EPS Opens €280m Further Education DPS as European Commission Drives IT Spending

The Education Procurement Service has launched a Dynamic Purchasing System for contracted Further Education and Training services across Ireland’s ETBs, opening a significant long-term route to market for FET providers. Alongside it, the European Commission’s DG BUDG is seeking suppliers for financial IT systems development and financial support services, with notices that Irish-based consultancies and integrators will want to track closely.

IT Services

The dominant notice here is the European Commission DG BUDG’s call for development, implementation and operation of financial IT systems, a framework that will attract responses from large system integrators. Closer to home, Cork County Council is establishing a single-party framework for a Digital Services Development Platform, worth up to €2.5m, offering a more accessible target for domestic digital agencies.

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support – Development, Implementation, Maintenance and Operation of financial IT Systems — European Commission, DG BUDG - Budget · €700.0m · Deadline 16 Nov
Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for the provision, development, maintenance and support of a Digital Services Development Platform and associated services. — Cork County Council · €2.5m
Provision of Cisco Supply, Support and Maintenance Services — The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment · €2.0m · Deadline 3 Nov

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Professional Services

Trinity College Dublin is establishing a multi-party Integrated Design Team Framework valued at €12.5m, a notable pipeline opportunity for architects, engineers and project managers across the higher-education estate. Waterford City and County Council is also seeking a design team for its proposed Dungarvan Innovation and Business Development Centre, a €6.5m commission with a deadline of 23 October 2026.

WCCC26 462 Design Team for proposed Dungarvan Innovation and Business Development Centre — Waterford City and County Council · €6.5m · Deadline 23 Oct
Accounting and auditing services – Financial and accounting support — European Commission, DG BUDG - Budget · €265.0m · Deadline 16 Nov
Establishment of a multi-party Integrated Design Team Framework — Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin · €12.5m

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Education

The Education Procurement Service’s DPS for contracted FET services is the standout notice, creating an open, ongoing route to market for training providers working with Education and Training Boards nationwide. On the equipment side, Cork Education and Training Board is tendering for a Creative Media Video Centre supply and installation contract worth €1m, with bids due by 28 September 2026.

PS3892DPS - Request for Applications to Participate in a DPS for the Provision of Contracted Further Education and Training (FET) Service for the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) — Education Procurement Service (EPS) · €280.0m
The Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Creative Media Video Centre to the Cork College of FET — Cork Education and Training Board · €1.0m · Deadline 28 Sep
Single Supplier Party Framework for the Provision of Welding Equipment to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board — Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board · €1.2m · Deadline 22 Oct

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Construction

Munster Technological University is seeking a contractor for a €22m High Performance Indoor Athletics Centre at its Bishopstown Campus in Cork, with a deadline of 13 November 2026. Sligo County Council is also procuring a new pavilion and refurbished bath house at Enniscrone Beach, valued at €7m, in a project that combines coastal public realm with heritage structures.

Munster Technological University (MTU) High Performance Indoor Athletics Centre (HPAC) at Bishopstown Campus, Cork. — Munster Technological University. · €22.0m · Deadline 13 Nov
Proposed Extensions, Refurbishments and associated Site Works at Duleek Boys and Girls National School, Balsaran, Duleek, Co. Meath — Scoil Bheinin Naofa Cailini · €6.0m
New Pavilion, Refurbished Bath House and Public Realm located between the Cliff Road, The Hollows Carpark, Enniscrone Beach, the Cliff Bath House and old Slipway, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo — Sligo County Council · €7.0m

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Environment

The Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment has published a notice for legacy marine data and publishing rights covering all of Ireland, a €30m opportunity that will interest specialist marine data and geospatial firms. The same department is also tendering for hydrographic and geophysical survey instruments worth €480,000, closing 29 October 2026.

Legacy marine data and rights to publish legacy marine data to include all of Ireland 2026 — Department of Climate Energy and the Environment · €30.0m · Deadline 5 Nov
Provision of routine maintenance services for licenced landfill sites in County Donegal — Donegal County Council · €49k · Deadline 6 Oct
The supply of Hydrographic and Geophysical Survey Instruments — Department of Climate Energy and the Environment · €480k · Deadline 29 Oct

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Transport

Bord na Móna is procuring fleet management services under a framework valued at €20m, a contract that will attract both vehicle leasing operators and fleet telematics providers. Dublin Bus is separately seeking suppliers for brake components including linings, calipers and discs, a €6.3m tender relevant to specialist automotive parts distributors.

AP - 06/26 - Fleet Management Services — Bord na Móna PLC · €20.0m
PROVISION OF, MISC. BRAKE COMPONENTS, MAJOR BRAKE PARTS, LININGS, CALIPERS AND BRAKE DISCS — Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath · €6.3m
Electric 4WD Utility Terrain Vehicle — Office of Public Works (OPW) · €450k · Deadline 15 Oct

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