The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment Tenders & Contract Awards
What The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment buys, who wins its contracts, and how suppliers get seen
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment has 1 open tender accepting bids right now, most of them in Professional Services and IT Services. 15 tender notices have come from this buyer since monitoring began.
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment has awarded 143 contracts totalling €23.7M between 2013 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is Micromail (4 awards).
Its three largest suppliers hold 36% of the disclosed value. 18 companies have won here in more than one year. 20 of the 132 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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Open now
15
Tender notices tracked
143
Contract awards
€23.7M
Disclosed value
€349k
Average per award
115
With named winner
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
| Contracting Authority | The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment · Active Irish public buyer |
| Top Incumbent Winners | Micromail · eircom Limited (t/a eir business) |
| Extended Panel (#3+) | Conscia Ireland · eir business · eir evo |
| CRO & Spend Radar | CRO B1/B10/C1 status, supplier concentration share, and >EUR 20k purchase-order spend |
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Most recent 6 of 14Provision of Programme Director Services for the ‘Balance for Better Business’ initiative
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
Research, Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement to Inform a Long-Term Strategic Roadmap for Ireland’s Food and Drink Industry
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
Provision of Cisco Supply, Support and Maintenance Services
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
Provision of Market Intelligence Services to Support the Operation of Ireland’s Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
Support and Maintenance of Dynamics 365 system for The Labour Court
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Units and associated Support and Maintenance
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
Closed notices are retained as a signal of what this authority actually procures. Deadlines have passed, do not bid.
Awarded in 2026
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment has 10 published contract awards in 2026 tracked on Tenderwatch, worth €921k across the 7 awards with published values.
Top winners in 2026
- Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants2 awards
- Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd T/A Thorntons Recycling1 award
- Verve Marketing LTD1 award
- KPMG1 award
- Verve1 award
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.Micromail4 · €6.0M
- 2.eircom Limited (t/a eir business)2 · €1.6M
- 3.Conscia Ireland4 · €1.1M
- 4.eir business2 · €950k
- 5.eir evo5 · €800k
- 6.Open Sky Data Systems3 · €800k
- 7.Storm Technology Ltd1 · €800k
- 8.Version1 Software Limited3 · €650k
- 9.Qualcom1 · €500k
- 10.Aillil O'Reilly1 · €492k
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Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | - |
| 2014 | 8 | €250k |
| 2015 | 8 | - |
| 2016 | 10 | €1.1M |
| 2017 | 20 | €4.2M |
| 2018 | 7 | €1.0M |
| 2019 | 11 | €1.1M |
| 2020 | 9 | €1.5M |
| 2021 | 9 | €3.3M |
| 2022 | 15 | €3.7M |
| 2023 | 11 | €773k |
| 2024 | 5 | €1.4M |
| 2025 | 15 | €4.5M |
| 2026 | 10 | €921k |
How The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment Evaluates Tenders (Price vs Quality Scorecard)
Across 60 graded eTenders notices, The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment evaluates 91.7% of competitions on Price & Quality (MEAT) and 8.3% on Lowest Price Only.
Primary Regime
91.7% MEAT
55 MEAT · 5 Price Only
Typical Weighting Split
30% Price / 70% Quality
OGP IT Services MEAT benchmark
Typical Contract Term
18 months
Median across 103 contracts (avg 25.3m)
Contracts Expiring in the Next 6 Months (180-Day Re-Tender Window)
View all 457 expiring Irish contracts ->3 active The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment contracts over EUR 100,000 have an estimated end date within the next 180 days based on published OGP award terms.
