Education Procurement Briefing
Weekly Overview
This week's Education procurement activity in Ireland is notably broad, spanning professional military education, school meals, digital learning infrastructure, leadership development, and cybersecurity training. The combined estimated value of active tenders exceeds €13 million, with the largest single opportunity being the Department of Children, Disability and Equality's €7.7 million Managing Agent contract for a Sensory Programme. A cluster of School Meals Scheme tenders — covering schools in Carlow, Cavan, Wexford, and elsewhere — reflects continued government investment in the Hot School Meals programme, with collective potential value approaching €3.5 million.
Key Opportunities
| Tender | Value |
|---|---|
Request for Tenders for the Provision of A Managing Agent for the Procurement and Development of a Sensory Programme Department of Children, Disability and Equality The largest contract on the list at €7.7 million, this represents a significant multi-year programme management and procurement role with a senior government department, attractive to management consultancy and specialist programme delivery firms. | €7,700,000 |
ATU 25/256 Request for Tenders for the Establishment of a Single Operator Framework Agreement for the Provision of Training and Mentoring Services on Information Security/Cyber Security Atlantic Technological University A single-operator framework for cybersecurity training at a major Irish university provides a secured pipeline for specialist training providers, reflecting growing institutional prioritisation of information security capability. | €600,000 |
Tender for Moodle LMS Hosting, Support and Development for the Citizens Information Board Citizens Information Board This EdTech infrastructure contract offers a stable multi-year engagement for Moodle-specialist vendors, combining hosting, technical support, and development within a single public sector agreement. | €600,000 |
The Provision of a Leadership Development Programme for UCC University College Cork A high-value leadership development contract from one of Ireland's leading universities, well-suited to organisational development consultancies and executive education providers with higher education sector experience. | €600,000 |
The Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for The Evaluation of Enterprise Ireland's Leadership, Talent and Skills Programmes Enterprise Ireland This evaluation framework from Enterprise Ireland offers research and consultancy firms a strategic engagement assessing national-level talent and skills programmes, with strong potential for follow-on work. | €400,000 |
Market Trends
Hot School Meals Scheme procurement continues to accelerate, with at least five separate school-level tenders active this week totalling approximately €3.5 million, indicating ongoing rollout and expansion of the government's school nutrition programme.
Demand for digital learning infrastructure and cybersecurity training within Irish public sector education bodies is growing, evidenced by concurrent tenders from the Citizens Information Board (Moodle LMS, €600k) and Atlantic Technological University (cybersecurity training framework, €600k).
Leadership and professional development commissioning remains strong across public sector clients, with Enterprise Ireland, UCC, and publicjobs all tendering for management or leadership programmes this week, collectively valued at over €1 million.
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