KARE Tenders & Contract Awards

Procurement Intelligence

KARE is a voluntary organisation and registered contracting authority that provides a comprehensive range of services for individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families in Counties Kildare, East Offaly, West Wicklow and North Carlow.[3] It operates multiple locations and services from its base at Newbridge Industrial Estate, Co. Kildare, and uses public procurement to support service delivery, including clinical, transport, facilities and corporate support needs.[3][2] Recent tenders show KARE procuring motor vehicles (including hybrid and wheelchair-accessible vehicles), medical and GP services, architectural and engineering services, recruitment/HR advice, vehicle fleet management, and stationery and cleaning products.[3][1][5][6][8][10][11][2] The organisation appears as "KARE_473" on the Irish national eTenders platform, indicating a structured procurement function and a pattern of mid-value contracts rather than very large capital programmes.[3][2][10]

Strategic Context

KARE’s current procurement activity suggests an ongoing focus on maintaining and upgrading its transport fleet to support service users, including operational leases of hybrid vehicles and the purchase of wheelchair-accessible vehicles.[3][1][13] Awards of GP, medical practice, and architectural/engineering services indicate parallel investment in clinical support and facilities planning, likely linked to the quality and expansion of disability services rather than major one-off capital schemes.[5][8][10] As an organisation subsidised by central government authorities, its spending plans and timing are influenced by HSE and departmental funding cycles, with multiple mid-scale tenders rather than a single published, high-level procurement strategy visible in open sources.[8]

Updated 13 September 2026