Kerry Education and Training Board

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Kerry Education and Training Board has 9 published contract awards in 2026 tracked on Tenderwatch, worth €6.0M across the 9 awards with published values.

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Procurement Intelligence

Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) is the statutory education and training authority for County Kerry, responsible for post‑primary schools, further education and training (FET), youth services and adult/community education.[8][9] It operates multiple schools and FET campuses, including Kerry College, and manages significant teaching, support, transport and capital infrastructure budgets.[8][9] Procurement is run through a **centralised Procurement and Purchasing Unit (CPPU)** based in its Corporate and Procurement Department at Centrepoint, Tralee, which oversees all goods, services and works purchasing.[1][3] Core procurement categories include construction and refurbishment of education facilities, ICT hardware and support, contracted education and training services, and a wide range of support services (HR agency staff, transport, facilities and equipment).[1][4][5][6][8][10][11][13][15]

Strategic Context

Kerry ETB’s current procurement profile shows active investment in **capital and energy projects** (e.g. mechanical and electrical consultancy for biomass installation) alongside ICT modernisation via a single‑supplier framework for Windows‑based end‑user devices.[10][11] It is also expanding **contracted training services** with external providers for programmes such as IT support fundamentals, food preparation and cooking, and fibre installation technician, indicating continued demand‑led FET provision and use of specialist training partners.[6][13][15] Historically, Kerry ETB has managed an annual spend in the tens of millions of euro (circa €51m in 2016), and scrutiny of past non‑compliance has reinforced a strong focus on formal procedures, centralised control and adherence to national/EU procurement rules.[9][1][2]

Typical Suppliers

Regional and national construction and engineering consultancies delivering school/FET refurbishments, mechanical and electrical design, and energy projects (e.g. biomass installations).[11][8]
ICT hardware vendors and managed service providers supplying and lifecycle‑managing Windows‑based end‑user devices, networks and related support services under single‑party frameworks.[10][1]
Further education and training providers and specialist training companies delivering contracted training modules (IT support, culinary skills, fibre installation, etc.) on behalf of Kerry ETB.[6][13][15]
Recruitment and HR agency firms providing temporary and agency personnel to supplement core staff across Kerry ETB offices, schools and centres.[5]
Suppliers of laboratory, engineering and technical education equipment (e.g. marine and environmental skills hub laboratory equipment, engineering training equipment).[[4][14]

Supplier Tips

Align with Kerry ETB’s **centralised procurement model**: register on the national eTenders platform, monitor Kerry ETB’s notices, and introduce your organisation and offerings to the Central Procurement and Purchasing Unit via the published contact channels, as they co‑ordinate all sourcing and use national and local frameworks where possible.[1][2][3]
Target opportunities in priority spend areas by tailoring proposals to education‑specific outcomes: for construction and consultancy, emphasise experience in school/FET environments and energy efficiency; for ICT, demonstrate capability in large‑scale device lifecycle management; and for training services, map course content to ETB‑funded FET programmes and labour‑market needs.[10][11][13][15][8]
Be meticulous on compliance and documentation: Kerry ETB explicitly follows EU and national procurement rules and advertises tenders above threshold on eTenders, so suppliers should ensure full adherence to public procurement requirements, clear quality and safeguarding standards for education settings, and timely participation in Q&A and submission processes for each tender.[1][2][4][5][6]

Updated 16 August 2026

1 new Kerry Education and Training Board tender published in the last 14 days. Subscribers receive these in the weekly Monday digest.