Macra Agricultural Skillnet Tenders & Contract Awards
What Macra Agricultural Skillnet buys, who wins its contracts, and how suppliers get seen
Macra Agricultural Skillnet has nothing open for bidding today. Its last notice closed on 9 August 2026. 2 tender notices have come from this buyer since monitoring began.
Macra Agricultural Skillnet has awarded 13 contracts totalling €1.0M between 2016 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is the Food Industry Training Unit (1 award).
Its three largest suppliers hold 100% of the disclosed value. 2 companies have won here in more than one year. 5 of the 12 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.
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Tender notices tracked
13
Contract awards
€1.0M
Disclosed value
€253k
Average per award
13
With named winner
No open tenders from Macra Agricultural Skillnet right now
Last tender closed on 9 August 2026. New notices publish daily. Set up an alert below or check back tomorrow.
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Recently closed
Most recent 2 of 2Delivery of a Grassland Management Programme
Macra Agricultural Skillnet
Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Part-Time Distance Learning Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation
Macra Agricultural Skillnet
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Awarded in 2026
Macra Agricultural Skillnet has 2 published contract awards in 2026 tracked on Tenderwatch, worth €360k across the 2 awards with published values.
Top winners in 2026
- University College Dublin2 awards
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.the Food Industry Training Unit1 · €500k
- 2.University College Dublin4 · €360k
- 3.Dovea Genetics1 · €150k
- 4.Agribusiness Education2 · Not disclosed
- 5.Traction Marketing2 · Not disclosed
- 6.Limerick Institute of Technology1 · Not disclosed
- 7.University College Cork1 · Not disclosed
- 8.Dúnmasc genetics1 · Not disclosed
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | - |
| 2018 | 4 | - |
| 2019 | 1 | - |
| 2022 | 2 | - |
| 2023 | 3 | €650k |
| 2026 | 2 | €360k |
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- €144k-€360k3 · €510k
- €360k-€1M1 · €500k
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 12
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 5
- Most contested award
- Macra Agricultural Skillnet -Development and Delivery of Grassland Management Courses for Farmers
- 4 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: Macra Agricultural Skillnet / Skillnet Ireland - Research Project into The Development and Implmentation of an Accredited Continuous Professional Development Framework in Agriculture (2 bids)
By procedure
- Open Procedure: 12
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 100% of €1.0M total disclosed value, a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Food Industry Training Unit | 49.5% | - | - |
| University College Dublin | 35.6% | Normal | also won €4.0M across 14 other Irish bodies → |
| Dovea Genetics | 14.9% | Normal | - |
| Agribusiness Education | 0% | - | - |
| Traction Marketing | 0% | - | also won Not disclosed across 1 other Irish body → |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by Macra Agricultural Skillnet in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| University College Dublin | 4 | 2018, 2023, 2026 |
| Traction Marketing | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
Export 13 awarded contracts (CSV & JSON)
TenderWatch ProAward history (13 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2026 | Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Part-Time Distance Learning Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation | University College Dublin | - | €180k | |
| 24 April 2026 | Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Part-Time Distance Learning Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation | University College Dublin | 1 | Open Procedure | €180k |
| 12 December 2023 | CFT For DIY AI Training | Dovea Genetics | 2 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 26 February 2023 | Delivery of a Diploma in Leadership for Agriculture and Food sector & potential development of Masters programme | the Food Industry Training Unit | 1 | Open Procedure | €500k |
| 11 February 2023 | Macra Agricultural Skillnet - provider for a Masters programme aimed at building performance in Agri Advisors, Educators and Sales People | University College Dublin | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 November 2022 | Macra Agricultural Skillnet -Development and Delivery of Dairy Farm Business Courses | Agribusiness Education | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 November 2022 | Macra Agricultural Skillnet -Development and Delivery of training to farm partner groups | Agribusiness Education | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 22 January 2019 | Macra Agricultural Skillnet -Development and Delivery of Grassland Management Courses for Farmers | Traction Marketing | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 August 2018 | Macra Agricultural Skillnet / Skillnet Ireland - Research Project into The Development and Implmentation of an Accredited Continuous Professional Development Framework in Agriculture | Limerick Institute of Technology | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 July 2018 | Macra Agricultural Skillnet -Development, Delivery & Promotion of Online Practical Training Courses | Traction Marketing | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 April 2018 | Macra Agricultural Skillnet seek provider for A Masters programme aimed at building performance in Agri Advisors, Educators and Sales People. | University College Dublin | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 April 2018 | Macra Agricultural Skillnet - delivery of 'Leadership for Young Professionals' Programme | University College Cork | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 26 September 2016 | Macra YF Skillnet seek training provider for DIY AI courses | Dúnmasc genetics | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
Open-market vs limited-competition mix · average bids · SME-access ratio
Procurement Intelligence
Macra Agricultural Skillnet is a Skillnet Ireland business network established by Macra na Feirme in 2015. It supports members, farmers and agri-businesses through subsidised education, vocational training and professional development across Ireland. Its procurement profile is concentrated in training delivery, higher and distance education, agricultural consultancy and programme management. Recent opportunities indicate a relatively small, specialist buyer, with individual procurements including a €150,000 practical AI-training framework and a 2026 grassland-management programme listed at approximately €160,742 excluding VAT.
Strategic Context
Current purchasing is aligned with developing practical and digital capabilities in the agricultural sector, including AI-related farm efficiencies, grassland management, agricultural extension, innovation and leadership. A 2026 procurement sought design and delivery of a part-time distance-learning Master's programme for agri-food professionals, indicating continued investment in higher-level advisory and management skills; publicly available results do not identify a separate capital-works programme or a detailed authority-specific budget.
Typical Suppliers
- Agricultural training providers and specialist farm-skills organisations delivering practical programmes such as artificial insemination, grassland management and farm efficiency
- Universities and higher-education institutions capable of designing and delivering part-time distance-learning programmes in agricultural extension, innovation and leadership
- Agricultural consultancy and advisory firms with expertise in grassland, sustainability, digital agriculture and agri-food business development
- Specialist technology and digital-learning providers supporting AI, online training platforms and practical digital adoption by farmers
- Macra na Feirme or other rural-sector organisations providing facilities, member access, administration and programme support
Supplier Tips
- Monitor eTenders using both the authority name and relevant CPV categories, especially vocational training, higher-education services and agricultural consultancy; opportunities may be issued as open procedures with short response windows.
- Demonstrate practical delivery capacity across Ireland, including qualified trainers, farm-based facilities, learner recruitment and measurable outcomes for young farmers or agri-food professionals.
- Engage early through Macra Agricultural Skillnet’s provider-recruitment and course-planning process, and be prepared to meet Skillnet Ireland public-procurement requirements and provide clear value-for-money evidence.
Updated 27 September 2026
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See TenderWatch ProLast updated 20 October 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2016-09-26. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.