Veterinary Transition Works at South East Technology University (SETU), West Campus, Carriganore, Cork Road, Co, Waterford
Deadline
05 Dec
05 Dec 2025
Deadline
05 Dec
Veterinary transition works at SETU over a 3-year contract
Veterinary transition works at SETU over a 3-year contract
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector tenders and building services.
Risks & flags
- Undisclosed contract value
- Qualification gate for turnover
- Two-step tender process
Briefing
AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.
1. At a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | South East Technological University (SETU) |
| Title | Veterinary Transition Works at South East Technology University (SETU), West Campus, Carriganore, Cork Road, Co, Waterford |
| CPV / category | works |
| Estimated value | not disclosed |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 3 years |
| Submission deadline | 2025-12-05T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
South East Technological University (SETU) ran this procurement for “Veterinary Transition Works at South East Technology University (SETU), West Campus, Carriganore, Cork Road, Co, Waterford” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:
- Sector: Building Services & Maintenance
- Amount for all internal leak detection systems and commissioning by a specialist € 3.
- € 2. Amount for the supply and installation of all traps for wash hand
- The service contract shall be fully comprehensive and to include a minimum of 4
- The main water supply pipe feeding a building shall be located at a minimum of 900mm
- tanalised and treated timber edging and necessary support
- • Board construction must comply with EN 60439-1 type tested system,
- The contractor shall include in his Tender for the initial 12 months service contract to
- ) service visits at 3 monthly intervals
- of the plant and systems during 2 weeks prior to the handover of the Works for
- • Maintenance during the 12 months defects period
- RETRIEVAL SYSTEM OF ANY NATURE WITHOUT THE Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.
3. Background & buyer context
The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.
- programme a minimum period of 14 days for the review of drawings
- commence in Jan 26 with a projected programme of 6 months
- [W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1100 - Site Clearance Layout.pdf] EXISTING MACADAM SURFACE TO BE SAW
- PROGRAMME SHOULD ALLOW FOR A REVIEW OF THE COMPUTER MODEL TO BE MADE
4. Eligibility & selection criteria
- Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
- Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; The minimum sum for public liability insurance shall be €6,500,000.00 (six million, five hundred thousand eur; o) for any single claim, including employer’s liability of €13, such claims and risk in anyway arising o
- Certifications — o) for any single claim, including employer’s liability of €13,000,000.00 (thirteen million euro) and including al
- Past experience — 1 18-11-2024 Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Minimum Average Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: Construction15 € 1,000,000 per annum for each of the last 3 years; Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: Construction € 1,000,000 per annum for each of the last 3 years Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for € 1,500,000 Maximum permissible excess on Profe
- Personnel — not specified for this tender
- Geographic / facility constraints — The minimum sum for public liability insurance shall be €6,500,000.00 (six million, five hundred thousand eur; o) for any single claim, including employer’s liability of €13,000,000.00 (thirteen million euro) and including al Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
- — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
- The minimum sum for public liability insurance shall be €6,500,000.00 (six million, five hundred thousand eur
- o) for any single claim, including employer’s liability of €13, such claims and risk in anyway arising o
- o) for any single claim, including employer’s liability of €13,000,000.00 (thirteen million euro) and including al
- ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 10
- 4 Maximum levels of excess for insurance of the Works and goods and materials for the Works €2,500 public liability €6,5009 employer’s liability €6,50010 7 If no percentage specified, 10% applie
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| issible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which | 2% | not stated | not stated |
| Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one a 2% not stated not stated | |||
| We have bond facilities in place which would enable us to act as sureties on you | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| The documents indicated a staged process (qualification, then tender). Any explicit MEAT split is captured above where a numeric line was visible; otherwise it remained not specified in the provided text extract. |
6. Submission requirements
- Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — not specified in extract.
- CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
- Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
- Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
- Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — not specified in extract.
- Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
- Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
- Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
- less than €250,000. Projects in excess of €200,000 must be advertised on eTenders
- [W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1100 - Site Clearance Layout.pdf] 32.5
- [W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1100 - Site Clearance Layout.pdf] EXISTING MACADAM SURFACE TO BE SAW
- [W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1100 - Site Clearance Layout.pdf] /HARDCORE/GRASSED
- [W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1100 - Site Clearance Layout.pdf] 3
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2025-12-05T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2025-12-05T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Act 1991 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Printer 1200 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Storage 1200 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 3 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.
- VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
- one accident: € 6,500,000 Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the will bear the cost: € 10,000 Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 13,000,000 The amount of the Performance Bond
- The main water supply pipe feeding a building shall be located at a minimum of 900mm
- nt and continues for as long as, under the Construction Regulations, the Client is required to have a project supervisor for the for the Project, unless the appointment is terminated earlier
- it is insured by insurances in the same terms as the insurances the Contractor is required to have under clause 10
- lace arrangements to complete the Works within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s Representative will give the above certificate to
- the Works within 12 months after the termination, the Contractor’s payment under this clause
- ory application, we expect that a bond can be issued within 4 weeks of the receipt by us of the relevant ap
9. Risks, red flags & unusuals
- Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
- Contract value was not disclosed in metadata, creating uncertainty on margin, resourcing, and financing assumptions.
- The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
- Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.
10. SME fit assessment
This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.
- Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
- Consortium / sub-contracting — not clearly specified in extract.
- Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
- Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.
11. Where to dig deeper
- Source RFT/PQQ filenames: W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1100 - Site Clearance Layout.pdf, W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-3011 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Lab - Cross Sections - Sheet 2.pdf, Drg. No. 25-02-18-TR Rev.0 Proposed Washing + Sanitary Requirements.pdf.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix_D1_QW1_Letter_of_Undertaking_Bond.docx, Proposed Block B Plans, Sections, Elevations DAC A3.pdf, Drg. No. 25-02-07-TR Rev.0 Block B Proposed Demolitions Plan, Layout Plan, Elevations, Sections B-B & C-C.pdf.
This tender has been awarded
- Kenlis Construction Ltd. · 09 Jan 2026
- kenlis Construction Ltd. · 02 Jan 2026
Can you bid?
Minimum turnover
€3,000,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€1,500,000
Named standards / methodologies
Scoring
Lowest Price
Documents (91)
2025.10.13 - C&S Design Risk Assessments.pdf
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2025.10.31 - W25061 - Civil & Structural Specification.pdf
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2025.11.07 Drawing Issue Sheet - 25-02 Vet Transition Works - Tender Issue.pdf
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2550 - 3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023 (1).docx
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2550 - 3.4.2-HS-PSCS-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
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2550 - Instructions to Tenderers.pdf
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2550 - Invitation to Tender Letter.pdf
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2550 - SAQ - QW Part 2.docx
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2550 - SAQ - QW2 Part 1.docx
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2550 - Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.pdf
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2550 - Tender Return Checklist.pdf
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2550 - Volume B - Tender & Schedule.pdf
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2550 - Volume C - Pricing Document.pdf
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3.4.1_HS_Works_Contractor_v3.0_28-07-2023.docx
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Appendix_A_Applicants_Self-Declaration__Regulation_57.docx
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Appendix_B1_List_of_Previous_Works_Projects_which_is_CEE.docx
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Appendix_B2_Certificate_of_Satisfactory_Project_Execution.docx
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Appendix_B3_Certificate_of_Satisfactory_Delivery_of_Services.docx
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Appendix_C_Bankers_Letter.docx
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Appendix_D1_QW1_Letter_of_Undertaking_Bond.docx
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Appendix_D2_QW2_Letter_of_Undertaking_Bond.docx
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Architectural Specification Ref 25-02 Veterinary Transition Works - SETU West Campus.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-01-TR Rev.0 Site Location and Site Layout Plan.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-02-TR Rev.0 Site Survey.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-03-TR Rev.0 Existing Site Plan.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-04-TR Rev.0 Existing Building Plans, Sections and Elevations.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-05-TR Rev.0 Existing Building Sections and Elevations.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-06-TR Rev.0 Block A Proposed Demolitions Plan, Layout Plan, Elevations and Section A-A.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-07-TR Rev.0 Block B Proposed Demolitions Plan, Layout Plan, Elevations, Sections B-B & C-C.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-08-TR Rev.0 Block C Proposed Demolition Plans and Layout Plans.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-09-TR Rev.0 Block C Proposed Elevations and Sections D-D, E-E and F-F.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-10-TR Rev.0 Proposed Site Plan.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-11-TR Rev.0 Proposed Above and Below Ground Drainage within Building Footprints.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-12-TR Rev.0 Proposed Block A Entrance Canopy Details.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-13-TR Rev.0 Proposed Fire Engineering Requirements.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-14-TR Rev.0 Proposed Radon and Water-proof Tanking Requirements.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-15-TR Rev.0 Proposed Window + Door Schedule etc.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-16-TR Rev.0 Proposed Fitted Furniture Details.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-17-TR Rev.0 Proposed Block A Ceiling Mounted Gantry System.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-18-TR Rev.0 Proposed Washing + Sanitary Requirements.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-19-TR Rev.0 Proposed Details.pdf
