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How South Dublin County Council buys it services

Based on 8 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.

How this authority buys it services

43% of South Dublin County Council it services awards (3 of 7) fell in the €100k-500k band over the past 24 months. (1 award did not disclose a value.)

Award value distribution (disclosed, 24-month window)

€<25k
1 (14%)
€25k-100k
1 (14%)
€100k-500k
3 (43%)
€1M-5M
2 (29%)

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. [source]
  • Data protection / GDPR processor agreement: Any supplier that processes personal data on behalf of an Irish public body must enter into a Data Processing Agreement under Article 28 GDPR. The Data Protection Commission publishes model clauses. This is a standard contractual requirement, not a certification. [source]
  • Information security baseline (where handling State data): Contracts involving access to sensitive Government systems or citizen data increasingly require suppliers to demonstrate an information security baseline. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) publishes the baseline security standard for Government ICT. [source]

Who wins South Dublin County Council it services contracts

Awards tracked

8

24-month window

Median contract value

€435k

Realised where available, else estimated

Top suppliers by award count

1 Sord Data Systems Ltd. 3 awards €4.5M est.
2 SportsKey Ltd. 1 award €498k est.
3 Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited 1 award €110k est.
4 NTI Diatec Ltd 1 award €39k est.
5 Bibliotheca 1 award €24k est.

Current South Dublin County Council it services opportunities

Expiring it services frameworks across Ireland

Sector-wide, not specific to South Dublin County Council — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.

Framework expiry typically triggers a replacement procurement. Monitor it 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 South Dublin County Council it services contracts

Most South Dublin County Council it services awards land in the €100k-500k band (median contract value: €435k). 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.
  • Data protection / GDPR processor agreement: Any supplier that processes personal data on behalf of an Irish public body must enter into a Data Processing Agreement under Article 28 GDPR. The Data Protection Commission publishes model clauses. This is a standard contractual requirement, not a certification. [source]
  • Information security baseline (where handling State data): Contracts involving access to sensitive Government systems or citizen data increasingly require suppliers to demonstrate an information security baseline. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) publishes the baseline security standard for Government ICT. [source]
  • Review past award notices to understand typical contract scope and evaluate your competitiveness against Sord Data Systems Ltd. and SportsKey Ltd..
  • Check the full awards dataset for South Dublin County Council 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.