Kerry Education and Training Board Tenders & Contract Awards
What Kerry Education and Training Board buys, who wins its contracts, and how suppliers get seen
Kerry Education and Training Board has 4 open tenders accepting bids right now, most of them in Education and Construction. 21 tender notices have come from this buyer since monitoring began.
Kerry Education and Training Board has awarded 38 contracts totalling €9.1M between 2017 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is PC Peripherals (2 awards).
Its three largest suppliers hold 44% of the disclosed value. 6 companies have won here in more than one year. 4 of the 26 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.
Public buyers rarely change supplier mid-contract. The opening is usually a new requirement, not a switch.
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4
Open now
21
Tender notices tracked
38
Contract awards
€9.1M
Disclosed value
€571k
Average per award
35
With named winner
Open Kerry Education and Training Board tenders
4 liveNew tender for an extension to Causeway Comprehensive School Kerry
Kerry Education and Training Board
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Call for Tender for Supply of Automotive Training Equipment in four (4) lots: Operational Training Rigs (With Engines); Operational Training Rigs (Without Engines); Garage Equipment; Hoists.
Kerry Education and Training Board
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Request for Tender for The Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of No. Three Hydraulics / Electro-Hydraulics Training Systems with Simulation and Software
Kerry Education and Training Board
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The supply and delivery of Food Supplies for use in classrooms and training environments to Kerry Education and Training Board.
Kerry Education and Training Board
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Recently closed
Most recent 6 of 17The supply, refurbishment for training use, delivery and full installation of one (1) decommissioned wind turbine nacelle
Kerry Education and Training Board
Request for Tenders for the Supply of The Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Automated Welding and Precision Metal Fabrication Equipment
Kerry Education and Training Board
Remedial works and upgrade to existing flat roof area including associated builders work at Colaiste na Sceilge Cahersiveen Co.Kerry.
Kerry Education and Training Board
Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Marine and Environmental Skills Hub Laboratory
Kerry Education and Training Board
Call for Tender for Supply and Delivery of Nursing Skills Demonstration Equipment to Kerry Education and Training Board on behalf of Kerry College Denny Street Campus
Kerry Education and Training Board
Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Sports Equipment
Kerry Education and Training Board
Closed notices are retained as a signal of what this authority actually procures. Deadlines have passed, do not bid.
Awarded in 2026
Kerry Education and Training Board has 16 published contract awards in 2026 tracked on Tenderwatch, worth €4.3M across the 8 awards with published values.
Top winners in 2026
- Knocknagoshel Over 55's Services2 awards
- O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd2 awards
- Ayrton Consultancy Ltd T/a Ayrton Group2 awards
- PC Peripherals2 awards
- Tyro Technologies Limited2 awards
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.PC Peripherals2 · €2.0M
- 2.FRS Recruitment2 · €1.9M
- 3.Formula Networks2 · €1.5M
- 4.EWL ELECTRIC LTD HEAD OFFICE2 · €1.0M
- 5.Tyro Technologies Limited2 · €500k
- 6.Ayrton Consultancy Ltd T/a Ayrton Group2 · €460k
- 7.O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd2 · €280k
- 8.Hopkins Communications2 · €140k
- 9.Access Rescue Consulting At Height Ltd1 · €118k
- 10.Gillen Machine Tools Ltd1 · €109k
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | €1.1M |
| 2018 | 1 | - |
| 2019 | 1 | - |
| 2020 | 3 | €1.2M |
| 2022 | 1 | - |
| 2024 | 6 | €802k |
| 2025 | 6 | €1.7M |
| 2026 | 16 | €4.3M |
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- Under €25k2 · €33k
- €25k-€50k1 · €43k
- €50k-€144k6 · €367k
- €144k-€360k4 · €280k
- €360k-€1M5 · €1.6M
- €1M-€5M10 · €6.8M
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 26
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 4
- Most contested award
- Contracted Training Services - Provision of Contracted Training Services to Kerry Education and Training Board(KCETB).
