Road Safety Authority (RSA) Tenders & Contract Awards
What Road Safety Authority (RSA) buys, who wins its contracts, and how suppliers get seen
Road Safety Authority (RSA) has 1 open tender accepting bids right now, most of them in Education and Transport. 5 tender notices have come from this buyer since monitoring began.
Road Safety Authority (RSA) has awarded 101 contracts totalling €882.9M between 2013 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is Applus Inspection Services Ireland Limited (1 award).
Its three largest suppliers hold 79% of the disclosed value. 9 companies have won here in more than one year. 13 of the 78 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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Tender notices tracked
101
Contract awards
€882.9M
Disclosed value
€17.0M
Average per award
64
With named winner
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ET2602- RFT for the provision of the Nationwide Road Safety Education Service to the RSA
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Awarded in 2026
Road Safety Authority (RSA) has 4 published contract awards in 2026 tracked on Tenderwatch, worth €20.4M across the 3 awards with published values.
Top winners in 2026
- Org Global Investment Holdings Unlimited1 award
- SGS Ireland Ltd1 award
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.Applus Inspection Services Ireland Limited1 · €650.0M
- 2.Ernst and Young2 · €31.5M
- 3.Fujitsu (Ireland) Limited1 · €30.0M
- 4.AA Ireland Ltd.1 · €21.5M
- 5.Prometric Ireland Limited1 · €18.0M
- 6.Collins McNicholas Recruitment and HR Services Group2 · €17.8M
- 7.SGS Ireland Ltd3 · €12.3M
- 8.OCS One Complete Solution Limited1 · €7.8M
- 9.Mail Metrics1 · €5.8M
- 10.Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin1 · €5.0M
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | - |
| 2014 | 3 | - |
| 2015 | 8 | €2.1M |
| 2016 | 8 | €24.0M |
| 2017 | 7 | €4.2M |
| 2018 | 12 | €672.0M |
| 2019 | 7 | €2.0M |
| 2020 | 11 | €51.8M |
| 2021 | 9 | €20.9M |
| 2022 | 4 | €8.6M |
| 2023 | 2 | €17.9M |
| 2024 | 8 | €57.2M |
| 2025 | 17 | €1.6M |
| 2026 | 4 | €20.4M |
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- €144k-€360k10 · €2.7M
- €360k-€1M15 · €8.3M
- €1M-€5M19 · €39.9M
- Over €5M15 · €831.9M
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 78
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 13
- Most contested award
- Provision of Temporary Worker Placement Services to the RSA
- 23 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: National Observational Study of Drivers (2 bids)
By procedure
- Open Procedure: 80
- Simplified: 9
- Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 5
- Restricted Procedure: 3
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 79.2% of €898.9M total disclosed value, a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applus Inspection Services Ireland Limited | 72.3% | Normal | also won €950k across 1 other Irish body → |
| Ernst and Young | 3.5% | - | also won €703.3M across 50 other Irish bodies → |
| Fujitsu (Ireland) Limited | 3.3% | Normal | also won €23.6M across 11 other Irish bodies → |
| AA Ireland Ltd. | 2.4% | Normal | also won €3.1M across 3 other Irish bodies → |
| Prometric Ireland Limited | 2% | Normal | also won €360k across 2 other Irish bodies → |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by Road Safety Authority (RSA) in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| AECOM Ireland Ltd | 3 | 2019, 2025 |
| Avolution (UK) Ltd. | 2 | 2019, 2025 |
| Collins McNicholas Recruitment and HR Services Group | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Cora Systems | 2 | 2018, 2025 |
| Ernst and Young | 2 | 2021, 2024 |
| Nationwide Data Collection | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Org Global Investment Holdings Unlimited | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Peter Hanlon Engineerign Ltd | 2 | 2017, 2021 |
| SGS Ireland Limited | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
Export 101 awarded contracts (CSV & JSON)
TenderWatch ProAward history (101 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2026 | ET2506 - RFT for the Provision, Licencing, Support and Maintenance of Cloud Based Telephony Solution for the RSA Customer Call Centre | Org Global Investment Holdings Unlimited | - | €940k | |
| 17 June 2026 | DR2602 - Direct Award for the Provision of NDLS Front Office Network Services | SGS Ireland Ltd | - | - | |
