Invitation to Tender (ITT)
As Gaeilge: Cuireadh Tairisceana
Also known as: ITT
Last reviewed April 2026
The formal invitation, with full specification and contract terms, sent to qualified bidders.
An ITT is the formal invitation issued to suppliers (either openly or to those shortlisted from a prior selection stage) to submit priced, technical bids on a contract. It contains the specification, instructions to tenderers, the draft contract, the evaluation criteria, and the deadline. In Ireland, the term is largely interchangeable with Request for Tender (RFT) on eTenders.
In the Tenderwatch data
- Appears in 91 notices captured in the last 12 months on Tenderwatch (as at November 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 Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Invitation to Tender For the provision of Greyhound Foster Care Centres and Pre-Travel Accommodation Centres
Rásaíocht Con Éireann · deadline 6 Nov 2026
Invitation to Tender for Provision of Branded Materials: Printing, Production and Installation Services
Empower CLG · deadline 6 Nov 2026
Invitation to tender for the Provision of a Digital PCR Platform, Associated Reagents and Support for Cancer Molecular Diagnostics Department within St James’s Hospital Dublin
St James's Hospital · deadline 10 Nov 2026
ITT to Contractors for Up-grade of Carnanes Group Water Scheme at Leadmore-Carnanes, Kilrush, Co. Clare for Carnanes Group Water Scheme
Leadmore-Carnanes Group Water Scheme · deadline 10 Nov 2026
Invitation to Tender for the Future of Value-Added Meat Sustainable Nutrition Research
Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) · deadline 16 Nov 2026
Related terms
Request for Tender (RFT)
The Irish public-sector term for a tender pack inviting formal bids on a contract.
Contract Notice
The formal advertisement of a procurement opportunity: above-threshold notices go to eTenders and TED.
Open Procedure
The simplest EU procedure: any supplier can submit a tender, with no shortlisting stage.
Restricted Procedure
A two-stage EU procedure: pre-qualification followed by invitation to shortlisted candidates.
eTenders
Ireland's national e-procurement platform at etenders.gov.ie, where public contracts over €50,000 (goods/services) must be advertised.
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