026.
Where the category is recorded, it buys ICT and office equipment most often (40% of awards), then travel and HR services (13%).
Its tenders drew a median of 2 bids, and 82% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.
Advertised tenders took a median of 99 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: €1.6M in one-off contracts across 15 awards with a category recorded.
ICT and office equipment€608.6K · 37%6 awards · 40% of awards
Managed Services€245.3K · 15%1 award · 7% of awards
Travel and HR Services€209.3K · 13%2 awards · 13% of awards
Minor Building Works and Civils€200.9K · 12%1 award · 7% of awards
Professional Services€142.4K · 9%2 awards · 13% of awards
Fleet and plant€117K · 7%2 awards · 13% of awards
Veterinary & Farming€101.8K · 6%1 award · 7% of awards
Services 47%Supplies 47%Works 7%
Categories are recorded by eTenders. 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 93%
Framework agreement 7%
Procurement figures for this buyer
Measure
This buyer
Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 15
2
Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 15
27%
Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 15
82%
Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 14
79%
Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 15
99 days
Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 15
25 days
Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 60
20%
Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 15
One-off contracts with a single supplier total €1,837,385 in awarded value. 1 framework agreement is 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.
Framework Agreement for Charters of Vessel and Crew for the Deployment and Retrieval of Offshore Marine Scientific Equipment (re-tender)2 suppliersFramework
€110K
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
Value awarded by year
One-off contracts with a sole supplier; frameworks left out