| Contract & Incumbent | Value | Term | Est. End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website Development, Hosting and Related Services 2023-2028. Incumbent: Parallel Internet t/a pTools Software | €200k | 36m | 21 December 2026 |
| RFT for McAfee Web Gateway Support and Maintenance 2023-2026 | €125k | 36m | 21 December 2026 |
| RFT from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide legal assistance in the form of legal research and legislative drafting services in the area of Irish commercial law Incumbent: Aillil O'Reilly, Senior Counsel | €490k | 48m | 11 March 2027 |
By value band
- €25k-€50k1 · €25k
- €50k-€144k26 · €2.7M
- €144k-€360k26 · €5.5M
- €360k-€1M12 · €8.1M
- €1M-€5M4 · €7.5M
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 132
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 20
- Most contested award
- RFT for the provision of ICT Security Testing services
- 24 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: RFT for the provision of Support, Maintenance and Development of the Department's Financial Management System, Oracle E-Business Suite (2 bids)
By procedure
- Direct Invite – Mini-Competition: 6
- Open Procedure: 135
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 36.3% of €23.9M total disclosed value, a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micromail | 25.1% | Normal | also won €29.3M across 32 other Irish bodies → |
| eircom Limited (t/a eir business) | 6.6% | - | also won €450.4M across 57 other Irish bodies → |
| Conscia Ireland | 4.5% | - | also won €71.5M across 26 other Irish bodies → |
| eir business | 4% | - | also won €47.1M across 20 other Irish bodies → |
| eir evo | 3.4% | Normal | also won €34.9M across 20 other Irish bodies → |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| eir evo | 5 | 2013, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants | 5 | 2014, 2017, 2025, 2026 |
| Conscia Ireland | 4 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 |
| Micromail | 4 | 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025 |
| CWSI | 3 | 2018, 2021, 2025 |
| Fujitsu (Ireland) Limited | 3 | 2014, 2016 |
| Image Supply Systems | 3 | 2016, 2022, 2026 |
| Implement Consulting Group P/S | 3 | 2019, 2023 |
| KPMG | 3 | 2025, 2026 |
| Open Sky Data Systems | 3 | 2015, 2020, 2022 |
| Securelinx Limited | 3 | 2018, 2022 |
| Version1 Software Limited | 3 | 2016, 2020, 2024 |
| Canon Ireland | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| eir business | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| eircom Limited (t/a eir business) | 2 | 2022, 2025 |
| HCS Business Solutions | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| Technopolis Limited | 2 | 2016, 2019 |
| Ward Solutions Limited | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
Notices published in the last 90 days
| Published | Title | Winner | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Units and associated Support and Maintenance | undisclosed | €70k |
Buyer Competition & Concentration Scorecard (Framework-Deduplicated)
Computed from 143 published OGP contract awards (CC-BY 4.0), deduplicating multi-lot framework ceiling repeats.
Single-Bidder Award Rate
15.2%
20 of 132 bid-disclosed awards received 1 tender
Top Supplier Spend Share
31.4%
Top 3 suppliers: 45.3% across 39 winners
Winner Concentration (HHI)
1,224
0 to 10,000 scale on deduplicated spend (<1,500 unconcentrated)
Export 143 awarded contracts (CSV & JSON)
TenderWatch ProAward history (143 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Units and associated Support and Maintenance | undisclosed | - | €70k | |
| 20 July 2026 | Waste Management Services | Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd T/A Thorntons Recycling | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 18 June 2026 | RFQ for the provision of Exhibition Space Organiser Services for The International AI Summit (14th October 2026) | Verve Marketing LTD | - | €190k | |
| 16 June 2026 | Provision of Research and Consultancy Services to Forecast Skills Needs for the Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Ireland out to 2031 | Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 3 June 2026 | Preliminary Business Case (including CBA) for a Strategy for Harbour Region Economies | KPMG | 6 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 18 May 2026 | RFQ for the provision of Exhibition Space Organiser Services for The International AI Summit (14th October 2026) | Verve | 2 | Open Procedure | €180k |
| 6 May 2026 | Provision of Consultancy Services for Business Process Review, Re-Design and Data Strategy Development at the Workplace Relations Commission | Deloitte Ireland LLP | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 9 April 2026 | Request for Tender for the Supply, Support and Maintenance of Audio-Visual Equipment 2026 - 2030 | Image Supply Systems | 4 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 2 April 2026 | The provision of Consultancy Services for an Update of the Economic Appraisal Model for Projects Seeking Support from the Enterprise Development Agencies | Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants | 9 | Open Procedure | €130k |
