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The Arts Council has awarded 162 contracts totalling €27.3M between 2013 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is Jeannine Storan / Green Brush (1 award).

Its three largest suppliers hold 32% of the disclosed value. 23 companies have won here in more than one year. 40 of the 145 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.

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162

Awards

€27.3M

Disclosed value

€515k

Average per award

131

With named winner

Top suppliers awarded

  1. 1.Jeannine Storan / Green Brush1 · €4.0M
  2. 2.Codec-dss Limited - T/A Codec2 · €2.8M
  3. 3.Neylons Facility Management Ltd2 · €2.0M
  4. 4.Morrow Communications1 · €1.4M
  5. 5.SureSkills1 · €800k
  6. 6.Maurice Ward Co Ltd1 · €650k
  7. 7.Bare Cheek Productions1 · €620k
  8. 8.CI Studio1 · €500k
  9. 9.Pascal Consulting1 · €500k
  10. 10.Storm Technology Ltd1 · €400k

Year-by-year

YearAwardsValue
20132-
20149-
20158€400k
20167€280k
201712€1.9M
201812€1.6M
201913€3.6M
202020€4.3M
202124€3.6M
202219€3.5M
20238€2.8M
202418€2.4M
20254€330k
20266€2.6M

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By value band

Competition intensity

Awards with bid data
145
Sole bidder (no competition)
40
Most contested award
Supply of co-ordination services at regional level for Creative Schools initiative
23 bids received

Least contested above 1 bid: RFT for Traditional Arts Adviser (2 bids)

By procedure

  • Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 3
  • Open Procedure: 153
  • Competitive Procedure With Negotiation: 1

Supplier intelligence

Top-3 suppliers account for 32.1% of €27.3M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.

SupplierShareCRO statusOther bodies (join 4)
Jeannine Storan / Green Brush14.5%——
Codec-dss Limited - T/A Codec10.3%—also won €107.3M across 23 other Irish bodies →
Neylons Facility Management Ltd7.3%Normalalso won €29.0M across 15 other Irish bodies →
Morrow Communications4.9%—also won €500k across 4 other Irish bodies →
SureSkills2.9%Normalalso won €1.5M across 11 other Irish bodies →

Repeat winners

Suppliers awarded contracts by The Arts Council in two or more separate years, from published award notices.

SupplierAwardsActive years
Adam O'Keeffe32021, 2023
Culture Works Limited32020, 2021, 2024
Declan Hughes32018, 2022, 2024
GMInnovations32021, 2022
Greengirl Ltd32017, 2018, 2021
Seán O Sullivan Visual Arts Limited32018, 2020, 2022
Ariadne Consulting Ltd22016, 2020
bigO22021, 2023
Clara Learning Limited22017, 2021
Codec-dss Limited - T/A Codec22019, 2020
Create22019, 2021
David Teevan22017, 2021
Duroc Partners Ltd22020, 2026
Eamonn Maxwell22017, 2021
Emer Mayock Arts Consultancy22016, 2025
Ergo22019, 2021
Forvis Mazars22024, 2025
Janice McAdam22020, 2021
Neylons Facility Management Ltd22015, 2022
Ope22020, 2022
Paul A. McNamara22020, 2024
Real Nation22019, 2022
Sigma-X Ltd T/A Milestone Inventive22015, 2021

Notices published in the last 90 days

PublishedTitleWinnerValue
28 August 2026Standalone Contract Award Notice for provision of a File Management and Archiving Services 2023Pascal Letellier t/a Pascal Consulting€300k
27 August 2026Standalone Contract Award Notice for provision of Graphic design, branding and printing service to the Arts Council 2023Morrow Communications€1.4M
27 August 2026Standalone Contract Award Notice for provision of a Dance Assessment and Advisory Services 2024Duroc Partners Ltd€318k
24 August 2026Standalone Contract Award Notice for provision of a Specialist Climate Action and Environmental Advisor to assist and advise the Arts Council 2023Julie’s Bicycle Europe€240k

Award history (162 records)

