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Who wins Department of Children Disability and Equality contracts, and how hard it is to break in
Department of Children Disability and Equality has awarded 85 contracts totalling €582.7M between 2013 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is Bridgestock Care Limited (1 award).
Its three largest suppliers hold 90% of the disclosed value. 9 companies have won here in more than one year. 14 of the 76 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.
Concentration like this is where a newcomer reads its odds. Thin fields and single-bidder contracts are the openings.
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85
Awards
€582.7M
Disclosed value
€13.6M
Average per award
73
With named winner
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.Bridgestock Care Limited1 · €500.0M
- 2.Extern Group1 · €14.0M
- 3.Foroige the National Youth development Organisation2 · €13.5M
- 4.Mary Immaculate College EO1 · €8.0M
- 5.Depaul Ireland1 · €8.0M
- 6.Minana International T/A GoodPeople1 · €6.0M
- 7.B G Heffernan Ltd1 · €4.0M
- 8.Mary Immaculate College1 · €3.7M
- 9.Archways1 · €3.0M
- 10.Social Innovation Fund Ieland1 · €2.5M
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | - |
| 2014 | 2 | - |
| 2015 | 1 | €150k |
| 2016 | 1 | €1.3M |
| 2017 | 5 | €3.0M |
| 2018 | 3 | €800k |
| 2019 | 4 | - |
| 2020 | 9 | €27.2M |
| 2021 | 7 | €1.5M |
| 2022 | 15 | €508.7M |
| 2023 | 12 | €8.8M |
| 2024 | 5 | €8.5M |
| 2025 | 16 | €21.6M |
| 2026 | 4 | €1.1M |
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By value band
- €50k-€144k7 · €606k
- €144k-€360k13 · €2.7M
- €360k-€1M7 · €3.6M
- €1M-€5M9 · €21.3M
- Over €5M10 · €554.5M
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 76
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 14
- Most contested award
- Bespoke Panel Agreement for the Provision of Accommodation Services and Related Services for Persons Seeking International Protection
- 31 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: Growing Up in Ireland - The National Longitudinal Study of Children - Phase 2. (2 bids)
By procedure
- Open Procedure: 76
- Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 6
Supplier intelligence
One or more top suppliers for this authority are recorded as dissolved or inactive in the Companies Registration Office.
Top-3 suppliers account for 90% of €748.8M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestock Care Limited | 66.8% | Normal | also won €141.8M across 2 other Irish bodies → |
| Allpro Security Services Ireland Ltd T/A Allpro Services | 21.4% | — | also won €16.0M across 25 other Irish bodies → |
| Extern Group | 1.9% | — | — |
| Foroige the National Youth development Organisation | 1.8% | Normal | also won Not disclosed across 5 other Irish bodies → |
| Mary Immaculate College EO | 1.1% | Dissolved | — |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by Department of Children Disability and Equality in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst and Young | 4 | 2024, 2025 |
| Forvis Mazars | 3 | 2020, 2023 |
| Open Sky Data Systems | 3 | 2021, 2025 |
| Alma Economics | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| CDW Limited | 2 | 2020, 2025 |
| Centre for Effective Services | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
| Deloitte Ireland LLP | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Foroige the National Youth development Organisation | 2 | 2020, 2025 |
| IT Alliance Group | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
Notices published in the last 90 days
| Published | Title | Winner | 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 |
Award history (85 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 | |
| 13 February 2026 | The Provision of a People Management Training and Development Programme for managers within the Department of Children, Disability and Equality | Harvest Resources Ltd | 18 | Open Procedure | €240k |
| 19 December 2025 | 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 | 5 | Open Procedure | €400k |
| 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 | - |
| 14 November 2025 | National Childcare Scheme (NCS) Evaluation | Alma Economics | 5 | Open Procedure | €190k |
| 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 |
| 1 June 2023 | A Review of National LGBTI+ Inclusion strategy | Forvis Mazars | 2 | Open Procedure | €65k |
| 11 May 2023 | RFT for ICT Business Process Optimisation, Solution Development and Implementation and ICT Project Management support for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | undisclosed | 9 | Open Procedure | €5.0M |
| 27 April 2023 | Provision of Consultancy Services related to the establishment of a Guardian ad litem Executive Office | Anthony Douglas Consultancy Ltd | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 April 2023 | data protection services in the application of data protection law to the department’s business practices. | Castlebridge | 13 | Open Procedure | - |
| 2 March 2023 | RFT for provision of financial and governance advice and expertise for the Programme Board of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 February 2023 | RFT for the provision of Independent Data Security Expertise including Data Protection Support and GDPR Consultancy for the Executive Office of the Mother and Baby Institution Payment Scheme | Forvis Mazars | 13 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 January 2023 | For the provision of a research and information specialist in the areas of child protection and welfare and children in care | Angela Palmer | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 18 December 2022 | The Contracting Authority is seeking tenders for the provision of housing support to Persons with Status living in International Protection accomm to progress into independent housing solutions | Depaul Ireland | 3 | Open Procedure | €8.0M |
| 28 October 2022 | The provision of adobe software products | Micromail | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 October 2022 | RFT for support materials and services for employers in developing domestic violence workplace policies | Women's Aid | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 October 2022 | Request for Tenders for the provision of Building Surveying Services | Doyle Morris Group | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 15 September 2022 | A Partner to Evaluate the Little Baby Bundle pilot scheme | RSM Ireland | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 31 August 2022 | E-Learning Development and Educational Technologist Services | Private Company | 5 | Open Procedure | €350k |
| 15 August 2022 | Partner to Evaluate The Little Library and Book-Bags Initiative 2021 and 2022 | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 4 August 2022 | Provision of data protection expertise to support the Department’s data protection compliance obligations | undisclosed | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 8 July 2022 | A research study to explore the experiences and outcomes of young adults who left the Irish care system in the aftermath of the Ryan Report | Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin | 2 | Open Procedure | €180k |
