Higher Education Authority - contract awards
Who wins Higher Education Authority contracts, and how hard it is to break in
Higher Education Authority has awarded 4 contracts totalling €183k between 2019 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is All Ireland Insurance (1 award).
Its three largest suppliers hold 100% of the disclosed value. No company has yet won here in more than one year, so the field is more open than most.
Concentration like this is where a newcomer reads its odds. Thin fields and single-bidder contracts are the openings.
Download 4 awarded contracts
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4
Awards
€183k
Disclosed value
€61k
Average per award
4
With named winner
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.All Ireland Insurance1 · €113k
- 2.Upguard1 · €45k
- 3.University of Galway1 · €25k
- 4.Mazars1 · Not disclosed
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | - |
| 2026 | 3 | €183k |
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By value band
- €25k-€50k2 · €70k
- €50k-€144k1 · €113k
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 100% of €183k total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Ireland Insurance | 61.6% | Normal | also won €2.1M across 5 other Irish bodies → |
| Upguard | 24.7% | — | — |
| University of Galway | 13.7% | — | also won €800k across 4 other Irish bodies → |
| Mazars | 0% | — | also won Not disclosed across 3 other Irish bodies → |
Notices published in the last 90 days
| Published | Title | Winner | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2026 | PLI131D Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Insurance Brokerage and Placement Services for Public Sector Bodies (excluding Central Government Departments) | All Ireland Insurance | €113k |
| 13 August 2026 | Request for The provision of Consultancy Services for the Analysis of National Surveys of Staff and Student Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions | University of Galway | €25k |
| 13 August 2026 | Request for The quotation of a Vendor Risk Management and External Attack Surface Monitoring software platform | Upguard | €45k |
Award history (4 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2026 | PLI131D Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Insurance Brokerage and Placement Services for Public Sector Bodies (excluding Central Government Departments) | All Ireland Insurance | — | €113k | |
| 13 August 2026 | Request for The provision of Consultancy Services for the Analysis of National Surveys of Staff and Student Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions | University of Galway | — | €25k | |
| 13 August 2026 | Request for The quotation of a Vendor Risk Management and External Attack Surface Monitoring software platform | Upguard | — | €45k | |
| 16 April 2019 | The Provision of Data Protection (GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018) Consultancy Services | Mazars | — | Open Procedure | - |
Last updated 9 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2019-04-16. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.
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