- 16 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING SERVICES (2 bids)
By procedure
- Open Procedure: 26
- Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 1
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 44% of €17.8M total disclosed value, a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC Peripherals | 22.4% | - | also won €3.2M across 6 other Irish bodies → |
| EWL ELECTRIC LTD HEAD OFFICE | 11.2% | - | also won €5.8M across 10 other Irish bodies → |
| FRS Recruitment | 10.4% | - | also won €21.3M across 7 other Irish bodies → |
| Formula Networks | 9.5% | Normal | also won €6.6M across 2 other Irish bodies → |
| Donovan's Coaches Ltd | 7.6% | - | - |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by Kerry Education and Training Board in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| capital hair and beauty | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| EWL ELECTRIC LTD HEAD OFFICE | 2 | 2024, 2026 |
| Formula Networks | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| FRS Recruitment | 2 | 2020, 2024 |
| Hopkins Communications | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Miko Metals Ltd | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
Notices published in the last 90 days
| Published | Title | Winner | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2026 | Call for Tenders for the Provision of Hot School Meals to Lyreacrompane Community National School | Knocknagoshel Over 55's Services | €16k |
| 9 September 2026 | Invitation to Tender for the Supply of School Books to Kerry Education and Training Board | O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd | - |
| 24 July 2026 | Kerry ETB | O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd | €280k |
| 22 July 2026 | Lot 1 Tralee | Donovan's Coaches Ltd | €1.4M |
Export 38 awarded contracts (CSV & JSON)
TenderWatch ProAward history (38 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2026 | Call for Tenders for the Provision of Hot School Meals to Lyreacrompane Community National School | Knocknagoshel Over 55's Services | - | €16k | |
| 9 September 2026 | Invitation to Tender for the Supply of School Books to Kerry Education and Training Board | O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd | - | - | |
| 24 July 2026 | Kerry ETB | O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd | - | €280k | |
| 22 July 2026 | Lot 1 Tralee | Donovan's Coaches Ltd | - | €1.4M | |
| 20 July 2026 | Lot 1 First Aid Training. (A) Cardiac FAR Advanced Course (B) Cardiac FAR(CFR) at community Level (C) First Aid Responder (FAR)(PHECC) (D)FAR Recertification Training (PHECC) (F) Emergency FAR (EFR)(PHECD) | Ayrton Consultancy Ltd T/a Ayrton Group | - | €460k | |
| 5 June 2026 | Call for Tenders for the Provision of Hot School Meals to Lyreacrompane Community National School | Knocknagoshel Over 55's Services | 1 | Open Procedure | €16k |
| 11 May 2026 | user devices for Kerry Education and Training Board. | PC Peripherals | - | €2.0M | |
| 30 April 2026 | The Maintenance of existing websites and Development of new websites for Kerry Education and Training Board. | Hopkins Communications | - | €70k | |
| 29 April 2026 | Supplementary Call for Tender For School Management Information System for Post Primary Schools under Kerry Education and Training Board | Tyro Technologies Limited | - | €500k | |
| 24 April 2026 | Supplementary Call for Tender For School Management Information System for Post Primary Schools under Kerry Education and Training Board | Tyro Technologies Limited | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 24 April 2026 | Hair Generic Lot1 | capital hair and beauty | - | €280k | |
| 27 March 2026 | Call for Tender for establishment of a Multi- Party Framework Agreement for the Supply of Metalwork/Engineering Class Materials for Schools of Kerry Education and Training Board | Miko Metals Ltd | - | €90k | |
| 27 March 2026 | Tab A Electrical Consumables | EWL ELECTRIC LTD HEAD OFFICE | - | €1.0M | |
| 24 March 2026 | Call for Tender for Multi Supplier Framework for the Provision of Bus Hire Services to Kerry Education and Training Board | donal o flaherty | 14 | Open Procedure | €1.4M |
| 24 March 2026 | The Provision of Health and Safety Training Courses for Kerry Education and Training Board Students and Learners | Ayrton Consultancy Ltd T/a Ayrton Group | 11 | Open Procedure | €460k |
| 30 January 2026 | Establishment of a single party framework agreement for the Supply and lifecycle management of Windows-based end-user devices for Kerry Education and Training Board. | PC Peripherals | 2 | Open Procedure | €2.0M |
| 10 October 2025 | Call for Tender for establishment of a Multi- Party Framework Agreement for the Supply of Metalwork/Engineering Class Materials for Schools of Kerry Education and Training Board | Miko Metals Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | €90k |
| 7 May 2025 | Contract for the provision of IT Technical Support Services to Kerry Education and Training Board | Formula Networks | 1 | Open Procedure | €1.5M |
| 11 April 2025 | Establishment of a provider for provision of Global Wind Organisation GWO Training Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship | Access Rescue Consulting At Height Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | €118k |
| 7 April 2025 | Establishment of Multi-Party Framework for the Provision of Hair and Beauty Consumables to Kerry ETB Education and Training Board | capital hair and beauty | 4 | Open Procedure | €280k |
| 25 March 2025 | Multi-Party Framework to supply School Stationary Packs (Core Class Resources) for Post Primary Pupils for Kerry Education and Training Board | SG Education Ltd. | 6 | Open Procedure | €1.0M |
| 11 February 2025 | The Maintenance of existing websites and Development of new websites in 2 Lots for Kerry ETB. | Hopkins Communications | 12 | Open Procedure | €70k |
| 13 December 2024 | The Supply and Installation of Equipment for use in Plumbing Workshop for Kerry ETB Training Board | AEF LTD | 1 | Open Procedure | €43k |
