Professional Services Market Guide
How Irish Prison Service buys professional services
Based on 6 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.
How this authority buys professional services
83% of Irish Prison Service professional services awards (5 of 6) fell in the €100k-500k band over the past 24 months.
Award value distribution (disclosed, 24-month window)
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 Irish Prison Service professional services contracts
Awards tracked
6
24-month window
Median contract value
€170k
Realised where available, else estimated
Top suppliers by award count
Current Irish Prison Service professional services opportunities
Expiring professional services frameworks across Ireland
Sector-wide, not specific to Irish Prison Service — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.
- Masterplanning Consultancy Services , expires 2026-Q3
- Single-Operator Framework Agreement for Provision of Support Services to assist in the roll out of Dublin City Council’s Community Wealth Building Implementation Plan , expires 2026-Q3
- Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Services with an initial contract at Dunsink & Baleally Landfill sites. , expires 2026-Q3
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 Irish Prison Service professional services contracts
Most Irish Prison Service professional services awards land in the €100k-500k band (median contract value: €170k). 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 Platinum Safety Ltd and Ted Brennan Motors Limited.
- Check the full awards dataset for Irish Prison Service 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.