DateTitleWinnerBidsProcedureValue
28 August 2026Standalone Contract Award Notice for provision of a File Management and Archiving Services 2023Pascal Letellier t/a Pascal Consulting—€300k
27 August 2026Standalone Contract Award Notice for provision of Graphic design, branding and printing service to the Arts Council 2023Morrow Communications—€1.4M
27 August 2026Standalone Contract Award Notice for provision of a Dance Assessment and Advisory Services 2024Duroc Partners Ltd—€318k
24 August 2026Standalone Contract Award Notice for provision of a Specialist Climate Action and Environmental Advisor to assist and advise the Arts Council 2023Julie’s Bicycle Europe—€240k
28 April 202611 Provision of ICT SOC-SIEM and Managed Support Servicesundisclosed—€400k
6 February 2026Provision of Internal Audit ServicesBDO—Direct Invite – Mini-Competition-
28 July 2025Architecture Advisory ServicesAlan Mee Architects Ltd.2Open Procedure€120k
1 May 2025RFT for the Provision of Content Marketing Services for Culture Night 2025undisclosed—Open Procedure€50k
20 February 2025Provision of Consultancy to Assist in Drafting an ICT Digital StrategyForvis Mazars—Direct Invite – Mini-Competition-
5 February 2025Provision of Traditional Arts Assessment and Advisory ServicesEmer Mayock Arts Consultancy2Open Procedure€160k
20 December 2024Multidisciplinary Arts Assessment and Advisory ServicesEventi Management3Open Procedure€25k
20 December 2024Touring Assessment and Advisory Servicesundisclosed2Open Procedure€25k
9 December 2024Provision of Arts and Social Prescribing ResearchLouise Kinlen Research and Evaluation6Open Procedure€30k
15 November 2024Provision of Services for the Review of the Arts Councils Art and Disability Connect SchemeS3 Solutions4Open Procedure€25k
13 November 2024Provision of Opera Assessment and Advisory ServicesPaul A. McNamara1Open Procedure€156k
14 October 2024Provision of Festival Assessment ServicesOrla Flanagan5Open Procedure€160k
11 October 2024Provision of Services to Scope the Scalability and Sustainability of the Traveller Wellbeing through Creativity Pilot (2022 – 2023)Aboutface Consulting Ltd.4Open Procedure€15k
30 September 2024Provision of Independent Auditor Services and Specific Financial Grant Advisory ServicesForvis Mazars—Direct Invite – Mini-Competition-
13 September 2024Digital Arts Assessment and Evaluation ServicesCulture Works Limited4Open Procedure€20k
15 August 2024Provision of Arts Participation Assessment and Advisory ServicesIrma Grothuis7Open Procedure€216k
7 August 2024Provision of Creative Places Advisory ServicesSinead Dowling4Open Procedure€120k
18 July 2024Festivals Assessment, Evaluation and Advisory Services (Connacht and Munster)LynchDSL7Open Procedure€193k
23 May 2024Theatre Assessment, Evaluation and Advisory Servicesundisclosed—Open Procedure€352k
15 May 2024Provision of Arts Centre Assessment and Advisory ServicesJohn O'Brien Consultant3Open Procedure€282k
7 May 2024Provision of Visual Artists’ Workspace Data 2024-2026Visual Artists Ireland5Open Procedure€48k
15 March 2024Provision of research and consultation services on artform and arts practices in IrelandAEA Consulting7Open Procedure€60k
11 March 2024LITERATURE (ENGLISH LANGUAGE) ASSESSMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES (V2)Declan Hughes1Open Procedure€320k
8 February 2024Dance Assessment and Advisory Servicesundisclosed1Open Procedure€318k
31 December 2023Circus, Street Arts and Spectacle Assessment and Advisory ServicesAdam O'Keeffe1Open Procedure€150k
11 October 2023File Management and Archiving Servicesundisclosed2Open Procedure€300k
3 October 2023Provision of Music Assessment and Advisory Servicesundisclosed1Open Procedure€650k
29 August 2023Climate action and environmental training and mentoring services for the arts sectorundisclosed4Open Procedure€120k
28 August 2023Procurement of Visual Arts Adviser Services – Organisationsundisclosed3Open Procedure€150k
19 July 2023Digital Editorial and Marketing Services for Publiccart.ie websiteALHAUS5Open Procedure€111k
17 April 2023Provision of Graphic design, branding and printing service to the Arts Councilundisclosed1Open Procedure€1.4M
13 January 2023Provision of Specialist Literary Video Production ServicesbigO6Open Procedure-