| 24 April 2026 | ET2601- RFT for the provision of Event Management and Related Services to the RSA | undisclosed | - | €8.5M | |
| 14 April 2026 | ET2602- RFT for the provision of the Nationwide Road Safety Education Service to the RSA | undisclosed | - | €11.0M | |
| 19 December 2025 | ET2506 - RFT for the Provision, Licencing, Support and Maintenance of Cloud Based Telephony Solution for the RSA Customer Call Centre | Org Global Investment Holdings Unlimited | 7 | Open Procedure | €940k |
| 10 November 2025 | ET2505 - RFT for the Provision, Support and Maintenance of a Cloud Based Project and Portfolio Management Solution | Cora Systems | 4 | Open Procedure | €610k |
| 10 June 2025 | ET2504 - Provision of Automotive Engineering Consultancy Services | AECOM Ireland Ltd | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 May 2025 | RFP2304 - Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Provision of a Qualitative Study of Driver Mobile Phone Use | SeeTrue Ltd | - | Simplified | - |
| 29 May 2025 | RFP2307 - Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Provision of a RSA Research Strategy (2024-2028) | SeeTrue Ltd | - | Simplified | - |
| 29 May 2025 | Request for Proposal (RFP) For the provision, support and maintenance of an Enterprise Architecture solution | Avolution (UK) Ltd. | - | Simplified | - |
| 29 May 2025 | VB2408 -Request for Proposal (RFT) for the provision of a review of international best practice for impaired driving penalties | TRL Limited | - | Simplified | - |
| 28 May 2025 | ET2301 - Mini Competition 1 - Database Administrator | Ergo | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 28 May 2025 | ET2301 - Mini Competition 2 - Service Desk Engineer | Ergo | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 28 May 2025 | ET2301 - Mini Competition 3 - Business Intelligence Analyst | Ergo | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 28 May 2025 | ET2301 - Mini Competition 5 - Lot 2 - Road Safety Educator | Hays Specialist Recruitment (Ireland) Limited | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 28 May 2025 | ON2401 - Request for Proposal for Recruitment Services | Collins McNicholas Recruitment and HR Services Group | - | Simplified | - |
| 28 May 2025 | ET2402 - Mini-Competition 1 - 2024 Seat Belt Wearing Study | Nationwide Data Collection | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 27 May 2025 | ET1907 - Mini Competition - Project Support Services for Road Safety Strategy Action No. 15 | AtkinsRéalis | - | Simplified | - |
| 27 May 2025 | ET1907 - Mini Competition - Project Support Services for Road Safety Strategy No. 86 | AECOM Ireland Ltd | - | Simplified | - |
| 27 May 2025 | ET1907 - Mini Comp 2- Project Support Services For Road Safety Strategy Action No. 84 | AtkinsRéalis | - | Simplified | - |
| 27 May 2025 | ET1907 - Mini Comp 3- Project Support Services For Road Safety Strategy Action No. 80 | WSP Ireland | - | Simplified | - |
| 2 December 2024 | ET2407 – RFT for the provision of essential driver training and initial basic training logbooks | Mail Metrics | 1 | Open Procedure | €5.8M |
| 2 December 2024 | ET2408 - Request for Tenders for the Provision of Technical Inspection Services | AA Ireland Ltd. | 2 | Open Procedure | €21.5M |
| 26 November 2024 | ET2406 - RFT for the Provision of Automotive Market Surveillance Testing Services | DEKRA Automobil GmbH | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 September 2024 | NT2401 - RFT for the Provision of Certificates of Roadworthiness (CRWs) | Smurfit Westrock Security Concepts | 1 | Open Procedure | €218k |
| 24 May 2024 | ET2402 - Multi Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Road Safety Related Observational Studies | Nationwide Data Collection | 2 | Open Procedure | €712k |
| 6 May 2024 | ET2404 - Provision of External Procurement and Implementation Partner Services | Ernst and Young | 9 | Open Procedure | €21.5M |
| 7 March 2024 | ET2401 - Provision of Medical Fitness to Drive Services | Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin | 1 | Open Procedure | €5.0M |
| 31 January 2024 | ET2304 - Provision, Maintenance, and Administration of RSA Fleet Vehicles | Holden Plant Rentals Ltd. | 2 | Open Procedure | €3.2M |
| 15 June 2023 | Internal Communication Software Platform | E-Search DAC t/a Poppulo | 3 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 12 March 2023 | Provision of Temporary Worker Placement Services to the RSA | Collins McNicholas Recruitment and HR Services Group | 23 | Open Procedure | €17.8M |
