Cork Education and Training Board

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Cork Education and Training Board has 8 published contract awards in 2026 tracked on Tenderwatch, worth €8.4M across the 8 awards with published values.

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Procurement Intelligence

Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) is the statutory education authority for Cork city and county, responsible for post‑primary schools, Cork College of FET, youth services and a wide range of further education and training provision.[1] It runs multiple campuses and training centres, and procures significant volumes of construction works, facilities maintenance, specialist education equipment, and ICT and digital learning services.[1][2][3][5][6][9][12][14] Recent tenders show activity in campus building works, mechanical and electrical maintenance, audio‑visual upgrades, and specialist simulation and biopharma training equipment for healthcare and veterinary programmes.[1][3][5][6][7][10][12] Cork ETB also regularly procures learning resources and special education equipment across multiple lots and sites, reflecting its large and diverse learner base.[4][8]

Strategic Context

Current notices indicate active investment in **capital and equipment programmes** for Cork College of FET and other ETB sites, including Douglas Street campus building works and clinical simulation centres for healthcare and veterinary education.[5][6][7] Procurement activity also aligns with national digital and energy strategies, with tenders for managed laptop/tablet services, audio‑visual infrastructure across FET campuses, and participation in the School Energy Pathfinder 2025 biomass design team programme.[2][9][12][15] Several multi‑party and single‑party frameworks suggest Cork ETB is consolidating purchasing and planning for medium‑term delivery of specialist education, digital, and energy‑related services.[3][4][5][12][14][15]

Typical Suppliers

Specialist **clinical simulation, AV and biopharma equipment providers** serving healthcare, veterinary and biopharma training labs at Cork College of FET.[5][7][12]
Construction and **building contractors** delivering campus building works and refurbishment projects such as the Douglas Street campus building works.[6]
Facilities **mechanical and electrical maintenance firms** providing ongoing services to Cork College of FET campuses (e.g. Bishopstown, hospitality and life sciences centres).[1][10]
Education and **learning resource suppliers**, including multi‑lot frameworks for special education resources and equipment across Cork ETB sites.[4][8]
ICT and **managed device service providers** supplying and managing laptops/tablets and related support under digital strategy‑aligned frameworks (e.g. awards to Wriggle Learning for managed Windows devices).[2][9]

Supplier Tips

Monitor Cork ETB’s dedicated procurement page and the national eTenders platform, and be prepared for multi‑lot and framework competitions that can offer multi‑year opportunities across multiple campuses; many Cork ETB competitions are structured as multi‑party or single‑party frameworks.[1][3][4][5][12][14]
Tailor proposals to the **education and training use case**, demonstrating experience in schools/FET/ETB environments, capacity to deliver across Cork city and county, and robust support, training and maintenance services; Cork ETB tenders for digital devices, AV and simulation equipment emphasise configuration, ongoing management, teacher support and integrated assessment.[2][5][9][12]
Watch for panels and framework agreements in areas like online exam revision, specialist resources and equipment, and campus upgrades, and position early for these competitions; panel and framework structures (e.g. online exam revision panel, special education resources frameworks) can become key routes to repeat work rather than one‑off contracts.[4][11][13]

Updated 16 August 2026

2 new Cork Education and Training Board tenders published in the last 14 days. Subscribers receive these in the weekly Monday digest.