Economic Operator
As Gaeilge: Oibreoir Eacnamaíoch
Also known as: EO, Tenderer, Bidder, Supplier
Last reviewed April 2026
The EU procurement term for any supplier, contractor or service provider (an individual, firm, or consortium) that bids for or performs a public contract.
Used throughout EU and Irish public procurement law for any natural or legal person, public entity or grouping of such persons that offers to execute works, supply products or provide services on the market. An economic operator can be a sole trader, an SME, a multinational, a state body, or a consortium of these. The term covers both bidders and the eventual contractor and is the language used in directive-based notices on eTenders.gov.ie and TED.
In the Tenderwatch data
- Appears in 224 notices captured in the last 12 months on Tenderwatch (as at September 2026).
Sources and legal basis
Primary legislation and official guidance. Always confirm the current text on the source before relying on it.
Open Irish tenders featuring Economic Operator
Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of supply, storage and distribution of Sleeping Bags, Mattresses, Beds and Bed Linen to Homeless Facilities within the DRHE, Dublin City Council.
Dublin City Council · deadline 4 Sept 2026
Request for Tenders to establish a single party Framework Agreement for the supply, installation, monitoring and maintenance of Panic Alarms for the Courts Service of Ireland
The Courts Service · deadline 4 Sept 2026
Lot 1 multi-supplier framework agreement for ITS equipment exceeding €500,000
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) · deadline 4 Sept 2026
Provision of CCTV and Alarm Maintenance
Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath · deadline 7 Sept 2026
PAS139F - PROJ000010002 Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Procurement Support Services (Goods and Services)
The Office of Government Procurement · deadline 8 Sept 2026
Related terms
ESPD (European Single Procurement Document)
Standardised self-declaration confirming you meet exclusion grounds and selection criteria: required on EU-threshold tenders.
Exclusion Grounds
Reasons a bidder must (mandatory) or may (discretionary) be barred from competing: convictions, tax debt, insolvency, prior misconduct.
Selection Criteria
Minimum requirements a supplier must meet to be considered: financial standing, technical capability, tax clearance.
eTenders
Ireland's national e-procurement platform at etenders.gov.ie, where public contracts over €50,000 (goods/services) must be advertised.
TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)
The online version of the EU's Official Journal for procurement, at ted.europa.eu: TenderWatch's data source.