| 24 June 2022 | Outline of mechanisms in use in other countries and practical advice on recognising the preferred gender of children aged under 16 in Ireland | Claire Fenton-Glynn | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 June 2022 | Provision of Managing Agent for Ireland’s First 5 Little Baby Bundle Pilot Scheme | Field Management Ireland | 5 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 22 April 2022 | Provision of Qualitative Research Study to Examine the Workplace Experiences of Parents Dealing with Pregnancy Loss | University College Cork | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 8 April 2022 | RFT for support for the participation of young Travellers in youth participation structures | Involve CLG | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 February 2022 | Proofreading, Copy-editing and Indexing of Publications for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | O'Hanlon Media | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 January 2022 | Bespoke Panel Agreement for the Provision of Accommodation Services and Related Services for Persons Seeking International Protection | Bridgestock Care Limited | 31 | Open Procedure | €500.0M |
| 25 December 2021 | RFT for Support to ICT Governance Board and Business Systems Projects Board and Business Process Improvement for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | IT Alliance Group | 4 | Open Procedure | €600k |
| 19 November 2021 | Provision of a Project Archivist | Arcline Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 October 2021 | ICT Business Analysis Services Tender | Open Sky Data Systems | 9 | Open Procedure | €600k |
| 21 October 2021 | RFT for the provision of a study to evaluate the processes for implementation of three equality strategies | Centre for Effective Services | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 May 2021 | Provision of Facilities Management Services | OCS One Complete Solution Limited | 4 | Open Procedure | €280k |
| 25 March 2021 | Printing Services for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | Sooner than Later Solutions Limited | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 January 2021 | Lotus Notes Administration and Migration Services | Paul Boland Consultancy | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 November 2020 | Provision of Microsoft Licensing Services | CDW Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | €400k |
| 1 November 2020 | Provision of Children and Young People's Participation Support Services | Foroige the National Youth development Organisation | 2 | Open Procedure | €6.0M |
| 22 April 2020 | An End of Year Three Evaluation of the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) | University of Derby | 5 | Open Procedure | €145k |
| 20 April 2020 | Evaluation of Better Start with a particular focus on the Better Start National Early Years Quality Development Service(QDS) | Centre for Effective Services | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 March 2020 | Greentown Programme | Archways | 3 | Open Procedure | €3.0M |
| 24 February 2020 | Research support with an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Country Policy Review on the Development and Monitoring of the Quality of Early Learning and Care in Ireland | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 February 2020 | For the provision of a five year strategic development plan for Comhairle na nÓg | Forvis Mazars | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 January 2020 | For the provision of a Bail Supervision Scheme | Extern Group | 1 | Open Procedure | €14.0M |
| 8 January 2020 | Provision of an Inclusion Coordinator Programme for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs | Mary Immaculate College | 1 | Open Procedure | €3.7M |
| 17 August 2019 | Request for Tenders for the provision of Research Support and Advice to the Expert Group convened by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to develop a New Funding Model for Early Learning | Frontier Economics | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 8 August 2019 | The Provision of a Time and Application and Systems for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs | Flextime | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 July 2019 | The Provision of Stationery and Office Supplies for the Department of Children and youth affairs | Eciffo Office Limited | 8 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 March 2019 | 9 seater long wheel base mini bus | PRIMO Coachworks Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 27 April 2018 | Request for Tenders for the Development of Evidence Matrix for the Quality and Capacity Building Initiative | Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 March 2018 | RFT for the provision of Online Introductory Training in Sensory Processing for Pre-School Practitioners | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 February 2018 | Request for Tenders for the provision of services in relation to the design and development of software components for the Affordable Childcare Scheme (ACS) | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €800k |
| 15 August 2017 | supply and installation of external floodlighting on Oberstown campus | Aramark | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 4 August 2017 | Tender for the provision of an End of Year One Review of the Access and Inclusion Model | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 August 2017 | Tender for the provision of an AIM Resource Pack and Instructional Guide for a Early Years Settings | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €2.4M |
| 30 July 2017 | Printing and delivery of a publication for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | €185k |
| 10 April 2017 | Request for Tenders for the provision of Services to Measure and Assess the Quality of Early Years Provision in Ireland | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €400k |
| 21 September 2016 | Provision of children and young people's participation services | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | €1.3M |
| 9 December 2015 | Provision of Expert Advice for Phase 2 of Growing Up in Ireland - the National Longitudinal Study of Children. | Ann Sanson Consulting | 2 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 9 October 2014 | DCYA tender for the provision of copy-editing services 2014-2017 | sole trader | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 8 August 2014 | Growing Up in Ireland - The National Longitudinal Study of Children - Phase 2. | Economic and Social Research Institute | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 September 2013 | Provision of graphic design and related services for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. | Penhouse Design | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
Last updated 24 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2013-09-25. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.
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