2 December 2022Provision of Recruitment Agency ServicesSureSkills14Open Procedure€800k
19 August 2022Art: 2023 Project Management ServicesMCO Projects Limited3Open Procedure-
19 August 2022Social Impact and Outcomes Measurement Advisory and Support ServicesQuality Matters Ltd1Open Procedure-
1 August 2022Provision of Research Support and Advisory ServicesGMInnovations2Open Procedure-
1 July 2022Procurement of Art Collection Storage and Handling ServicesMaurice Ward Co Ltd4Open Procedure€650k
27 June 2022Provision of Profiling and Mapping Research of Arts Council Supported Resource OrganisationsGMInnovations3Open Procedure-
10 June 2022Provision of Facilities Management ServicesNeylons Facility Management Ltd5Open Procedure€2.0M
28 April 2022Provision of Youth Voice Adviser Services for the Creative Schools initiativeAnne O Gorman10Open Procedure-
21 April 2022Provision of Visual Arts Assessor ServicesSeán O Sullivan Visual Arts Limited3Open Procedure-
14 April 2022Provision of Book Gifting Project For Culture Night 2022Real Nation2Open Procedure-
7 April 2022Digital Marketing Servicesundisclosed1Open Procedure-
7 April 2022HR Specialist Project ManagerRecruitmentPlus2Open Procedure-
7 April 2022ITT for the Provision of Digital Marketing Servicesundisclosed—Open Procedure€90k
7 April 2022ITT for the Provision of Digital Marketing Servicesundisclosed—Open Procedure€3k
21 February 2022Provision of Video Production ServicesOne Productions15Open Procedure-
11 February 2022Provision of Literature(English) Advisory ServicesDeclan Hughes1Open Procedure-
3 February 2022Content design servicesLlibertat Ltd2Open Procedure-
20 January 2022Music Adviser ServicesOpe4Open Procedure-
5 January 2022Evaluation of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy and OutputsNavigo Consulting Limited5Open Procedure-
14 December 2021Provision of Media Production Services for Arts Council at 70bigO9Open Procedure-
14 December 2021Interim Director for Digital Marketing and Stakeholder Engagement ServicesCedar Wall Consulting2Open Procedure-
10 December 2021Arts Centres AdviserGreengirl Ltd3Open Procedure-
3 December 2021Research in Production Capacity in Visual ArtsCHL Consulting Company Ltd2Open Procedure-
3 December 2021Facilitation and insight consultancy servicesJanice McAdam6Open Procedure-
2 December 2021Provision of Planning Adviser Services for the Arts Councilhra planning2Open Procedure-
26 November 2021Provision of Managed ICT Services to The Arts Councilundisclosed4Open Procedure€3.0M
24 November 2021Circus, Street Art and Spectacle Adviser ServicesAdam O'Keeffe1Open Procedure-
18 November 2021Development of a climate action policy and implementation planNative Events6Open Procedure-
3 November 2021Provision of Advisory Services: Child Protection and Welfare; Protection and Welfare of Vulnerable AdultsClara Learning Limited1Open Procedure-
7 October 2021Provision of training services for MS DynamicsEaton Square Ltd1Open Procedure-
5 October 2021Provision of Moderator Services for Arts Council's Funding ProgrammesFestivals and Events International (FEI) Ltd2Open Procedure-
10 September 2021Provision of Art Collection Adviser Services to the Arts CouncilEamonn Maxwell1Open Procedure-
24 August 2021Provision of Facilitation and Project Management Services for the Arts CouncilGMInnovations3Open Procedure-
6 August 2021Data Management and Design ServicesClear Strategy6Open Procedure-
7 July 2021Digital advice and project management servicesCulture Works Limited3Open Procedure-
30 June 2021The provision of Network Services for the Creative Places Programme for the Arts CouncilCreate2Open Procedure-
11 June 2021Project management services for MS Dynamics 365Ergo4Open Procedure-
28 May 2021Provision of Festival and Events Adviser ServicesDavid Teevan2Open Procedure-
27 May 2021Provision of Covid 19 related advice and supportAdaptive HVM LTD4Open Procedure-
23 April 2021Development of a digital strategy for the Arts CouncilErnst and Young2Open Procedure-
5 March 2021Supply of co-ordination services at regional level for Creative Schools initiativeBare Cheek Productions23Open Procedure€620k
18 February 2021Culture Night Co-ordination ServicesSigma-X Ltd T/A Milestone Inventive7Open Procedure-
5 January 2021Circus, Street Art and Spectacle Adviser ServicesAdam O'Keeffe3Open Procedure-
