Horticultural services market in Ireland: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2024, public buyers in Ireland awarded 3 supply contracts for horticultural services through award notices on TED; the 1 of them that state a value (33.3%) add up to €127,980, a floor rather than the full contract value.

  • Since November 2023, 38 companies have won 334 public supply contracts for horticultural services in Ireland, in 4 award notices from 4 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Ireland.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 35.9% of all awards.
  • 100% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Ireland — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €50.3 billion in 2025, 8.3% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Horticultural services market in Ireland", https://cresques.com/markets/ie/773-horticultural-services, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 11 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
38
since November 2023
Award notices
4
on TED
Public buyers
4
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports
—
no customs heading isolates this category

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Ireland: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
334
in 4 award notices
Awarded value
€199.8K
from 1% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
38
with at least one award
Public buyers
4
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 3320242026: 3313312026
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Contracts awarded by year
20243
2026331
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €128K€128K20242026: €71.8K€71.8K2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€128K
2026€71.8K
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 330
  2. Culture, sport and religion: 2
  3. Universities, schools and research: 1
  4. Railway operators: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration330
Culture, sport and religion2
Universities, schools and research1
Railway operators1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Southern330
    IE05
    Southern: 330
  2. Eastern and Midland4
    IE06
    Eastern and Midland: 4
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Southern330
Eastern and Midland4
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 10.2%, Medium-sized 26.9%, Small 15.3%, Micro 5.4%, SME (size not stated) 41.3%, Size not stated 0.9%Large companies: 34 (10.2%)10%Medium-sized: 90 (26.9%)27%Small: 51 (15.3%)15%Micro: 18 (5.4%)SME (size not stated): 138 (41.3%)41%Size not stated: 3 (0.9%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies34 · 10.2%
Medium-sized90 · 26.9%
Small51 · 15.3%
Micro18 · 5.4%
SME (size not stated)138 · 41.3%
Size not stated3 · 0.9%
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Limerick330
    Limerick: 330
  2. The Curragh2
    The Curragh: 2
  3. Dublin1
    Dublin: 1
  4. Portlaoise1
    Portlaoise: 1
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Where the buyers are (city)
Limerick330
The Curragh2
Dublin1
Portlaoise1

Awards to companies registered in Ireland

100%

Awards to companies registered in Ireland: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

35.9%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 35.9%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

100%

Lots with a single bid: 100%

Among 1 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for horticultural services in Ireland?
38 companies won 4 contract award notices for these categories from 4 public buyers in Ireland since November 2023.
How big is the horticultural services market in Ireland?
In 2024, public buyers in Ireland awarded 3 supply contracts for horticultural services through award notices on TED; the 1 of them that state a value (33.3%) add up to €127,980, a floor rather than the full contract value.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.