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Drg. No. 25-02-20-TR Rev. 0 Finishes Schedule.pdf
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Drg. No.25-02-10-DRAFT Rev. 0 Proposed Site Plan.pdf
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Electrical Pricing 03.11.25.pdf
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Electrical Specification 03.11.25.pdf
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GEC Drawing Register 051125.pdf
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Mechanical Pricing 03.11.25.pdf
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Mechanical Specification 03.11.25.pdf
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MF-1.22-Appointment of Project Supervisor (PW-CF6).docx
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MF-1.23-Rates of Pay and Conditions of Employment Certificate (PW-CF6).docx
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Proposed Block A Plans, Section, Elevations A3.pdf
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Proposed Block B Plans, Sections, Elevations DAC A3.pdf
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Proposed Block C Plans A3.pdf
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PW-CF6-v1.14-19-07-2023.pdf
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SETU Vet Labs DAC Compliance Report.docx
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SETU Vet Labs DAC Compliance Report.pdf
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Site Layout Plan DAC A3.pdf
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Site Location Plan DAC A3.pdf
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Vol A General Works Requirements (Veterinary transition works 25-02).pdf
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W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1000 - Existing Site Survey.pdf
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W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1050 - Existing Site Services.pdf
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W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1100 - Site Clearance Layout.pdf
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W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1150 - Proposed Foundation Layout.pdf
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W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1200 - Proposed Services Layout.pdf
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W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1250 - Proposed Surface Finish Layout.pdf
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W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1300 -Site Development Details Sheet 1.pdf
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W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1305 -Site Development Details Sheet 2.pdf
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W25061-XX-XX-DR-MOR-CE-1400 - Proposed Ground Investigation Layout.pdf
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W25061-XX-XXX-IS-MOR-SE-00000_ Tender Issue - Drawing Issue Form.pdf
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W25061-Z1-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2000 - G.A. - Block A - Clinical Skills Lab - Existing Layout.pdf
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W25061-Z1-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2001- G.A. - Block A - Clinical Skills Lab - Demolition Layout.pdf
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W25061-Z1-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2003- G.A. - Block A - Clinical Skills Lab - Proposed Layout - Sheet 1.pdf
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W25061-Z1-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2004- G.A. - Block A - Clinical Skills Lab - Proposed Layout - Sheet 2.pdf
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W25061-Z1-XX-DR-MOR-SE-3000- G.A. - Block A - Clinical Skills Lab - Cross Sections - Sheet 1.pdf
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W25061-Z1-XX-DR-MOR-SE-5000- G.A. - Block A - Clinical Skills Lab - Typical Details - Sheet 1.pdf
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W25061-Z1-XX-DR-MOR-SE-5001- G.A. - Block A - Clinical Skills Lab - Typical Details - Sheet 2.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2010 - G.A. - Block B - Cattery and Kennels - Existing Layout.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2011 - G.A. - Block B - Cattery and Kennels - Demolition Layout.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2012 - G.A. - Block B - Cattery and Kennels - Proposed Layout - Sheet 1.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2013 - G.A. - Block B - Cattery and Kennels - Proposed Layout - Sheet 2.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2015 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Lab - Existing Layout.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2016 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Lab - Demolition Layout.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2017 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Labs - Proposed Layout - Sheet 1.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-2018 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Labs - Proposed Layout - Sheet 2.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-3005 - G.A. - Block B - Cattery and Kennels - Cross Sections.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-3010 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Lab - Cross Sections - Sheet 1.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-3011 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Lab - Cross Sections - Sheet 2.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-3012 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Lab - Cross Sections - Sheet 3.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-5005 - G.A. - Block B - Cattery and Kennels - Typical Details - Sheet 1.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-5010 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Lab - Typical Details - Sheet 1.pdf
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W25061-Z2-XX-DR-MOR-SE-5011 - G.A. - Block C - General Purpose Lab - Typical Details - Sheet 2.pdf
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Original notice text
This tender involves comprehensive veterinary transition works at South East Technological University, including building, integrating, and operating specified service stacks with compliance reporting and handover obligations.
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Deadline
05 Dec
Location
South East Technological University, West Campus, Carriganore, Cork Road, Co, Waterford, Ireland.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
21 Nov 2025
eTenders ID
6951027
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