Why refurbishment is priced differently from new build
Refurbishment carries a risk new construction does not: nobody knows exactly what is behind the wall. Tender documents in this category are built around that uncertainty. Buyers commission condition and hazardous materials surveys before going to market and issue them with the bid pack, and bidders are normally required to attend a site visit that is a condition of admissibility rather than an option. A price submitted without the site visit is usually rejected, and a price submitted without reading the survey is usually regretted.
The pricing mechanism reflects the same uncertainty. Provisional sums and contingency allowances are written into the bill for work that can be foreseen but not quantified -- structural repair once finishes are stripped, asbestos removal, services that turn out not to match the record drawings. Those sums are expended against instruction and measured at agreed rates, so the rates a bidder offers for opening up and making good can matter more to the final account than the headline tender figure.
The constraint that most often drives cost is occupation. Much of this work happens in buildings that stay in use: schools during term, offices during business hours, wards that cannot close. That produces phased possession, temporary decant space, out-of-hours and weekend working, dust and noise limits, fire and escape route management around a live population, and separate security vetting for operatives. Heritage or listed status adds consents, specified materials and specialist trades on top. Bidders who price the work and not the phasing are the ones who claim for disruption later.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys renovation rehabilitation in Ireland?
GlobalGov holds 91 renovation rehabilitation records from 65 distinct buying organisations in Ireland. The most frequent publishers are Donegal County Council_1193 (5 records); Dublin City Council (4 records); Sligo County Council (4 records); Health Service Executive (HSE) (3 records); Limerick City and County Council_103432 (3 records); Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) (3 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 24% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Donegal County Council_1193 | 5 | 5.5% |
| Dublin City Council | 4 | 4.4% |
| Sligo County Council | 4 | 4.4% |
| Health Service Executive (HSE) | 3 | 3.3% |
| Limerick City and County Council_103432 | 3 | 3.3% |
| Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) | 3 | 3.3% |
What are renovation rehabilitation contracts worth in Ireland?
68 of the 91 records publish a contract value. The median is $1.6M and the largest single published value is $129.6M. By size, 10 under $100k, 11 between $100k and $1M, 35 between $1M and $10M, 12 above $10M. The remaining 23 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 10 | 15% |
| between $100k and $1M | 11 | 16% |
| between $1M and $10M | 35 | 51% |
| above $10M | 12 | 18% |
How long do bidders get to respond to renovation rehabilitation tenders in Ireland?
Across the 40 Ireland renovation rehabilitation notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 35 days. A quarter of them allowed 29 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 39. Short turnarounds are the exception rather than the rule here: only 1 (2.5%) closed within a fortnight of being published.
How often are renovation rehabilitation tenders published in Ireland?
Ireland published 21 notices in this category in the last twelve months. That is 110% more than the 10 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 45, spread across 38 separate months of activity since 14 October 2020. February is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 26 May 2026, 128 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Ireland compare with other renovation rehabilitation markets?
Among the 44 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable renovation rehabilitation market, Ireland ranks 26th by number of records. The largest is Kenya (4,730 records against 91 here). Within Ireland itself, renovation rehabilitation is the 45th largest of the 63 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Ireland renovation rehabilitation records on this page come from?
These 91 records are collected from 1 official source: TED (91). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Renovation Rehabilitation tenders in Ireland
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical renovation rehabilitation notice in Ireland is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Refurbishment, renovation, and expansion of the existing Connolly Barracks, Church Street, Abbeycartron, Longford
Ireland – Engineering works and construction works – Minor Works Panel 2025
Ireland – Engineering works and construction works – DLR Co Co - Multi-party Framework Agreement for Major Bituminous Pavement Works for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
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