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How Tech North West Skillnet buys education 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 education

86% of Tech North West Skillnet education awards (6 of 7) fell in the €<25k band over the past 24 months. (1 award did not disclose a value.)

Award value distribution (disclosed, 24-month window)

€<25k
6 (86%)
€25k-100k
1 (14%)

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]

Who wins Tech North West Skillnet education contracts

Awards tracked

8

24-month window

Median contract value

€20k

Realised where available, else estimated

Top suppliers by award count

1 Safetech Consulting and Training Ltd. 3 awards €38k est.
2 Accountancyschool At Independent Colleges Unlimited Company 1 award €24k est.
3 Friel Consulting 1 award €23k est.
4 Horizon Engineering Solutions 1 award €20k est.
5 Cathy Kelly Sweeney Coaching 1 award €15k est.

Current Tech North West Skillnet education opportunities

No open tenders from Tech North West Skillnet in education right now.

Expiring education frameworks across Ireland

Sector-wide, not specific to Tech North West Skillnet — framework expiry across Irish public bodies often signals a replacement procurement.

Framework expiry typically triggers a replacement procurement. Monitor education 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 Tech North West Skillnet education contracts

Most Tech North West Skillnet education awards land in the €<25k band (median contract value: €20k). 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.
  • Review past award notices to understand typical contract scope and evaluate your competitiveness against Safetech Consulting and Training Ltd. and Accountancyschool At Independent Colleges Unlimited Company.
  • Check the full awards dataset for Tech North West Skillnet 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.