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Professional Services Market Guide

How Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority buys professional services

Based on 58 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.

How this authority buys professional services

36% of Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority professional services awards (21 of 58) fell in the €100k-500k band over the past 24 months.

Award value distribution (disclosed, 24-month window)

€25k-100k
16 (28%)
€100k-500k
21 (36%)
€500k-1M
10 (17%)
€1M-5M
5 (9%)
€>5M
6 (10%)

Irish procurement thresholds: supplies/services on eTenders above €50,000; works above €200,000. Figures from thresholds.json (OGP Circular 05/2023 + EU Regulation 2025/2487).

Typical entry requirements

  • Tax clearance: A valid Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) from Revenue is required for all public contracts. Professional services contracts routinely trigger this requirement from the first invoice. [source]
  • Professional Indemnity Insurance: Contracting authorities typically require Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance for service contracts. The required level varies by contract value and is stated in the RFT; consult the specific tender for the exact figure. [source]

Who wins Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority professional services contracts

Awards tracked

58

24-month window

Median contract value

€200k

Realised where available, else estimated

Top suppliers by award count

1 Deloitte Ireland LLP 4 awards €2.4M est.
2 First Western Training Ltd 3 awards €24.5M est.
3 Repucon 3 awards €315k est.
4 RSM Ireland 2 awards €3.3M est.
5 Limerick Travel Ltd. 2 awards €715k est.

Current Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority professional services opportunities

Expiring professional services frameworks across Ireland

Sector-wide, not specific to Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.

Framework expiry typically triggers a replacement procurement. Monitor professional services tenders for new notices.

Deadlines are date-only (time stripped). Verify the exact closing time on the official TED or eTenders notice before bidding.

Bid readiness for Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority professional services contracts

Most Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority professional services awards land in the €100k-500k band (median contract value: €200k). This sits above the Irish national advertising threshold (€50,000 for supplies/services), so formal competitive tender on eTenders is the standard route.

  • Register on eTenders.gov.ie and set up sector alerts so you don't miss new notices.
  • Keep a current Tax Clearance Certificate from Revenue. Required for all public contracts.
  • Professional Indemnity Insurance: Contracting authorities typically require Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance for service contracts. The required level varies by contract value and is stated in the RFT; consult the specific tender for the exact figure. [source]
  • Review past award notices to understand typical contract scope and evaluate your competitiveness against Deloitte Ireland LLP and First Western Training Ltd.
  • Check the full awards dataset for Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority for year-by-year procurement patterns.

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Estimated values are from TED notices and represent contract estimates, not realised or awarded amounts. Award winner names are TED-reported and resolved against the CRO where possible; approximately 22% of TED award notices carry no winner. Generated 2026-06-25.

Data sources

  • TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) — EU procurement notices, reused under the European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU).
  • data.gov.ie / Office of Government Procurement (OGP), Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), and CORDIS — historical award and funding data, licensed CC‑BY‑4.0.
  • EUR-Lex — EU legal-directive metadata, released CC0.