Mallow Swimming Pool Upgrade Main Contract
Value
€3.0m
Deadline
09 Jan
09 Jan 2024
Value
€3.0m
Deadline
09 Jan
Upgrade of Mallow Swimming Pool by Cork County Council over 28 months
Upgrade of Mallow Swimming Pool by Cork County Council over 28 months
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with public-sector tender experience and financial capacity.
Risks & flags
- Qualification gate
- Two-step process
- Technical ambiguity
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 | Cork County Council |
| Title | Mallow Swimming Pool Upgrade Main Contract |
| CPV / category | works |
| Estimated value | 3000000.00 |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 28 Month |
| Submission deadline | 2024-01-09T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Cork County Council ran this procurement for “Mallow Swimming Pool Upgrade Main Contract” 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:
- of works or services described in Section 2.6.1 of the Project
- Common Procurement Vocabulary is a single classification system
- Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Contract.
- Means a QW3(a) (Works Specialist) and/or QC1 (Service Provider)
- or services to which those educational or professional qualifications or professional experiences
- Council of 23 June 2022 on the access of third-country economic operators, goods and services to the
- Union’s public procurement and concession markets and procedures supporting negotiations on access of
- Union economic operators, goods and services to the public procurement and concession markets of third
- 6 Where the estimated value of the contract is above €5m (Services) and €15m (Works)
- undertake the areas of specialist works and/or services (“specialist areas”) described in Section 2.7.1 of
- any time (for example, prior to shortlisting), request supporting documentation substantiating any
- declaration made in respect of any or all such Qualification Criteria. Supporting documents must 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.
- oat of adhesive to dry background in areas of approximately 1 m²
- loated coat of adhesive to dry background in areas of about 1 m²
- combine with the purpose of delivering a single objective.
- Tenderers may use an existing eESPD, provided however that their circumstances have not changed since
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.; mum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for Works Contractor € NA18 The excess as stated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the Works Contractor will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Cover provided on an annual aggregate cl; aim here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the Works Contractor will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Cover provided on an annual aggregate cl
- Certifications — not specified for this tender
- Past experience — not specified for this tender
- Personnel — 0 28/07/2023 Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Minimum Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction/Civil Engineering category16 € €5million CA Note: if stating a minimum yearly t
- Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender 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.
- 0 28/07/2023 Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Minimum Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction/Civil Engineering category16 € €5million CA Note: if stating a minimum yearly t
- mum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for Works Contractor € NA18 The excess as stated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the Works Contractor will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Cover provided on an annual aggregate cl
- aim here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the Works Contractor will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Cover provided on an annual aggregate cl
- Public Liability Insurance Requirements Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 6.5 Million20 Maximum level of excess for property
- Employer’s Liability Insurance Requirements Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 13 Million21 Entitles issuing employer’s liabil
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| mum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for Works Contractor € NA | 2% | not stated | not stated |
| aim here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any | 2% | 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) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
- 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) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
- Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
- Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
- (b) Works outside the boundary of the site whereby 3 days notice will be required to be submitted
- SPARE PARTS: Within 4 weeks of request submit to the
- [SAQ - QW2 - Main Contractor.pdf] Suitability Assessment Questionnaire
- Suitability Assessment Questionnaire
- QW2: Suitability Assessment Questionnaire – OpWorks Contractors or Reserved Specialists
- Acronyms or capitalised terms used throughout this Questionnaire are defined in this glossary.
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2024-01-09T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2024-01-09T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 28 July 2023 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 23 June 2022 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Nov 2023 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 28 Month. 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)
- Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 30,000
- at a minimum of 300mm above the crown of the pipeline
- each week a daily return of the number and description of
- Acronyms or capitalised terms used throughout this Questionnaire are defined in this glossary.
- Other Capitalised terms (that are not defined below) are defined in the particular Form of Contract
- The term is used for an individual (sole) trader, a single entity, or a
- Consortium, a Joint Venture or a Partnership seeking to be
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.
- 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 — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
- 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: SAQ - QW2 - Main Contractor.pdf, Letter of Invitation - Main Contractor.pdf, FTS-1-MallowPoolMainContract.docx.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU.
- Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
- Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix A, as stated in the Project, Appendix A, as stated in the Project Particulars; and, Appendix A - Self Declaration in relation to Regulation 57.