| 24 March 2026 | A Review of the State’s tax model to identify measures and reforms to incentivise investment into scaling companies in Ireland | Pragmatix Advisory Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | €81k |
| 24 November 2025 | Technical Support Services Team for ICT Helpdesk in the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment | Ergo | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 30 September 2025 | Review and Evaluation of Local Enterprise Office Supports | Additional Research | 9 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 31 July 2025 | Software Licencing Reseller Services 2025-2029 | Micromail | 4 | Open Procedure | €2.7M |
| 30 July 2025 | RFT for Ivanti Neurons MDM Support and Maintenance Services 2025-2029 | CWSI | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 July 2025 | Consultancy study on Implementation plan to establish coordinating/Regulatory Authority for EU Artificial Intelligence Act | KPMG | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 28 July 2025 | RFT for Cloudmersive Managed Instance Subscription Renewal 2025-2028 | Eaton Square Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | €110k |
| 25 July 2025 | Request for Tender for the Provision of a Fixed Voice Service | Virgin Media Ireland Limited | 4 | Open Procedure | €100k |
| 17 July 2025 | Forecasting Skills Needs for the Semiconductors Industry in Ireland out to 2030 | Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants | 5 | Open Procedure | €80k |
| 15 July 2025 | RFT for a Software as a Service (SAAS) Desk Booking Solution 2025-2030 | Capella Workplace Solutions | 12 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 9 July 2025 | Provision of a time and attendance application for Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment | Softworks Limited | 1 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 30 June 2025 | Graphic Design Services | Fiona Kearns Design | 17 | Open Procedure | €400k |
| 23 May 2025 | Request for Tender for Veeam Backup and Recovery Managed Services | eircom Limited (t/a eir business) | 2 | Open Procedure | €80k |
| 25 April 2025 | Study on the economic and societal impacts of data centres in Ireland and the scenarios for developing the data centre landscape beyond 2030 with a view to optimising the future benefits to Ireland | KPMG | - | Direct Invite – Mini-Competition | - |
| 14 March 2025 | Understanding and Forecasting Digital Skills Needs in Ireland to 2030 | IDC | 5 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 12 March 2025 | Innovation Partnership Services | UCD Innovation Academy | 3 | Open Procedure | €320k |
| 22 November 2024 | Support and maintenance for Oracle eBusiness Suite, ODA hardware, and Provision and maintenance of replacement servers | Version1 Software Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | €650k |
| 8 October 2024 | Expert Services to Develop Baseline Data and Analysis to Demonstrate the Market Opportunities for Timber in Construction in Ireland | Arup | 5 | Open Procedure | €85k |
| 20 September 2024 | Consultancy Services for assessing and quantifying the market supply and demand for scaling finance in Ireland. | SQW Limited | 5 | Open Procedure | €95k |
| 4 June 2024 | RFT for an Endpoint Detection and Response Solution and Associated Services 2024-2029 | Qualcom | 12 | Open Procedure | €500k |
| 24 May 2024 | On Premise Email Gateway and Related Services | Integrity360 | 1 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 23 November 2023 | Mapping Ireland's Trade Dependencies | Implement Consulting Group P/S | 6 | Open Procedure | €98k |
| 8 September 2023 | Provision of market intelligence services to support the implementation of foreign investment screening in Ireland | Moody’s Analytics UK Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 8 September 2023 | For the development and delivery of new websites for: Companies Registration Office (CRO), Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO) and Register of Friendly Societies (RFS) | Spaceship Digital Ltd | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 August 2023 | Website Development, Hosting and Related Services 2023-2028. | Parallel Internet t/a pTools Software | 8 | Open Procedure | - |
| 18 July 2023 | Comparative analysis of Ireland’s utilization of EU free trade agreements | Implement Consulting Group P/S | 2 | Open Procedure | €65k |
| 13 July 2023 | WRC Reception Service | Osborne Recruitment | 5 | Open Procedure | €260k |
| 29 June 2023 | Modern Methods of Construction Data Dashboard | KPMG Future Analytics | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 June 2023 | Request for Tenders for the provision of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling and disposal Services | Vyta / IT Refreshed Global | 2 | Open Procedure | €25k |
| 7 June 2023 | RFT for McAfee Web Gateway Support and Maintenance 2023-2026 | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | €125k |
