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Loughs Agency

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.

  1. ICT and office equipment€608.6K · 37%6 awards · 40% of awards
  2. Managed Services€245.3K · 15%1 award · 7% of awards
  3. Travel and HR Services€209.3K · 13%2 awards · 13% of awards
  4. Minor Building Works and Civils€200.9K · 12%1 award · 7% of awards
  5. Professional Services€142.4K · 9%2 awards · 13% of awards
  6. Fleet and plant€117K · 7%2 awards · 13% of awards
  7. 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
MeasureThis buyer
Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 152
Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 1527%
Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 1582%
Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 1479%
Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 1599 days
Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 1525 days
Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 6020%
Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 1580%

Who wins

Distinct suppliers
15
Won by the top five
46%
of 13 awards to a single supplier
New in the last year
3
suppliers with their first award here
Largest supplier
21%
of one-off contract value: Ocean Ecology (€395K)
Typical contract
€113K
median of 12 one-off awards with a value
All 15 suppliers

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.

  • Tether Management SystemRS Aqua Ltd
    No value
  • Supply and Delivery of Solar Powered Water PumpsSOLAR PUMP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    €58.2K
  • Charter of Survey Vessel, Skipper and Crew 2025- 2026Foyle consulting Engineers
    €209.3K
  • 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

  1. €606.8K2023
  2. €586.1K2025
  3. €644.5K2026

Awards by year

sole supplier shared

  1. 52023
  2. 82025
  3. 22026

Latest awards

All 15 contracts