| 24 December 2022 | Eircode Lookup and Related Services | Autoaddress | 5 | Open Procedure | €540k |
| 1 December 2022 | Supply of Motorcycle PPE and Related Accessories | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 27 March 2022 | Provision of Facility Management and Related Services | OCS One Complete Solution Limited | 5 | Open Procedure | €7.8M |
| 3 March 2022 | Test Multi Party FW | undisclosed | - | Open Procedure | - |
| 11 November 2021 | Provision of Contract Management and Related Services | Ernst and Young | 3 | Open Procedure | €10.0M |
| 7 November 2021 | Scheduling, Coordination and Delivery of Road Safety Education Events | SGS Ireland Limited | 1 | Open Procedure | €4.3M |
| 30 July 2021 | Provision of Prosecution Services | Benville and Robinson | 15 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 July 2021 | Hosting, Support, Maintenance, and Enhancements of the RSA Online Tachograph Card Application System | Abtran | 2 | Open Procedure | €550k |
| 21 July 2021 | Provision of ICT Security & Infrastructure Services to the RSA | eir evo | 2 | Open Procedure | €1.6M |
| 19 July 2021 | Provision of the Child Car Seat Checking Service - Check it Fits | Carr Communications Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | €3.5M |
| 27 June 2021 | Production and Distribution of the Road Safety Authority's Rules of the Road Book | The O'Brien Press | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 June 2021 | Ongoing Support, Maintenance and Enhancement of the NDLS Driver Application System and Associated Services | rational commerce | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 January 2021 | Provision of Technical Support Services for Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing | Peter Hanlon Engineerign Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | €950k |
| 25 November 2020 | Provision of ICT Software Solution Delivery Services to the RSA | Accenture Limited (Primary Account) | 17 | Open Procedure | €5.0M |
| 24 October 2020 | Commercial Vehicle Information System: Enhancement and Maintenance/Support Provision | Fujitsu (Ireland) Limited | 4 | Restricted Procedure | €30.0M |
| 4 October 2020 | Provision of High Visibility Clothing and Accessories to the RSA | Bunzl Ireland | 10 | Open Procedure | €4.2M |
| 27 May 2020 | Evaluation and Monitoring of the Driver CPC Training Delivery in Ireland | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €2.0M |
| 18 April 2020 | Supply of Essential Driver Training and Initial Basic Training Log Books | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €1.0M |
| 14 March 2020 | National Driving Licence Front Office Services | SGS Ireland Limited | 4 | Open Procedure | €8.0M |
| 28 February 2020 | Provision of Learning and Development Services to the RSA | Carr Communications | 22 | Open Procedure | €700k |
| 26 February 2020 | ET2004 - Provision of Learning and Development Services to the RSA | undisclosed | - | Open Procedure | €700k |
| 2 February 2020 | Framework Agreement for ICT Consultancy, Support Personnel and related Services to the RSA | undisclosed | 13 | Open Procedure | €4.0M |
| 10 January 2020 | RFT for the Provision and Distribution of Essential Driver Training and Initial Bike Training Log Books | undisclosed | - | Open Procedure | - |
| 5 January 2020 | Provision of Learning and Development Services to the RSA | undisclosed | - | Open Procedure | €240k |
| 5 September 2019 | RFT for the Establishment of a Connected and Autonomous Mobility Consultancy Framework | AECOM Ireland Ltd | 18 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 June 2019 | Provision of a Content Management System and Related Services | undisclosed | 11 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 April 2019 | RFT for the Provision of Logistical Support Services for the RSA's Mobile Education Resources | undisclosed | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 April 2019 | RFT for the Storage, Fulfilment, Merchandising and Distribution of Road Safety Materials | undisclosed | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 April 2019 | RFT for Provision of Certificates of Roadworthiness (CRWs) | Smurfit Kappa Security Concepts | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 February 2019 | RFT for the Provision, Support and Maintenance of an Enterprise Architecture Solution | Avolution (UK) Ltd. | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 January 2019 | RFT for the Provision of Content Management System (“the System”) and Related Services | undisclosed | 8 | Open Procedure | €2.0M |
