Other Procurement Briefing
Weekly Overview
This week's Other sector procurement activity in Ireland is characterised by a broad spread of public body requirements spanning education, tourism, agriculture, heritage, and social services. A total of 20 tenders are active, with deadlines clustering around 27–30 April 2026, and aggregate disclosed contract values exceeding €5.9 million. The week is notable for the volume of education-related requirements — including stationery, PE materials, classroom furniture, laboratory equipment, and school meal services — reflecting end-of-year procurement cycles across ETBs and schools.
Key Opportunities
| Tender | Value |
|---|---|
HR/2026/02 Pension Administration Services Fáilte Ireland - National Tourism Development Authority At €900,000 this is the highest single disclosed value tender this week, offering a substantial multi-year engagement for specialist pension administration and HR services firms with public sector experience. | €900,000 |
Call for Tender for the provision of Hot Meals under the School Meals Scheme to St. Mark's Senior National School 19390u St. Mark's Senior National School (Tallaght) One of three school meals tenders active this week, this contract represents significant recurring revenue for catering providers given the ongoing government-backed School Meals Scheme expansion. | €865,000 |
2026 2621 (2) - The Supply of Stationery and Office Supplies for Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board A €450,000 stationery and office supplies framework from an ETB represents a reliable, volume-driven contract well suited to established office products distributors with public sector supply chain capability. | €450,000 |
LA3634C-DCC-CFT for the Supply of a Gas Chromatography system with a Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (GC-QQQ), Helium Saver Autosamplers for Purge and Trap and Solid Phase Micro Extraction Education Procurement Service (EPS) Procured through the centralised Education Procurement Service, this high-specification analytical instrumentation tender is attractive to scientific equipment suppliers given the technical complexity and established public sector buyer framework. | €250,000 |
2026/15 RFT for the Supply of PE Class Materials Louth and Meath Education and Training Board A €400,000 physical education materials supply contract from an ETB aligns with the national push to expand PE provision, offering a strong pipeline opportunity for sports and educational goods suppliers. | €400,000 |
Market Trends
School meals and catering services are a prominent theme this week, with three separate hot meals tenders from schools and an ETB totalling over €2.1 million in disclosed value, reflecting the continued rollout of the Department of Social Protection's School Meals Programme.
Education and Training Boards are among the most active contracting authorities this week, issuing tenders across stationery, PE materials, classroom furniture, and meal services, suggesting coordinated end-of-academic-year procurement planning across the ETB network.
Specialist equipment procurement — including laboratory analytical systems, membrane processing, metal fabrication testbeds, and agricultural water measurement units — points to growing capital investment in applied research and vocational training infrastructure across Irish higher and further education institutions.
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