| 1 March 2023 | Supply of Colour Photocopiers | Canon Ireland | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 January 2023 | Public Relations and Communications (“PR”) support for the ‘Balance for Better Business’ (B4BB) initiative | Q4PR | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 5 December 2022 | Request for Tenders For Renewal of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Subscriptions | Securelinx Limited | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 November 2022 | RFT from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide legal assistance in the form of legal research and legislative drafting services in the area of Irish commercial law | Aillil O'Reilly | 11 | Open Procedure | €492k |
| 2 November 2022 | Programme Director Services for the ‘Balance for Better Business’ initiative | Andrea Dermody Training and Consultancy | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 October 2022 | Supply of Dell Unity XT 480F Array and associated hardware, software, support and services | eir evo | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 September 2022 | Cisco Support, Maintenance and Supply 2022 - 2026 | eircom Limited (t/a eir business) | 3 | Open Procedure | €1.5M |
| 19 August 2022 | Microsoft Dynamics/Power Platform services for the Development of a Case Management System for Employment Permits | Open Sky Data Systems | 8 | Open Procedure | €800k |
| 22 June 2022 | The Provision of Executive Coaching for Senior Managers (Principal Officers and Assistant Principal Officers in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | undisclosed | 20 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 May 2022 | Software platform for bulk analysis of PDF documents | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 May 2022 | Research and Consultancy Services to undertake research and a forecast on the demand for skills in high potential subsectors of the International Financial Services sector 2023-2027 | undisclosed | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 March 2022 | RFT for the provision of a Cloud based email Phishing Simulation Tool | PC Tech Support Ltd T/A Tech Guard | 8 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 March 2022 | Microsoft Dynamics/Power Platform services for the Development of a Case Management System for The Labour Court | Storm Technology Ltd | 6 | Open Procedure | €800k |
| 25 February 2022 | Support, Maintenance and Supply of Audio-Visual Equipment 2022-2026 | Image Supply Systems | 3 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 18 February 2022 | Support and Maintenance of Raritan KVM over IP Devices | HCS Business Solutions | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 4 February 2022 | Provision of Linux operating system support and maintenance services | Securelinx Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 January 2022 | Email Filtering Managed Service | Topsec Cloud Solutions Limited | 8 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 November 2021 | Microsoft Dynamics services for the Development of a Case Management System for The Labour Court | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €800k |
| 2 September 2021 | MobileIron Support and Maintenance Services 2021-2025 | CWSI | 1 | Open Procedure | €190k |
| 21 August 2021 | Software Licencing Reseller Services RFT 2021-2025 | Micromail | 2 | Open Procedure | €1.8M |
| 2 July 2021 | Analyse the retail sector in Ireland and provide recommendations for policy formulation | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 27 June 2021 | The provision of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) managed service. | Ward Solutions Limited | 4 | Open Procedure | €300k |
| 28 April 2021 | Provision of Fixed Voice Services | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 April 2021 | RFT for the provision of Data Analytics Services | Praesto Consulting IE Limited | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 March 2021 | RFT for Citrix Support and Maintenance 2021 | Enterprise Solutions | 5 | Open Procedure | €180k |
| 23 March 2021 | RFT for Veeam Managed Service | eir evo | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 November 2020 | Web Design and Development for a Climate Action Hub | undisclosed | 9 | Open Procedure | - |
| 18 October 2020 | Network Support and Management Services 2021-2024 | Conscia Ireland | 3 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 9 October 2020 | RFT for a Managed Hosting Service 2021-2026 | eir evo | 3 | Open Procedure | €800k |
| 27 September 2020 | RFT for the Technical application support and maintenance of eBusiness Services components for the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | €240k |
| 19 September 2020 | Oracle EBS Support, ODA Support and Oracle DBA Services | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | €250k |