| 13 December 2018 | RFT to establish a Single-Party Framework Agreement for the provision of Leadership Development Services to the RSA | undisclosed | 11 | Open Procedure | €2.0M |
| 4 November 2018 | RFT for the Provision of Training to CVR Test Operators and CVR Testers | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 October 2018 | RFT for the Provision of the National Car Testing Service (NCTS) | Applus Inspection Services Ireland Limited | 6 | Restricted Procedure | €650.0M |
| 15 July 2018 | Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Academic-Level Qualitative Research Services | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €420k |
| 10 June 2018 | Request for Tender for the Provision of a National Road Safety Education Service | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €4.5M |
| 1 June 2018 | The Provision, Support and Maintenance of a Project and Portfolio Management Solution | Cora Systems | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 May 2018 | Technical Inspection Services | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €12.0M |
| 29 April 2018 | RFT for Logistical Support Services for the RSA's Mobile Education Resources | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €2.5M |
| 23 April 2018 | RFT for Provision, Support and Maintenance of Query Management, Knowledge Management and Telephony Solution. | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | €1.8M |
| 21 February 2018 | Provision of Driver Validation Cards | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €800k |
| 7 February 2018 | RFT for the Provision of Review Services of the HCV Operator Risk Rating System | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | €350k |
| 31 January 2018 | Provision of a Business Solutions Platform | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 December 2017 | Provision of Academic-Level Qualitative Research Services | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €420k |
| 13 November 2017 | Building Surveys | undisclosed | 9 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 October 2017 | The Supply, Support and Maintenance of Tachograph Analysis System | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 26 April 2017 | Migration, Support and Maintenance of the RSA Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) | Wholeschool Software | 1 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 5 April 2017 | RFT for the Establishment of a Single-Party Framework for Provision of Driver Validation Cards | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | €400k |
| 31 March 2017 | NCTS Monitoring and Supervisory Services | undisclosed | 5 | Open Procedure | €3.5M |
| 15 March 2017 | Review of the Consistency Check Process for Commercial Vehicle Testing Equipment | Peter Hanlon Engineerign Ltd | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 December 2016 | Multi Party Framework Agreement for Recruitment Support Services | Berkley Recruitment (Group) Ltd | 17 | Open Procedure | €4.5M |
| 18 August 2016 | Supply of a Modular Data Centre | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 12 August 2016 | Analysis & Testing of Vulnerable Road User Detection Systems | Waterford Institute of Technology (Steven Davy) | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 June 2016 | Driver Theory Testing Service | Prometric Ireland Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | €18.0M |
| 13 June 2016 | Delivery of Road Safety Awareness via the Primary School Education Resource StreetSmart and the RSA Interactive 'Shuttle' | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €2.0M |
| 9 June 2016 | Provision of Driver Validation Cards | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €400k |
| 8 June 2016 | Provision of Facility Management Services | undisclosed | 5 | Open Procedure | €2.5M |
| 26 April 2016 | Provision Of Public Relations Services To The Road Safety Authority | undisclosed | 9 | Restricted Procedure | €800k |
| 8 December 2015 | Road Safety Authority Child Car Seat Checking Service - 'Check it Fits' | undisclosed | - | Open Procedure | €1.3M |
| 29 October 2015 | Appointment to a multi party framework agreement for provision of high visability clothing and accessories for the RSA | Portwest UC | 1 | Open Procedure | €4.0M |
