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Professional Services Market Guide

How Southern Regional Assembly buys professional services

Based on 7 award notices in the past 24 months. Figures are estimated contract values from TED notices, not realised spend.

How this authority buys professional services

43% of Southern Regional Assembly professional services awards (3 of 7) fell in the €100k-500k band over the past 24 months.

Award value distribution (disclosed, 24-month window)

€<25k
2 (29%)
€25k-100k
2 (29%)
€100k-500k
3 (43%)

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 Southern Regional Assembly professional services contracts

Awards tracked

7

24-month window

Median contract value

€34k

Realised where available, else estimated

Top suppliers by award count

1 Arup CRO 906266 2 awards €310k est.
2 UPSTREAM RESEARCH LTD 2 awards €51k est.
3 dhbArchitects Ltd 1 award €136k est.
4 KSN Project Management 1 award €34k est.
5 The Diaspora Institute Limited CRO 774992 1 award €24k est.

Current Southern Regional Assembly professional services opportunities

Expiring professional services frameworks across Ireland

Sector-wide, not specific to Southern Regional Assembly — 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 Southern Regional Assembly professional services contracts

Most Southern Regional Assembly professional services awards land in the €100k-500k band (median contract value: €34k). This sits below the national advertising threshold (€50,000 for supplies/services), so purchases may use simplified procedures but may still be advertised on eTenders.

  • 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 Arup and UPSTREAM RESEARCH LTD.
  • Check the full awards dataset for Southern Regional Assembly 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.