| 11 May 2020 | Support, maintenance and development services for the Department’s Online Export Licensing Application System | Version1 Software Limited | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 April 2020 | RFT for the Supply, Support and Maintenance of McAfee Web Gateways | Caretower | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 April 2020 | EPOS Support | Open Sky Data Systems | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 April 2020 | RFT for the provision of ICT Security Testing services | Ward Solutions Limited | 24 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 November 2019 | Economic and Sustainabilility Impact Assessment for Ireland of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement | Implement Consulting Group P/S | 5 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 27 October 2019 | Provision of Legal Services | undisclosed | - | Open Procedure | €700k |
| 26 July 2019 | BPR for The Labour Court (1) | MAPS Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 June 2019 | Business Process Reengineering Review of the Trade Licensing & Control Unit | Grant Thornton | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 June 2019 | Central Graphic Design Services | Emagine Media Ltd. | 13 | Open Procedure | €240k |
| 29 May 2019 | Request for Tenders for the provision of a Single Party Framework for Grade Based Development Training. | undisclosed | 7 | Open Procedure | €140k |
| 21 May 2019 | Evaluation of Enterprise Ireland Research, Development and Innovation Programme | Technopolis Limited | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 April 2019 | Request for Tender for the provision of services for Secure Disposal and Remarketing of ICT Equipment and Data Devices | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 April 2019 | Supply of Colour Photocopiers | Canon Ireland | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 April 2019 | Business Processing Reengineering study for the Employment Permits Section of the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation | Grant Thornton | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 March 2019 | Research and Analysis Services for Expert Group on Future Skills Needs 'Design Skills in Ireland' Report | Cruinn Advisory Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 November 2018 | Request for Tender for the supply of KVM over IP Devices | HCS Business Solutions | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 November 2018 | Provision of Linux Support and Maintenance | Securelinx Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 16 October 2018 | MobileIron Support and Maintenance Services | CWSI | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 October 2018 | Cisco Support Services | Conscia Ireland | 2 | Open Procedure | €750k |
| 4 July 2018 | Request for Tender for the provision of the Supply, Support and Maintenance of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Units | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 March 2018 | Consultancy Services - A Study to examine the Potential Economic Benefits of Greater Deepening of the Single Market for Services in the EU | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €100k |
| 16 January 2018 | Data Backup and Recovery Managed Service | eir business | 7 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 24 October 2017 | Addressing the Skills Needs Arising from the Potential Trade Implications of Brexit | AECOM Ireland Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 September 2017 | Provision of ICT Helpdesk Services | eir business | 4 | Open Procedure | €800k |
| 18 August 2017 | Study to examine the potential economic opportunities and other impacts on Ireland of concluded, ongoing and future EU Free Trade Agreements | Copenhagen Economics | 5 | Open Procedure | €180k |
| 3 August 2017 | Forecasting the demand for ICT Practitioners in Ireland over the period 2017-2022 | IDC UK LTD | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 July 2017 | Network Support and Management Services | Baker Security and Networks | 3 | Open Procedure | €135k |
| 27 July 2017 | Request for Tender for the Provision of Microsoft SharePoint Support and Developer Services | undisclosed | 8 | Open Procedure | €140k |
| 19 July 2017 | Microsoft Licensing Solution Partner Services RFT | Micromail | 4 | Open Procedure | €1.5M |
| 9 July 2017 | Supply, installation and support of an on premise Wi-Fi solution. | Conscia Ireland | 9 | Open Procedure | €135k |
| 3 July 2017 | RFT for the Supply of Colour Photocopiers | Xerox | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 June 2017 | Supply of Servers and Storage | PFH Technology Group | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 May 2017 | Oracle Support, Maintenance and Development Services | undisclosed | 4 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 23 May 2017 | RFT for McAfee Web Gateway Support and Licence Renewals | Ekco Security Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 23 May 2017 | RFT for the provision of technical application support and maintenance of Trade Marks and Design efiling and related services for the Irish Patents Office. | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | €180k |
| 19 May 2017 | DJEI Annual Business Survey of Economic IMpact (2017 and 2018 Surveys) | undisclosed | - | Open Procedure | €241k |
