The Heritage Council - contract awards
Who wins The Heritage Council contracts, and how hard it is to break in
The Heritage Council has awarded 76 contracts totalling €2.7M between 2013 and 2025. Top supplier by disclosed value is Compass Informatics Ltd (2 awards).
Its three largest suppliers hold 56% of the disclosed value. 9 companies have won here in more than one year. 13 of the 64 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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76
Awards
€2.7M
Disclosed value
€179k
Average per award
68
With named winner
Top suppliers awarded
- 1.Compass Informatics Ltd2 · €1.1M
- 2.BITS South East Ltd.1 · €200k
- 3.Ember Technology Ltd1 · €200k
- 4.Smartsimple Software Ireland Limited1 · €200k
- 5.Axia Digital Ltd1 · €180k
- 6.IMI Leadership Limited1 · €140k
- 7.HCS SOVDEV LIMITED (trading as Ignite Software)1 · €90k
- 8.KPMG Future Analytics1 · €85k
- 9.12FOOT Ltd1 · €80k
- 10.Crowe3 · €50k
Year-by-year
| Year | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | - |
| 2014 | 8 | - |
| 2015 | 2 | - |
| 2016 | 1 | - |
| 2017 | 7 | - |
| 2018 | 4 | - |
| 2019 | 6 | - |
| 2020 | 9 | €1.1M |
| 2021 | 3 | - |
| 2022 | 10 | - |
| 2023 | 2 | €200k |
| 2024 | 17 | €525k |
| 2025 | 6 | €860k |
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By value band
- €50k-€144k9 · €645k
- €144k-€360k5 · €940k
- €1M-€5M1 · €1.1M
Competition intensity
- Awards with bid data
- 64
- Sole bidder (no competition)
- 13
- Most contested award
- Graphic Design Services for the Heritage Council
- 34 bids received
Least contested above 1 bid: Co-ordination of records and archives of the Heritage Council September 2014 (2 bids)
By procedure
- Open Procedure: 64
- Competitive Dialogue: 2
- Simplified: 10
Supplier intelligence
Top-3 suppliers account for 55.9% of €2.7M total disclosed value — a market-concentration signal.
| Supplier | Share | CRO status | Other bodies (join 4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Informatics Ltd | 41% | Normal | also won €19.2M across 14 other Irish bodies → |
| BITS South East Ltd. | 7.4% | Normal | — |
| Ember Technology Ltd | 7.4% | — | also won €540k across 3 other Irish bodies → |
| Smartsimple Software Ireland Limited | 7.4% | — | also won €9.1M across 4 other Irish bodies → |
| Axia Digital Ltd | 6.7% | Normal | — |
Repeat winners
Suppliers awarded contracts by The Heritage Council in two or more separate years, from published award notices.
| Supplier | Awards | Active years |
|---|---|---|
| Abarta Heritage | 5 | 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| DHR Communications | 4 | 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| Crowe | 3 | 2021, 2024, 2025 |
| Wicklow Willow | 3 | 2018, 2021, 2024 |
| Compass Informatics Ltd | 2 | 2014, 2020 |
| EIMEAR O'CONNELL HERITAGE LTD. | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| MCO Projects Limited | 2 | 2020, 2024 |
| Niamh Donnellan | 2 | 2014, 2017 |
| Tallis and Co. Ltd. | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
Award history (76 records)
| Date | Title | Winner | Bids | Procedure | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2025 | The Provision of ICT Services for the Heritage Council | BITS South East Ltd. | 7 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 7 August 2025 | The Provision of Design and Delivery of Leadership and Change Management Training for Local Authority Heritage Professionals | IMI Leadership Limited | 10 | Open Procedure | €140k |
| 14 July 2025 | Analysis of labour market demand for traditional craftspeople in the built heritage sector in Ireland | Crowe | 2 | Open Procedure | €50k |
| 27 June 2025 | Museum Accreditation Management System and associated services | Axia Digital Ltd | 4 | Open Procedure | €180k |
| 13 May 2025 | A booking and claim system for the Heritage Council’s Heritage in Schools Scheme and associated services | HCS SOVDEV LIMITED (trading as Ignite Software) | 3 | Open Procedure | €90k |
| 13 February 2025 | Website Development Services | Ember Technology Ltd | 21 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 23 December 2024 | Graphic Design Tender 2025 | undisclosed | — | Competitive Dialogue | €50k |
| 23 December 2024 | Media Buying RFQ for Community Heritage Grant Scheme | undisclosed | — | Competitive Dialogue | €50k |
| 18 November 2024 | Grade 1 Conservation Architect-led consultancy services for building maintenance and energy reduction measures | Howley Hayes Architects Ltd t/a Howley Hayes Cooney Architecture | 3 | Open Procedure | €50k |
| 24 April 2024 | Climate Impact Assessment and Sustainability Strategy for the Heritage Council | Fehily Timoney and Company | 7 | Open Procedure | €50k |
| 24 April 2024 | Research into best practice in landscape management in areas of high heritage value | 12FOOT Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | €80k |
| 17 April 2024 | Coordination services for Heritage Maps | Wicklow Willow | — | Simplified | - |
| 17 April 2024 | Media Buying Services for National Heritage Week Campaign | Mindshare Media Ireland Ltd | — | Simplified | - |