16 December 2020Provision of Digital Toolbox for the ArtsCulture Works Limited2Open Procedure-
4 December 2020Awareness and Visibility Campaign for The Arts - 2021Bloom5Open Procedure-
1 November 2020Provision of Visual Arts Assessor Services – ArtistsSeán O Sullivan Visual Arts Limited3Open Procedure-
19 October 2020Head of Human Resources Consultancy ServicesAS Consulting7Open Procedure-
25 September 2020Provision of valuation and inventory services for the Arts Council’s Art collectionCarol Bellamy Collections4Open Procedure-
23 August 2020Provision of Quality Assurance Partner ServicesExpleo Technology Ireland Limited3Open Procedure€300k
19 August 2020PROVISION OF PRODUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICESSchweppe Curtis Nunn Ltd3Open Procedure-
31 July 2020Evidence Review, Research and Consultation for Culture NightJanice McAdam7Open Procedure-
23 July 2020Provision of Music Advisory ServicesOpe3Open Procedure-
23 July 2020Provision of Opera Advisory ServicesPaul A. McNamara3Open Procedure-
16 July 2020Provision of Dance Adviser ServicesDuroc Partners Ltd1Open Procedure-
7 July 2020Consultancy Services - Survive Adapt Renew ReportUna Carmody1Open Procedure-
3 July 2020Adoption and Integration Office 365 toolset within The Arts CouncilCodec-dss Limited - T/A Codec5Open Procedure-
28 May 2020Provision of Project Lead Services – Creative SchoolsCreativity Culture and Education5Open Procedure-
3 April 2020Provision of Film Adviser ServicesAriadne Consulting Ltd3Open Procedure-
25 March 2020Provision of Theatre Adviser ServicesHyphenix1Open Procedure-
16 February 2020Creative Associates Panel 2020Jeannine Storan / Green Brush9Open Procedure€4.0M
13 February 2020Establishment of Panel of Creative Associates 2020Dominic McAndrew13Open Procedure-
20 January 2020Coordination & Development Services for Culture Night 2020Boxroom Productions3Open Procedure-
17 January 2020Provision of Administrative/Management Services for the Selection and Contracting of Creative Associates for the Creative Schools Programmeundisclosed1Open Procedure-
13 October 2019Creative Places Project Management Programme in TuamCreate5Open Procedure€375k
24 August 2019Business Transformation Programme - Pre-Qualification QuestionnaireCodec-dss Limited - T/A Codec8Competitive Procedure With Negotiation€2.8M
29 July 2019Provision of Business Analysis ServicesErgo7Open Procedure-
23 July 2019Provision of Private Investment Advisory ServicesKMacS Consulting Ltd1Open Procedure-
4 July 2019CMS Ektron upgrade –Corporate Site migration & Development Services 2019YOU dot AGENCY LLP1Open Procedure-
4 July 2019CORPORATE WEBSITE HOSTINGInventise Business Solutions5Open Procedure-
12 June 2019Provision of Producer/Project Management Services for Creative Schools National Celebration EventsReal Nation2Open Procedure-
11 June 2019Provision of Online Editorial and Project Management Services for publicart.ieWebwrite7Open Procedure-
14 May 2019Provision of Tax Advisory ServicesCrowe7Open Procedure-
8 May 2019Provision of Project Lead services – Equality, Human Right and Diversity policy implementationIrish Business Intelligence2Open Procedure-
18 April 2019Provision of Art Collection Storage and Handling ServicesIrish Art Services2Open Procedure-
5 March 2019Public Art Policy & Support ServicesMary McAuliffe4Open Procedure-
30 January 2019Provision of Evaluation Services for The Creative Schools Programmeundisclosed—Open Procedure€400k
20 December 2018Provision of pension management and actuarial services.Invesco1Open Procedure-
15 December 2018Provision of Graphic design, Brand Consultancy and Print management servicesCI Studio8Open Procedure€500k
5 November 2018Provision of Arts Participation Adviser ServicesKath Gorman TA Promenade1Open Procedure-
30 October 2018Provision of Venues and Touring Adviser ServicesGreengirl Ltd1Open Procedure-
19 October 2018Provision of data management servicesCompass Informatics Ltd6Open Procedure-
28 June 2018Provision of Content management and Web editing servicesundisclosed7Open Procedure€400k
25 June 2018Moderator to support Arts Council funding processesPhilip Cave5Open Procedure-
21 June 2018Provision of Young People, Children and Education (YPCE) Adviser ServicesKaty Fitzpatrick2Open Procedure-