| 9 December 2024 | Establishment of Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Electrical Consumables to Kerry ETB Training Board | EWL ELECTRIC LTD HEAD OFFICE | 2 | Open Procedure | €1.0M |
| 6 December 2024 | The Supply and installation of equipment for use in Metal Fabrication Workshop for Kerry ETB Training Board | Gillen Machine Tools Ltd | 7 | Open Procedure | €109k |
| 15 November 2024 | Establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for Supply of Welding Consumables, Welding PPE, and Welding Tools to Kerry Education and Training Board | KWS | 4 | Open Procedure | €600k |
| 23 July 2024 | Single Supplier Framework for the supply of Sonicwall Firewalls and Associated Services to Kerry ETB | Formula Networks | 3 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 1 March 2024 | Provision of Human Resources Agency Services to Kerry Education and Training Board | FRS Recruitment | 6 | Open Procedure | €650k |
| 22 July 2022 | Provision of a unified Governance, Risk and Compliance Software solution. | YouComply t/a ViClarity | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 June 2020 | Single Party Framework Agreement The provision of Maintenance Services to Technology Equipment (Woodwork & Metalwork) for Kerry Education and Training Board | Central Technology Supplies.ie | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 April 2020 | Provision of Human Resources Agency Services to Kerry Education and Training Board | FRS Recruitment | 10 | Open Procedure | €1.2M |
| 15 April 2020 | CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING SERVICES | Kerry Family Resource Counselling Centre CLG | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 April 2019 | Single Party Framework for the provision of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and Ancillary Items to Kerry Education and Training Board | Fleming Medical Ltd | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 26 March 2018 | Installation of an independent network at Kerry ETB Training Centre, Monavalley, Tralee, Co. Kerry. | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 December 2017 | Contracted Training Services - Provision of Contracted Training Services to Kerry Education and Training Board(KCETB). | undisclosed | 16 | Open Procedure | €1.1M |
| 6 November 2017 | Provision of ICT REsource February 2018 - January 2021 | IT EIREANN COMPUTERS LTD | 8 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 July 2017 | Bus Hire - Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí | Power Travel Ltd (D) | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 April 2017 | Telephone System Upgrade | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
Open-market vs limited-competition mix · average bids · SME-access ratio
Procurement Intelligence
Kerry Education and Training Board (Kerry ETB) is the statutory education and training authority for County Kerry, responsible for post-primary schools, further education and training, adult and community education, and related learner support services. Its headquarters are at Centrepoint, John Joe Sheehy Road, Tralee, and its procurement activity spans education and training equipment, contracted training, ICT and network infrastructure, health and safety services, facilities maintenance, construction and professional services. Recent eTenders notices indicate active purchasing through Kerry College campuses, including renewable-energy training rigs and specialist training assets. The authority’s open-tender profile supplied for this research comprises four tenders with a combined estimated value of €1,785,500.
Strategic Context
Kerry ETB is benefiting from increased national capital support for further education and training: the 2026 Devolved Capital Grant allocation shown for Kerry ETB is €761,250, alongside a €761,250 Green Devolved Grant allocation, compared with €507,500 for each category in 2025. Current procurement signals a focus on modernising practical training capacity, including renewable-energy equipment, wind-turbine training infrastructure and contracted vocational training services; timing and demand are therefore influenced by capital-grant cycles and programme delivery requirements. The available sources did not identify a standalone published Kerry ETB procurement strategy or a clearly documented supplier-engagement event.
Typical Suppliers
- Specialist further-education and vocational-training equipment suppliers, including suppliers of renewable-energy, wind, solar, fuel-cell and heat-pump training rigs
- Accredited training providers delivering IT support, food preparation and cooking, fibre-installation and other contracted training awards
- ICT and network-infrastructure contractors, including Formula Networks, which was identified as the winner of a Kerry ETB network-infrastructure contract in 2024
- Facilities, mechanical and electrical contractors providing heating upgrades, plumbing, maintenance and building-services works
- Engineering, metalwork and industrial-equipment suppliers serving Kerry ETB schools and training campuses
Supplier Tips
- Monitor Kerry ETB notices on eTenders using the authority name and Kerry ETB identifiers, and register early for category-specific opportunities; recent procurements have included multi-party frameworks and contracts divided into lots.
- Demonstrate direct alignment with learner outcomes, curriculum delivery and campus installation requirements. For specialist equipment, provide commissioning, user training, maintenance, safety documentation and evidence of comparable education or training-sector installations.
- Plan around annual and devolved capital-grant announcements, particularly green and practical-training allocations, and maintain readiness to respond to short procurement windows for campus equipment and capital works.
Updated 27 September 2026
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See TenderWatch ProLast updated 20 October 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2017-04-19. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.