Carlow County Council establishes €400m architectural framework across seven Irish councils
Seven south-eastern councils have joined forces to appoint architectural service providers for new-build housing under a four-year framework within a 2026 to 2032 programme.
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Carlow County Council is establishing a regional architectural framework valued at €400m to deliver new-build housing across seven Irish councils. The notice describes a four-year framework operating within a 2026 to 2032 window, via design-and-build and traditional service models, with Kilkenny, Waterford, Tipperary, Wexford, Kildare and Wicklow county councils participating.
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Carlow County Council (in conjunction with Kilkenny, Waterford, Tipperary, Wexford, Kildare and Wicklow county councils)
Carlow County Council has moved to appoint architectural service providers to a regional framework covering seven south-eastern Irish councils. The framework, valued at €400m, is described in the notice as running for four years within a 2026 to 2032 programme window and deliver new-build housing through both design-and-build and traditional service procurement routes.
Participants in the framework include Carlow County Council in conjunction with Kilkenny County Council, Waterford County Council, Tipperary County Council, Wexford County Council, Kildare County Council and Wicklow County Council. Works will cover all associated site services and site works.
The appointment forms part of a wider multi-party framework for professional construction consultancy services, with this element designated in the notice as an engineer-led integrated design team category covering projects worth €5,000,000 and above. Architectural firms bidding should be prepared to serve multiple councils across the region under a unified framework agreement.