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Who wins Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) contracts, and how hard it is to break in

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) has awarded 22 contracts totalling €1.5M between 2013 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is Infopulse Ukraine LLC (2 awards).

Its three largest suppliers hold 97% of the disclosed value. 3 companies have won here in more than one year. 2 of the 21 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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22

Awards

€1.5M

Disclosed value

€487k

Average per award

21

With named winner

Top suppliers awarded

  1. 1.Infopulse Ukraine LLC2 · €1.3M
  2. 2.Adare SEC Limited2 · Not disclosed
  3. 3.Adaptive HVM LTD2 · Not disclosed
  4. 4.Forvis Mazars2 · Not disclosed
  5. 5.Arekibo Communications1 · Not disclosed
  6. 6.BH Associates - Education Consultants1 · Not disclosed
  7. 7.Intelligo Software Ltd1 · Not disclosed
  8. 8.Stephen McManus1 · Not disclosed
  9. 9.Rubicon Consulting1 · Not disclosed
  10. 10.Principal Contractors Limited1 · Not disclosed

Year-by-year

YearAwardsValue
20133-
20144-
20153€300k
20163-
20172-
20183€1.0M
20191-
20221-
20231-
20261€160k

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By value band

Competition intensity

Awards with bid data
21
Sole bidder (no competition)
2
Most contested award
Tender for admission to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of temporary-contract ICT personnel
17 bids received

Least contested above 1 bid: Recruitment Services for establishing a Panel of Subject Matter Experts (2 bids)

By procedure

  • Open Procedure: 21

Supplier intelligence

Top-3 suppliers account for 97.3% of €6.0M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.

SupplierShareCRO statusOther bodies (join 4)
Arekibo Communications73.8%Normalalso won €2.6M across 7 other Irish bodies →
Infopulse Ukraine LLC21.8%——
LHM Casey McGrath1.7%—also won €1.8M across 3 other Irish bodies →
Adare SEC Limited0%——
Adaptive HVM LTD0%Normalalso won €55.5M across 9 other Irish bodies →

Repeat winners

Suppliers awarded contracts by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) in two or more separate years, from published award notices.

SupplierAwardsActive years
Adaptive HVM LTD22014, 2017
Adare SEC Limited22014, 2019
Infopulse Ukraine LLC22015, 2018

Notices published in the last 90 days

PublishedTitleWinnerValue
24 July 2026RFT Updating QQI Assessment Infrastructure 2026undisclosed€160k

Award history (22 records)

DateTitleWinnerBidsProcedureValue
24 July 2026RFT Updating QQI Assessment Infrastructure 2026undisclosed—€160k
10 September 2023Tender for admission to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of temporary-contract ICT personnelArekibo Communications17Open Procedure€4.4M
3 November 2022Thematic Analysis of the Higher Education Institution Annual Quality Reports of 2022BH Associates - Education Consultants3Open Procedure-
29 March 2019Tender for Secure CertificatesAdare SEC Limited6Open Procedure-
8 November 2018ICT Support servicesInfopulse Ukraine LLC5Open Procedure€1.0M
20 July 2018Tender for the Quality and Qualifications Ireland Outsourced Payroll ServiceIntelligo Software Ltd2Open Procedure-
1 May 2018THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF HE REPORTSStephen McManus3Open Procedure-
4 July 2017FrameworkAdaptive HVM LTD14Open Procedure-
1 June 2017Tender for the provision of change management consultancy servicesRubicon Consulting12Open Procedure-
6 October 2016QQI Ground Floor Meeting RoomPrincipal Contractors Limited1Open Procedure-
3 August 2016Recruitment Services for establishing a Panel of Subject Matter ExpertsSigmar Recruitment Ltd2Open Procedure-
31 March 2016IT and Data Security AuditS2 Grupo8Open Procedure-
29 October 2015RFP for Mono printer and colour multifunction devicesXerox7Open Procedure-
3 September 2015Application Support ServicesInfopulse Ukraine LLC3Open Procedure€300k
21 April 2015Multi-Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Financial and Risk Appraisal of Applicant ProvidersLHM Casey McGrath1Open Procedure€100k
11 August 2014Printing of Secure CertificatesAdare SEC Limited8Open Procedure-
9 July 2014Framework Agreement for temporary-contract ICT resourcesAdaptive HVM LTD16Open Procedure-
29 April 2014Facilitation of QQI's Comprehensive Policy Development ProgrammeEducation Policy Services Ltd3Open Procedure-
28 January 2014Design Services for QQI's Communication MaterialsBrian Dempsey11Open Procedure-
11 July 2013Accounting ServicesCrowleys DFK7Open Procedure-
8 May 2013Internal Audit ServicesForvis Mazars7Open Procedure-
23 April 2013Change Management Development ProgrammeForvis Mazars5Open Procedure-

Last updated 7 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2013-04-23. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.

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