| 17 April 2024 | Heritage In Schools Campaign | Havas Media | — | Simplified | - |
| 17 April 2024 | Addvertising Services National Heritage Week 2023 | Pluto Communications Ltd | — | Simplified | - |
| 17 April 2024 | Print and Design Services for National Heritage Week 2023. | Irish Wholesale Flags | — | Simplified | - |
| 17 April 2024 | Graphic Design Services | Ian Barry | — | Simplified | - |
| 17 April 2024 | Promotion of Heritage Grant Schemes | Pluto Communications Ltd | — | Simplified | - |
| 17 April 2024 | Heritage Officer Project | Sebastian Enke Communications Ltd t/a enkom PR | — | Simplified | - |
| 17 April 2024 | Funding of the Irish Heritage Sector | Crowe | — | Simplified | - |
| 17 April 2024 | Mapping of the Irish Heritage Sector | MCO Projects Limited | — | Simplified | - |
| 28 March 2024 | The provision of Study of the Direct Economic Impact of the Heritage Sector in Ireland | KPMG Future Analytics | 3 | Open Procedure | €85k |
| 13 February 2024 | The appointment of a contractor to manage the Heritage Councils Information , Communication and Technology recquirements | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | €160k |
| 25 September 2023 | The Provision of a Grant Management System and associated services | Smartsimple Software Ireland Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | €200k |
| 8 June 2023 | Project Management Services for the Irish Walled Towns Network | EIMEAR O'CONNELL HERITAGE LTD. | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 December 2022 | The Provision of Adopt a Monument project management service for the Heritage Council of Ireland | Abarta Heritage | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 11 August 2022 | Provision of Accountancy Services, Audit Committee Support Services and Internal Control Support Services | Greavy and Co | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 8 August 2022 | The Heritage Council is seeking to employ the services of a media buying and planning and content production agency | bigO | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 18 July 2022 | The Replacement of the Heritage Council’s wireless Fire Detection and Alarm System on a like for like basis. | Sharp Group Fire and Security Services | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 30 June 2022 | The Heritage Council seeks to appoint a recruitment agency . | Excel Recruitment | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 June 2022 | A strategy for traditional building skills training | Quality Positive Limited | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 May 2022 | This RFT is seeking to procure Media Buying and Planning Services and Content Production for National Heritage Week 2022 on behalf of The Heritage Council | Media Machine Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 29 April 2022 | A review of the role of the Heritage Council in the planning process | MAC CABE DURNEY BARNES LTD | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 21 March 2022 | Project Management Services for the Irish Walled Towns Network | EIMEAR O'CONNELL HERITAGE LTD. | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 March 2022 | Community Network Consultant | Carrowcrin Consulting | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 May 2021 | Conservation works to (a) repair a metal flat roof and (b) limewash the external elevations of the building | Tallis and Co. Ltd. | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 8 March 2021 | Coordination Services for Heritagemaps.ie | Wicklow Willow | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 8 January 2021 | Programme Evaluation of National Heritage Week | Crowe | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 December 2020 | Appointment of a Contractor to Manage the Heritage Council’s Information, Communication & Technology Requirements | Id8 Consulting Ltd t/a Andrews Duffy | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 26 October 2020 | The provision of an Adopt a Monument service for the Heritage Council of Ireland | Abarta Heritage | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 September 2020 | Building conservation and maintenance repair works, Aras na hOidhreachta, Kilkenny | Tallis and Co. Ltd. | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 July 2020 | Grade 1 Conservation Architect consultancy services for building maintenance, and energy reduction | Bluett and O'Donoghue Architects | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 6 June 2020 | Appointment of an Operator for the National Biodiversity Data Centre | Compass Informatics Ltd | 1 | Open Procedure | €1.1M |