| 1 July 2015 | Professional support services in the areas of contract management, surveys, data analysis and project management. | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 June 2015 | Supply IT Server and Storage equipment | Sord Data Systems Ltd | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 June 2015 | RSA Request for Tender for review of alternative sanction options and review of the maximum driving times for professional drivers not subject to tachograph rules. | Competence Assurance Solutions Ltd (CAS) | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 8 April 2015 | Request for Tenders for the Provision of Audit Services | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 2 April 2015 | Audit services concerning digital tachograph security | PWC | 2 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 22 January 2015 | Evaluation and Monitoring for RSA Approved Driver CPC Training Organisations | Competence Assurance Solutions Ltd (CAS) | 7 | Open Procedure | €350k |
| 31 October 2014 | Tender for the supply of IT Server, Storage and Network equipment | Jandu Technologies Ltd t/a Leegomery Computers | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 31 October 2014 | Security and penetration testing of external facing online services | Encription Ireland Limited | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 11 September 2014 | RFT for Virtual Learning Environment | eircom | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 October 2013 | National Observational Study of Drivers | Tracsis Traffic Data Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
Open-market vs limited-competition mix · average bids · SME-access ratio
Procurement Intelligence
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is Ireland’s national body for road safety promotion, driver testing, licensing-related services, standards, and public education. In procurement terms, it is a medium-sized buyer with a broad spend profile that includes temporary staffing, software and digital services, facilities management, communications and education campaigns, and project support services. Public award and buyer-profile data indicate a large historical contract footprint, with estimated contract values in the multi-hundred-million to multi-billion euro range across recorded tenders, although some datasets may include framework-level estimates and older activity.[2][5] The authority also appears in road-safety campaign recognition materials, which suggests ongoing demand for creative, behavioural-change, and educational procurement.[6]
Strategic Context
Recent award activity includes a contract award notice for temporary worker placement services and a national below-threshold award for project support services linked to the Road Safety Strategy, indicating continued use of external labour and specialist support for policy/programme delivery.[3][7] Available public sources do not show a standalone published RSA procurement strategy or capital programme in the search set, but the pattern of awards suggests spending is focused on operational continuity, campaign delivery, and programme support rather than major infrastructure. The authority has also received recognition in 2025 for an innovative virtual reality drink-driving campaign, implying active investment in education and behaviour-change initiatives that can drive future creative, digital, and experiential procurement.[6]
Typical Suppliers
- temporary staffing and recruitment firms providing worker placement services
- software implementation and digital systems integrators
- facilities management providers
- project support and programme management consultancies
- creative agencies or VR/digital campaign suppliers for road-safety education
Supplier Tips
- Track eTenders and award notices for small-to-mid-sized support contracts, because recent RSA activity shows a mix of below-threshold project support and standard-regime service awards that may be competed frequently.[3][7]
- Position offerings around education, behaviour-change, and digital delivery rather than only compliance services, because RSA’s visible public-facing work includes innovative awareness campaigns and educational initiatives.[6]
- For staffing, facilities, and digital services, be ready to evidence rapid mobilisation and public-sector delivery experience, since the authority has recently awarded temporary worker placement and software-related contracts.[3][4]
Updated 31 May 2026
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See TenderWatch ProLast updated 20 October 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2013-10-14. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.