Framework Agreement
As Gaeilge: Comhaontú Creata
Also known as: Framework
Last reviewed April 2026
A pre-qualification arrangement where a panel of approved suppliers compete for call-off contracts.
An agreement between one or more contracting authorities and one or more suppliers that establishes the terms (particularly price and quantity) for contracts to be awarded during a given period. In Ireland, the OGP manages national frameworks for common categories. Suppliers join through a competition, then receive orders or compete in mini-competitions.
In the Tenderwatch data
- Tenderwatch is tracking 1,308 framework agreements published by Irish contracting authorities.
- Appears in 388 notices captured in the last 12 months on Tenderwatch (as at August 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 Framework Agreement
Framework for Environmental DNA extraction, metabarcoding, and qPCR analysis
Inland Fisheries Ireland · deadline 10 Aug 2026
SINGLE PARTY FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISION OF COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO HORSE RACING IRELAND AND SUBSIDIARIES
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) · deadline 10 Aug 2026
Single-Party Framework Agreement for the Supply of Overbed Tables (and Associated Bedside Hospital Furniture)
Beaumont Hospital · deadline 10 Aug 2026
Galway City Council - Single Party Framework for the provision of Heat Pump and Ventilation servicing and maintenance of social housing.
Galway City Council · deadline 10 Aug 2026
FCC/069/26 Provision of Services for the Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for Concession to Organise and Operate Ice-Skating Events in Fingal County Council’s Administrative Area
Fingal County Council · deadline 10 Aug 2026
Related terms
Mini-Competition
A competition held among suppliers already on a framework or DPS to award a specific contract.
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
An electronic system, open for new suppliers to join at any point during its lifetime.
Office of Government Procurement (OGP)
Ireland's central purchasing body, established 2014: manages national frameworks and sets procurement policy.
Call-off
An individual contract awarded to a supplier from an existing framework agreement, either by direct draw-down or mini-competition.