| 20 April 2017 | Strategic Implications arising from EU-UK Trading Patterns | Copenhagen Economics | 8 | Open Procedure | €170k |
| 8 March 2017 | Research and Economic Expertise to undertake a Review of the Enterprise Agencies Economic Appraisal Model in Ireland. | Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 22 February 2017 | Provision of Tableau training, licencing and support and maintenance services | Perception Consulting Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 February 2017 | Lotus Notes Email Migration to Exchange | undisclosed | 6 | Open Procedure | €225k |
| 14 February 2017 | The provision of development, maintenance and support of both an online functionality for efiling of Patent and SPC applications and /or a stand alone module Patent Specification Template Tool | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 6 January 2017 | The provision of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution and SIEM Managed Service. | undisclosed | 5 | Open Procedure | €150k |
| 16 September 2016 | Provision of Legal Services | undisclosed | - | Open Procedure | €600k |
| 22 July 2016 | RFT for Patent & SPC application e-filing development | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €120k |
| 14 July 2016 | RFT for support, maintenance and development of ERES | Fujitsu (Ireland) Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 June 2016 | An evaluation of the activities of agency overseas offices | Technopolis Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 June 2016 | Provision of a horizon scan of global markets and identification of strategic areas of opportunity for Ireland and Irish based enterprise. | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | €105k |
| 10 June 2016 | Furniture Removals RFT 2016 | J Hanway Services | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 May 2016 | A Technology Futures Exercise | Z | 9 | Open Procedure | €80k |
| 6 May 2016 | RFT for Support, Maintenance and Dev of Oracle Ebusiness Suite | Fujitsu (Ireland) Limited | 5 | Open Procedure | €160k |
| 22 April 2016 | OELAS support – Provision of Support, Maintenance and Development of Online Export Licensing Application System (OELAS) (Oracle database and php based application) | Version1 Software Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 January 2016 | Supply, installation and support of audio visual equipment | Image Supply Systems | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 December 2015 | High Volume Production Scanner | Digital Imaging Services | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 October 2015 | RFT for the Provision of ICT Security Hardening (Lot 1), ICT Security Testing (Lot 2), and ICT Security Advice (Lot 3) | Ward Solutions Ltd | 11 | Open Procedure | - |
| 22 September 2015 | Provision of Cisco Support and Maintenance Services | Conscia Ireland | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 August 2015 | Request for Tenders for the Provision of Linux operating system support and maintenance | Sabeo Technologies | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 July 2015 | RFT for the Provision of an Online Application System for Employment Permits | Open Sky Data Systems | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 4 June 2015 | Consultant support in the management of projects | Trigraph Intelligent Learning | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 May 2015 | RFT for the Provision of a Managed Hosting Service | eir evo | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 27 March 2015 | RFT for the Supply of Photocopiers | Copymoore Ltd | 9 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 November 2014 | Assessing the economic impact of exports | Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 October 2014 | An evaluation of Enterprise Ireland supports as a suite of supports available to companies. | Fitzpatrick Associates | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 October 2014 | Research Services for Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact | Insight Statistical Consulting | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 September 2014 | DEVELOPING AND ROLLING OUT A PROCESS OF DEEPER ENGAGEMENT BY THE EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ON KEY AREAS OF FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS OF ENTERPRISE | Tom Martin and Associates/TMA | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 September 2014 | Develop an Enhanced Policy Approach and and an Operational Model to support Sector Ecosystem Development and Clustering in Ireland | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 July 2014 | Provision of an advertising campaign to raise awareness of Government enterprise supports (radio & digital content) | undisclosed | 10 | Open Procedure | €250k |
