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Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board

Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board has published 136 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 141 distinct suppliers. The latest award is dated 23 June 2026.

Name in source
Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board
Distinct suppliers
141
136
Awards
120 awards with a single named supplier
€68,865,942
Sole-supplier value
€15,860,000 in total across all named suppliers; each supplier's share is not published
16
Shared awards

Buyer profile

Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.

Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board published 136 contract awards in these records between 2013 and 2026.

Where the category is recorded, it buys minor building works and civils most often (26% of awards), then ICT and office equipment (18%).

Its tenders drew a median of 3 bids, and 87% of bids came from small and medium-sized firms.

Advertised tenders took a median of 275 days from notice to award.

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

What they buy

Awarded value by spend category: €50.6M in one-off contracts across 101 awards with a category recorded.

  1. Minor Building Works and Civils€48.4M · 96%26 awards · 26% of awards
  2. Facilities management and maintenance€1.4M · 3%15 awards · 15% of awards
  3. ICT and office equipment€468.2K · 1%18 awards · 18% of awards
  4. Fleet and plant€300K · 1%15 awards · 15% of awards
  5. Laboratory, Diagnostics and Equipment€117.3K · under 1%1 award · 1% of awards
  6. Professional Services€0 · 0%13 awards · 13% of awards · all through frameworks
  7. Travel and HR Services€0 · 0%5 awards · 5% of awards · all through frameworks
  8. Medical, Surgical and Pharmaceutical Supplies€0 · 0%3 awards · 3% of awards · all through frameworks

Also: Veterinary & Farming (2 awards), Managed Services (2 awards), Medical and Diagnostic Equipment and Supplies (1 award)

Services 43%Supplies 39%Works 17%Work Related Services 1%

Categories are recorded by eTenders. 40 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 57%
  • Call-off from a framework 16%
  • Framework agreement 14%
  • Direct invitation 13%
Procurement figures for this buyer
MeasureThis buyer
Bids per tender (median)Awards that state how many bids were received · 983
Tenders with a single bidAwards that state how many bids were received · 9823%
Bids from SMEsShare of bids that came from small and medium-sized firms; counted in tenders · 9887%
Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 13581%
Notice to award (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the published award · 96275 days
Time to respond (median)Advertised tenders, from the notice to the submission deadline · 10028 days
Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 3065%
Judged on price aloneTenders evaluated on lowest price rather than price and quality · 2825%

Who wins

Distinct suppliers
141
Won by the top five
14%
of 120 awards to a single supplier
New in the last year
9
suppliers with their first award here
Largest supplier
40%
of one-off contract value: Ganson Ltd. (€26.3M)
Typical contract
€186.9K
median of 58 one-off awards with a value
All 141 suppliers

One-off contracts with a single supplier total €65,974,830 in awarded value; the largest single award is 40% of that. 25 framework agreements are not included, as they publish a ceiling. Awarded value is not money paid.

Contract terms ending in the next 12 months

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

  • Multi Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Recruitment Agency to supply fixed term and temporary agency staff and recruitment services for Waterford and Wexford Education and Training3 suppliersFramework
    €1.8M
  • Schools Energy Pathfinder Programme 2024 - Southeast Heat Pump BundleT. BOURKE & CO. LIMITED
    €1.5M
  • Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Engineering Consumables for Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB)5 suppliersFramework
    €2.6M
  • Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Construction Consumables for Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB)4 suppliersFramework
    €1.2M
  • Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of Automotive, HGV and Agriculture Vehicle Course Consumables for Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board6 suppliersFramework
    €1.2M
  • St Catherine's Special School, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow-Main ContractorGanson Ltd.
    €26.3M
  • Design and Build for Demolition of existing structure and construction of new Carpentry and Joinery Workshop Building for the use of Waterford Wexford Education and Training BoardMARLHILL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
    €1.5M
  • Schools Energy Pathfinder Programme - Southeast Heating Upgrade BundleMURPHY & KELLY (THOMASTOWN) LIMITED
    €1.5M
All 9 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.

Suppliers that appear in other public records

File lobbying returns 2

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

Latest awards

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