Education Procurement Service (EPS)
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The Education Procurement Service (EPS) is the Department of Education and Youth (DEY) sector sourcing hub, operating as a shared service for the DEY, its agencies, schools sector, Education and Training Boards (ETBs), and the higher education sector. As one of four sector-specific procurement functions (alongside Health, Defence, and Local Government), EPS manages centralised procurement competitions for common goods and services, focusing on value for money through whole life-cycle cost methodology. It supports a large-scale education system with 13 current open tenders valued at €502,688,700, primarily in education-related categories including goods, services, and potentially transport.
Strategic Context
EPS aligns with the Government’s Public Service Reform agenda, emphasising centralised procurement to optimise spending across the education sector. It provides streamlined sourcing for higher education institutions (HEIs) and schools via the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), with Procurement Support Requests routed through support@ogp.gov.ie. No specific recent capital programmes or budget details are highlighted, but it promotes compliant, sustainable procurement practices amid ongoing sector needs.
Typical Suppliers
- Suppliers of educational goods and services for schools and HEIs
- Furniture, equipment, and ICT providers for higher education
- Service providers for common categories like cleaning, maintenance, and transport
- Vendors participating in EPS-led frameworks via eTenders
- National framework contractors approved through OGP/EPS portfolios
Supplier Tips
- Submit Procurement Support Requests (PSRs) to support@ogp.gov.ie for goods/services in EPS portfolio, allowing EPS to initiate sourcing
- Check HEI procurement offices and EPS website for current contracts and frameworks before approaching directly
- Align bids with EPS's whole life-cycle cost methodology and sustainability focus for better compliance and value demonstration
Updated 10 May 2026
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Open Tenders
9 liveMA3826F - RFT To Establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Videography Services for Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Verify deadline on the official notice before bidding.
Ray Computed Tomography (CT) System
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Verify deadline on the official notice before bidding.
The American Council of Learned Societies Humanities (ACLS) Ebook Collection
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Deadline TBC: verify on the official notice.
Academic Search Complete
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Deadline TBC: verify on the official notice.
MA3720C TCD RFT for the Provision of Media Strategy, Planning and Buying Services
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Verify deadline on the official notice before bidding.
Visual Equipment
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Verify deadline on the official notice before bidding.
CFT for the Supply of an Environmental Chamber
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Verify deadline on the official notice before bidding.
Defined Radio Platform
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Verify deadline on the official notice before bidding.
RFT for the Provision of a Fire Alarm, Gas Detection and Fire Suppression System Maintenance
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Verify deadline on the official notice before bidding.
Recently Closed
Most recent 6 of 39IT3281C - RFT for the Provision of a Research Ethics and Compliance Management Software for the University of Limerick (UL)
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Digital Mapping System for Atlantic Technological University (ATU)
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Telescopic Loaders
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Plagiarism Detection Software for Atlantic Technological University (ATU)
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
LA3687C - RFT for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of a Head Space Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer for University College Dublin (UCD)
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
LA3760C Request for Tenders for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of High Purity Gamma Detectors for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Closed notices are retained as a signal of what this authority actually procures. Deadlines have passed, do not bid.