| 20 June 2014 | Request for Tenders for the Provision of Support, maintenance and development of the following Oracle based system - Employment Appeals Tribunal System | Quest Computing Ltd | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 June 2014 | Request for Tenders for the Provision of Support, maintenance and development of the following Oracle based system - Employment Rights Enforcement System, and Oracle Database Administration for s | Fujitsu (Ireland) Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 December 2013 | RFT for the provision of Support, Maintenance and Development of the Department's Financial Management System, Oracle E-Business Suite | Version 1 | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 October 2013 | Request for Tenders for the Provision of Software Escrow Services | NCC Group PLC | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 August 2013 | RFT for the Provision of ICT Helpdesk Services | eir evo | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 May 2013 | Request for Tenders for the Provision of Licensing Support for Checkpoint Products | Integrity Solutions | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 April 2013 | RFT for a Microsoft Licence Reseller | Micromail | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
Open-market vs limited-competition mix · average bids · SME-access ratio
Procurement Intelligence
The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment is an Irish central government authority responsible for enterprise policy, business growth, innovation, employment policy, tourism and related regulatory functions. Its procurement profile is concentrated in professional and research consultancy, economic appraisal, market intelligence, ICT and digital services, alongside operational frameworks such as audiovisual equipment maintenance. Recent notices show demand for tax-policy research, enterprise-agency appraisal expertise, foreign-investment-screening market intelligence, renewable-energy supply-chain analysis, authentication services and workforce software.[1][2][3][4][6][7][8] The department also maintains a formal consultancy and research allocation under the AD7 Estimates heading, with projects reviewed by its Consultancy and Research Advisory Committee and approved by the Management Board.[10]
Strategic Context
Current purchasing signals support enterprise scaling, investment screening, innovation and green-technology policy: recent procurements cover the finance-for-scaling ecosystem, economic appraisal models for enterprise-agency projects, foreign-investment-screening intelligence and renewable-energy supply chains.[1][2][7][8] The department is also investing in digital and operational resilience through five-year one-time-passcode API services, time-and-attendance software and a four-year audiovisual equipment framework.[3][4][6] Publicly available results reviewed here provide limited evidence of a single large capital programme or department-wide restructuring affecting procurement timing.
Typical Suppliers
- Economic policy, taxation and public-sector research consultancies able to deliver independent reviews and evidence-based reform proposals
- Economic appraisal, cost-benefit analysis and infrastructure or enterprise-investment advisory firms
- Market-intelligence and regulatory advisory providers supporting foreign-investment screening and sectoral supply-chain analysis
- ICT and managed-service suppliers providing APIs, authentication, HR/time-management and other departmental digital systems
- Audiovisual equipment vendors and maintenance providers capable of supporting a multi-year government framework
Supplier Tips
- Track eTenders notices early and prepare evidence-led capability statements around enterprise growth, scaling finance, foreign-investment screening, appraisal methodology and green-technology supply chains; these are visible current buying themes.[1][2][7][8]
- For consultancy opportunities, demonstrate strong governance, independent analysis, public-sector methodology and compliance with the department’s AD7 approval and civil-service consultancy requirements.[10]
- For IT and operational frameworks, offer secure API integration, service continuity, measurable support levels and multi-year delivery capacity, since recent requirements include five-year OTP services and four-year audiovisual support.[4][6]
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Updated 18 October 2026
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment market guides
How The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment buys, broken down by sector: award patterns, top suppliers, and bid-readiness steps.
Other major buyers
The most recent The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment tenders subscribers were alerted to:
- Research, Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement to Inform a Long-Term Strategic Roadmap for Ireland’s Food and Drink Industry2026-10-08
- Provision of Programme Director Services for the ‘Balance for Better Business’ initiative2026-10-07
- RFT for the provision of services for the management of recruitment processes.2026-09-30
Last updated 10 November 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2013-04-03. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.