| 15 May 2020 | Graphic Design Services for the Heritage Council | undisclosed | 34 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 February 2020 | Coordination Services For PR and Communications | DHR Communications | 9 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 February 2020 | The Heritage Council (HC) is seeking the services of a consultant(s) to carry out an evaluation of the Local Authority Heritage Officer Programme | MCO Projects Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 February 2020 | Coordination Services For National Heritage Week | DHR Communications | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 November 2019 | A programme evaluation of the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland | CHL Consulting Company Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 3 July 2019 | Project Management Services for the advancement of the Heritage Council’s Traditional Building Skills Initiatives | Research and Dig | 4 | Open Procedure | - |
| 26 June 2019 | Project Management Services for the Irish Walled Towns Network | Abarta Heritage | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 June 2019 | A Review of the structure and impact of the Discovery Programme: Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland | Navigo Consulting Limited | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 March 2019 | Project Management Services for Heritage in Schools | Maria Walsh | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 March 2019 | Project Management Services For Heritage Week 2019 | DHR Communications | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 13 August 2018 | Provision of Adopt a Monument service for the Heritage Council of Ireland | Abarta Heritage | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 August 2018 | Provision of ICT Support Services for the Heritage Council. | INNOVATE Business Technology Limited | 6 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 July 2018 | Irish Walled Towns Network Project Manager | undisclosed | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 March 2018 | Provision of Co-ordination services for Heritagemaps.ie | Wicklow Willow | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 5 December 2017 | Project Management Services For National Heritage Week 2018 | Niamh Donnellan | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 14 September 2017 | Deep Energy Retro-Fitting of Traditional Buildings | Caroline Engel | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 1 September 2017 | Architectural Conservation Areas as a vehicle for heritage-led urban renewal | Blackwood Associates | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 July 2017 | European Year of Cultural Heritage programme services | DHR Communications | 7 | Open Procedure | - |
| 7 June 2017 | Upland Network Co-ordinator with the Heritage Council of Ireland | Ecotourism Ireland | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 10 February 2017 | The Heritage Council (HC) requests tenders from interested parties who wish to forward proposals relating to the provision of service for the development of an Historic Towns Network in Ireland. | undisclosed | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 24 January 2017 | HERITAGE IN SCHOOLS PROJECT MANAGER BRIEF | undisclosed | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 31 May 2016 | Co-ordination of the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland ( MSPI) | Lesley-Ann Hayden | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 17 December 2015 | Redevelopment of the Heritage Council website | Path | 19 | Open Procedure | - |
| 9 July 2015 | Provision of Adopt a Monument service for the Heritage Council of Ireland | Abarta Heritage | 11 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 November 2014 | The Heritage Council invites submissions from print companies to provide the Heritage Council’s printing needs from February 2015 | RV International | 12 | Open Procedure | - |
| 19 November 2014 | Market research to evaluate changing levels of Public awareness and value of heritage from 2000 to 2015 | Bahaviour and Attitudes | 3 | Open Procedure | - |
| 18 November 2014 | The Heritage Council (HC) requests tenders from interested parties who wish to forward proposals relating to the development and maintenance of Heritage Maps | Compass Informatics Ltd | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 November 2014 | HERITAGE WEEK COORDINATOR BRIEF | Niamh Donnellan | 10 | Open Procedure | - |
| 28 August 2014 | Co-ordination of records and archives of the Heritage Council September 2014 | JD Consulting | 2 | Open Procedure | - |
| 12 June 2014 | Contact with the outdoors and natural heritage among children aged 5 to 12; current trends, benefits, barriers and research requirements. | University College Cork | 11 | Open Procedure | - |
| 25 February 2014 | The Heritage Council (HC) requests tenders from interested parties who wish to forward proposals relating to the Review of Grants Procedures and Policies | Forvis Mazars | 5 | Open Procedure | - |
| 20 February 2014 | Research on the Irish labour market in construction conservation | undisclosed | 1 | Open Procedure | - |
| 18 December 2013 | National Heritage Week Website Redevelopment Brief | Roomthree Design | 11 | Open Procedure | - |
Last updated 24 September 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2013-12-18. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.
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