Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board

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Procurement Intelligence

Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) is a statutory education authority responsible for post‑primary schools, further education and training (FET), apprenticeships, and youth services across Waterford and Wexford.[3][4] It operates multiple campuses, training centres and administrative sites, giving rise to a broad non‑pay spend covering construction works, facilities, transport, ICT and education services. WWETB runs its public procurement through the national eTenders platform and is classified as an education sector contracting authority.[3][4] The authority maintains a dedicated procurement function with a central contact point and uses both its own tenders and national frameworks to source goods, works and services.[5][6]

Strategic Context

WWETB is part of the national ETB network delivering Further Education and Training under SOLAS funding, so its capital and current spending is strongly influenced by national FET strategies, skills/apprenticeship expansion and EU co‑funding programmes.[3][5] WWETB notes that it is co‑funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union, indicating ongoing access to EU‑backed capital and programme funding in areas such as training facilities, equipment and inclusion projects.[5][9] The authority has demonstrated a move towards aggregated, multi‑site solutions (for example, a managed print service procured via an OGP framework) which signals a preference for scalable, centrally managed contracts over fragmented local buying in key categories.[6]

Typical Suppliers

Construction and building contractors delivering school and training centre works, refurbishments and minor capital projects (including specialist education and training fit‑outs), procured via eTenders and national frameworks.[3][4][5]
Engineering supplies and MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) distributors, as evidenced by a multi‑supplier framework for the supply of engineering consumables to WWETB sites.[1]
ICT, print and managed service providers, such as the managed print service supplier appointed through an Office of Government Procurement framework competition run for WWETB.[6]
Transport and training‑related service providers supporting learner transport, work‑based learning, apprenticeship delivery and outreach activities across Waterford and Wexford.[3][4]
Professional and support service firms (e.g. facilities, training support, consultancy) engaged for programme delivery, compliance and campus operations under standard public service procurement rules.[3][5]

Supplier Tips

Register on the national eTenders/Eu‑Supply platform and set up alerts for Waterford and Wexford ETB (WWETB_110494) as a buyer; nearly all higher‑value opportunities, including frameworks in engineering consumables and building works, are advertised and managed there.[1][3][4]
Engage early with the WWETB procurement team via the published central email (procurementteam@wwetb.ie) to understand upcoming competitions, appropriate lots/frameworks and to clarify qualification requirements before tenders issue.[5][7]
Be prepared to offer multi‑site, standardised solutions and to work under national OGP or sectoral frameworks, as WWETB has shown a preference for centrally managed, framework‑based contracts (e.g. managed print services) rather than stand‑alone local deals.[6][1]

Updated 14 June 2026