This tender has been awarded
- Cumnor Construction Ltd · 03 Apr 2025
- Cumnor Construction Ltd · 10 Mar 2025
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Required certifications
- ISO 9001
- Safe-T-Cert
Minimum turnover
€5,000,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€3,000,000
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Documents (108)
22086-Wall and Floor Tiling Specification-2023-11-07.pdf
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JODA_4583_wind Load Extension.pdf
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JODA_4583_Wind Load Plant Room.pdf
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JODA_4583_Wind Loads Main Building.pdf
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Mallow Swimming Pool Scope of Works.pdf
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3003 CCC (Mallow S.P. Upgrade) - Pricing Document - Preliminaries (Uploaded 2023.11.09).pdf
1.2 MB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates
4583-118 SITE RESTRICTIONS, CONTRACTORS COMPOUND-.pdf
675.2 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
FTS-1-MallowPoolMainContract.docx
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ITT- W2 - Main Contractor.pdf
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Letter of Invitation - Main Contractor.pdf
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SAQ - QW2 - Main Contractor.pdf
1.4 MB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
4008016 GRANT.pdf
296.5 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
AF1 - Mallow Swimming Pool Upgrade.pdf
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FSC - Report - Rev A.pdf
421.4 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
FSC2302712CC-Grant with conditions.pdf
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QW-Part-2-v1.0-28-07-2023-2.docx
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1968-TCD-2700-0002_3.pdf
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1968-TCD-500-1021_0.pdf
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1968-TCD-5500-0001_1.pdf
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22086_ Issue Sheet.pdf
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4583- Tender.pdf
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4583-100 (Existing Foundation).pdf
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4583-101 (Existing GF).pdf
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4583-102 (Existing Internal and External Drainage Layout).pdf
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4583-103 (Existing Site Drainage).pdf
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4583-104 (External Drainage Survey).pdf
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4583-105 (Topographic Survey).pdf
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4583-106 (Utilities Survey).pdf
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4583-107 (New internal drainage and external modifications).pdf
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4583-108 (Demolition).pdf
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4583-109 (Proposed Foundation).pdf
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4583-110 (Proposed Roof).pdf
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4583-111 (Proposed GF).pdf
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4583-112 (Proposed Levels).pdf
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4583-113 (Proposed Beams and Columns).pdf
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4583-114 (Rebar Schedule) BBS.pdf
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4583-114 (Rebar Schedule) WR.pdf
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4583-114 (Rebar Schedule).pdf
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4583-115 (External Works).pdf
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4583-116 (Roof Steelwork).pdf
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4583-117 - External resurfacing Works-.pdf
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4583-119 (Roof Fall Arrest).pdf
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AR_003.pdf
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AR_102.pdf
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AR_103.pdf
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AR_201.pdf
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AR_716.pdf
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AR_717.pdf
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AR_800.pdf
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DAC - Elevations & Sections (A1) - Rev A.pdf
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DAC - Existing Plan (A2).pdf
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DAC - Proposed Plan (A1) - Rev A.pdf
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DAC - Site Layout (A1) - Rev A.pdf
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FSC - BCF Calculation Plan (A3).pdf
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FSC - Elevations & Sections (A1) - Rev A.pdf
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FSC - Existing Plan (A2) - Rev A.pdf
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FSC - Proposed Plan (A1) - Rev A.pdf
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FSC - Site Layout (A1) - Rev A.pdf
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plot.log
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Site Location (A3).pdf
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Survey Images.zip
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SW22150-LA.pdf
163.6 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
230621 - Mallow Swimming Pool Refurbishment Works - Prelim Plan_Stage 2B.pdf
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230830 - Mallow Swimming Pool Refurbishment Works - Prelim Plan_Rev Tender.pdf
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AR_601.pdf
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DAC - Report - Rev A.pdf
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1968-TCD-1100-1001_1.pdf
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1968-TCD-1100-1101_0.pdf
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1968-TCD-2700-1001_1.pdf
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1968-TCD-500-0001_0.pdf
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1968-TCD-500-0002_1.pdf
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1968-TCD-500-0003_2.pdf
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1968-TCD-500-0006_2.pdf
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1968-TCD-500-0012_1.pdf
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1968-TCD-500-0020_1.pdf
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1968-TCD-500-1002_0.pdf
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1968-TCD-5700-1001_2.pdf
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3003 CCC (Mallow S.P. Upgrade) - Pricing Document - Measured Works (Uploaded 2023.11.09).pdf
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3003 CCC (Mallow S.P. Upgrade) - Pricing Document - Measured Works (Uploaded 2023.11.09).XLS
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4583-JODA-Substation and Switchroom.pdf
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Additional Info - 31st August 2023.pdf
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Additional Info - 31st May 2023.pdf
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AR_100.pdf
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AR_300.pdf
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AR_500.pdf
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AR_502.pdf
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AR_600.pdf
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AR_602.pdf
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AR_604.pdf
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AR_605.pdf
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AR_607.pdf
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AR_608.pdf
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AR_700.pdf
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AR_702.pdf
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AR_703.pdf
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AR_704.pdf
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AR_705.pdf
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AR_706.pdf
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AR_707.pdf
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AR_708.pdf
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AR_709.pdf
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AR_710.pdf
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AR_711.pdf
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AR_712.pdf
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AR_715.pdf
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Cavity Barriers.pdf
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ESB Substation.pdf
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JODA_4583_Mallow Swimming Pool Upgrade CS Specification.pdf
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Original notice text
Cork County Council seeks contractors for the Mallow Swimming Pool Upgrade, focusing on construction and operational service execution over a 28-month period.
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Value
€3.0m
Deadline
09 Jan
Buyer
Cork County CouncilLocation
Mallow Swimming Pool, Cork, Ireland
Procedure
Open
Clarification
01 Dec 2023
eTenders ID
2679001
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