20 March 2018Provision of Private Investment Capacity Building Servicesundisclosed—Open Procedure€700k
9 February 2018Provision of Literature (English Language) Adviser ServicesDeclan Hughes7Open Procedure-
9 February 2018Provision of Visual Arts Adviser Services (2 Lots)Seán O Sullivan Visual Arts Limited2Open Procedure-
26 January 2018Provision of procurement advisory and training servicesPublic Procurement Services5Open Procedure-
21 December 2017Public Art Commissioner - Seamus Heaney: A Work of Public ArtClaire Power Art3Open Procedure-
6 October 2017Provision of Advisory Services in relation to Venues and Touring on behalf of the Arts Council.Greengirl Ltd2Open Procedure-
25 August 2017Provision of Reception and General Administrative Servicesundisclosed—Open Procedure€700k
23 August 2017Provision of Art Collection Services.Eamonn Maxwell2Open Procedure-
18 August 2017Provision of advisory services on measuring social impact.Asprey Arts Ltd1Open Procedure-
6 August 2017Provision of survey and analysis servicesundisclosed8Open Procedure€280k
14 June 2017Project Lead Services – Creative Schoolsundisclosed—Open Procedure€400k
19 May 2017Provision of File Management and Archiving ServicesPascal Consulting3Open Procedure€500k
28 April 2017Provision of Advisory Services: Child Protection and Welfare; Protection and Welfare of Vulnerable AdultsClara Learning Limited5Open Procedure-
13 April 2017Music Adviser ServicesRobert Casey7Open Procedure-
13 April 2017Festivals and Events Adviser ServicesDavid Teevan6Open Procedure-
13 April 2017Young People, Children and Education (YPCE) Adviser ServicesThe Plot Device3Open Procedure-
5 October 2016Architectural Adviser ServicesEP Architecture Ltd1Open Procedure-
5 October 2016Planning Adviser ServicesCunnane Stratton Reynolds1Open Procedure-
5 October 2016Film Adviser ServicesAriadne Consulting Ltd1Open Procedure-
5 October 2016Opera Adviser ServicesRandall Shannon Ltd1Open Procedure-
5 October 2016Traditional Arts Adviser ServicesEmer Mayock Arts Consultancy1Open Procedure-
10 May 2016Provision of Audience Development Adviser Servicesundisclosed—Open Procedure€280k
28 January 2016Communications and Public Relations ServicesThe Communications Clinic Ltd1Open Procedure-
9 December 2015Records storageKefron1Open Procedure-
5 November 2015Provision of Facilities Management ServicesNeylons Facility Management Ltd1Open Procedure-
21 October 2015Procurement for maintenance, support and development of business applications incorporating MS CRM, MS SharePoint, ASP.NET and integration servicesStorm Technology Ltd1Open Procedure€400k
26 August 2015The Arts Council requires support to improve information security within the organisation.BH Consulting1Open Procedure-
28 May 2015Arts and Health Research ProjectTrinity College Dublin the University of Dublin6Open Procedure-
28 April 2015Project Management Services for a National Choral ProjectSigma-X Ltd T/A Milestone Inventive1Open Procedure-
23 February 2015RFT for Media Monitoring ServicesNewsaccess1Open Procedure-
6 February 2015RFT for Digital Training, Production and PromotionInstitute of Local Television Ltd1Open Procedure-
3 November 2014RFT for Review & Report on Audience DevelopmentAnnette Nugent1Open Procedure-
3 November 2014RFT for Per cent for art Adviser ServicesAnnette Moloney Teoranta1Open Procedure-
11 April 2014ITT for Research into the Harping Tradition in Irelandundisclosed2Open Procedure-
4 April 2014Arts Council Dance Adviser RFTundisclosed2Open Procedure-
4 April 2014Arts Council Irish Literature Adviserundisclosed1Open Procedure-
4 April 2014Arts Council English Literature Adviser RFTundisclosed2Open Procedure-
4 April 2014Arts Council Visual Arts Adviser RFTundisclosed8Open Procedure-
4 April 2014Arts Council Young People, Children & Education Adviser RFTundisclosed3Open Procedure-
20 February 2014Online content servicesundisclosed2Open Procedure-
29 August 2013RFT for Architecture Adviser Servicesundisclosed1Open Procedure-
29 August 2013RFT for Traditional Arts Adviserundisclosed2Open Procedure-

Last updated 25 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2013-08-29. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.

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