Department of Children Disability and Equality - contract awards
Department of Children Disability and Equality has been awarded 27 contracts totalling €200.2M between 2023-2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is Allpro Security Services Ireland Ltd T/A Allpro Services (1 award).
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27
Awards
€200.2M
Disclosed value
€9.5M
Average per award
27
With named winner
Top suppliers awarded
- 1. Allpro Security Services Ireland Ltd T/A Allpro Services 1 · €160.0M
- 2. Mary Immaculate College EO 1 · €8.0M
- 3. Foroige the National Youth development Organisation 1 · €7.5M
- 4. Codec-dss Limited - T/A Codec 1 · €6.0M
- 5. Minana International T/A GoodPeople 1 · €6.0M
- 6. B G Heffernan Ltd 1 · €4.0M
- 7. Social Innovation Fund Ieland 1 · €2.5M
- 8. ECCE and Play Early Childhood Ireland t/a Early Childhood Ireland 1 · €2.0M
- 9. Eamon O'Boyle and Ass 1 · €1.4M
- 10. IT Alliance Group 1 · €1.0M
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | €163.7M |
| 2024 | 5 | €14.5M |
| 2025 | 14 | €21.1M |
| 2026 | 3 | €830k |
By value band
- €50k-€144k 6 · €616k
- €144k-€360k 4 · €785k
- €360k-€1M 1 · €400k
- €1M-€5M 5 · €10.9M
- Over €5M 5 · €187.5M
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 18
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 4
- Most contested award
- The provision of (1) Business Analysis, Optimisation and Testing Services, (2) ICT Project Management Support Services and (3) Project Governance Support and Training Services in DCDE
- 18 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: RFT for Inspection Services for accommodation provided by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 bids)
By procedure
- Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 6
- Open Procedure: 18
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 87.7% of €200.2M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allpro Security Services Ireland Ltd T/A Allpro Services | 79.9% | — | also won €12.9M across 13 other Irish bodies → |
| Mary Immaculate College EO | 4% | — | — |
| Foroige the National Youth development Organisation | 3.7% | Normal | also won Not disclosed across 2 other Irish bodies → |
| Codec-dss Limited - T/A Codec | 3% | — | also won €57.8M across 12 other Irish bodies → |
| Minana International T/A GoodPeople | 3% | — | — |
Award history (27 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2026 | The Provision of a People Management Training and Development Programme for managers within the Department of Children, Disability and Equality | Harvest Resources Ltd | — | €240k | |
| 9 July 2026 | A multiphase programme to review, provide proposals and support, for development of existing business systems, processes and operations for DCDE Early Learning and School Age Child Care Division | Deloitte Ireland LLP | — | €400k | |
| 3 July 2026 | National Childcare Scheme (NCS) Evaluation | Alma Economics | — | €190k | |
| 18 December 2025 | Implementation Support for the Guardian ad litem National Service | Ernst and Young | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 24 November 2025 | Project plan for the establishment Guardian ad litem National Service | Ernst and Young | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 12 November 2025 | The provision of an Evidence Review to Identify International Practices in Special (Secure) Care and Production of Written Research Report | Centre For Effective Services EO | 3 | Open Procedure | €80k |
| 4 November 2025 | The provision of a mapping exercise to identify existing CPD opportunities available to Early Learning and Care (ELC), School-Age Childcare (SAC) and Childminding Sector Services to DCDE | Crowe | 1 | Open Procedure | €80k |
| 28 October 2025 | Data Platform and Technical Services | Open Sky Data Systems | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 30 September 2025 | Provision of Software Development Services for Digitisation of Planning Tool | Open Sky Data Systems | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 4 September 2025 | Consultancy Services to carry out a review of the operation of services established by the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 | Quality Matters Ltd | 3 | Open Procedure | €122k |
| 29 August 2025 | RFT for the provision of Adobe software for the Department of Children, Disability and Equality | CDW Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 30 July 2025 | Cloud Infrastructure Support Services | IT Alliance Group | 6 | Open Procedure | €1.0M |
| 24 June 2025 | Provision of service to review and update Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Guidelines, training and resources for Early Childhood Care (ELC) and School Age Childcare (SAC) educators and providers | Technological University Dublin | 4 | Open Procedure | €145k |
| 13 May 2025 | The provision of (1) Business Analysis, Optimisation and Testing Services, (2) ICT Project Management Support Services and (3) Project Governance Support and Training Services in DCDE | B G Heffernan Ltd | 18 | Open Procedure | €4.0M |
| 27 February 2025 | CFT Drafting of Framework for Equal Start Monitoring and Evaluation | RSM UK Consulting LLP | 3 | Open Procedure | €75k |
| 20 February 2025 | The Provision of a specialist Level 6 Special Purpose Award and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme | Mary Immaculate College EO | 1 | Open Procedure | €8.0M |
| 16 January 2025 | The provision of Children and Young People's Participation Support Services to DCEDIY | Foroige the National Youth development Organisation | 3 | Open Procedure | €7.5M |
| 28 August 2024 | Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Software Development Partners | Codec-dss Limited - T/A Codec | 15 | Open Procedure | €6.0M |
| 22 April 2024 | Vulnerability Assessment for applicants for international protection in accordance with the requirements of S.I 230/2018 ‘European Reception Conditions Directive’ | Minana International T/A GoodPeople | 1 | Open Procedure | €6.0M |
| 4 March 2024 | DCEDIY Financial Advisory Services | Ernst and Young | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 14 February 2024 | Delivery of Disability Participation and Awareness Fund | Social Innovation Fund Ieland | 1 | Open Procedure | €2.5M |
| 2 January 2024 | DCEDIY Cyber Security Consultancy and Technical Services | Ernst and Young | — | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 22 December 2023 | The provision of a research and information specialist in the areas of child protection and welfare and children in care | Angela Palmer | 2 | Open Procedure | €210k |
| 11 November 2023 | Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Facilities Management and Ancillary Services for accommodation centres for persons fleeing the war in Ukraine and/or int. protection applicants | Allpro Security Services Ireland Ltd T/A Allpro Services | 9 | Open Procedure | €160.0M |
| 26 October 2023 | Processing of Garda vetting applications on behalf of Early Learning and School Age Childcare service providers and DCEDIY | ECCE and Play Early Childhood Ireland t/a Early Childhood Ireland | 2 | Open Procedure | €2.0M |
| 1 October 2023 | RFT for Inspection Services for accommodation provided by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | Eamon O'Boyle and Ass | 2 | Open Procedure | €1.4M |
| 12 June 2023 | RFT for technical, project management and IT governance advice to support the development of systems for the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme | Optimize | 4 | Open Procedure | €139k |
Last updated 19 July 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2023-06-12. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.
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