629771-2026 - Competition
Ireland – Recruitment services – T.074.2026 Request for Tenders for The Provision of a Managed Service for End-to-End Recruitment Services on behalf of An Garda Síochána
OJ S 177/2026 14/09/2026
Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Services
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: An Garda Síochána_1192
Email: procurement.tenderoffice@garda.ie
Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority: Public order and safety
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: T.074.2026 Request for Tenders for The Provision of a Managed Service for End-to-End Recruitment Services on behalf of An Garda Síochána
Description: In summary, the Services comprise the establishment of a contract for the provision of an end-to-end Managed Recruitment Service for An Garda Síochána. Annex XIV Services: The required services shall be awarded under Title III – Particular Procurement Regimes, Chapter I - Social and other specific services of Directive 2014/24/EU. The required services are listed as Annex XIV services, and accordingly, only Articles 74 to 77 of Directive 2014/24/EC applies to the award of any contract(s) that arise from this process. It is An Garda Síochána’s intention to award a Single Supplier to Contract for a Managed Service Provider. Tenderers should note that if An Garda Síochána identifies a requirement for additional supplies or services, it may exercise its rights under Article 32(3) and 32(5) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Procedure identifier: 2cb5d18d-55b3-4a3b-bc59-043e356b7dd9
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79600000 Recruitment services
Additional classification (cpv): 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis: 
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: T.074.2026 Request for Tenders for The Provision of a Managed Service for End-to-End Recruitment Services on behalf of An Garda Síochána
Description: In summary, the Services comprise the establishment of a contract for the provision of an end-to-end Managed Recruitment Service for An Garda Síochána. Annex XIV Services: The required services shall be awarded under Title III – Particular Procurement Regimes, Chapter I - Social and other specific services of Directive 2014/24/EU. The required services are listed as Annex XIV services, and accordingly, only Articles 74 to 77 of Directive 2014/24/EC applies to the award of any contract(s) that arise from this process. It is An Garda Síochána’s intention to award a Single Supplier to Contract for a Managed Service Provider. Tenderers should note that if An Garda Síochána identifies a requirement for additional supplies or services, it may exercise its rights under Article 32(3) and 32(5) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79600000 Recruitment services
Additional classification (cpv): 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 48 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation: 
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: No strategic procurement
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available: English
Deadline for requesting additional information: 30/09/2026 15:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Address of the procurement documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9038729
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission: 
Electronic submission: Required
Address for submission: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9038729
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 14/10/2026 15:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 180 Days
Information about public opening: 
Opening date: 14/10/2026 15:30:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9038729
Terms of contract: 
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used: no
Electronic payment will be used: yes
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement: 
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system: 
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: An Garda Síochána_1192
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate: An Garda Síochána_1192
Organisation processing tenders: An Garda Síochána_1192
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: An Garda Síochána_1192
Registration number: 0000
Postal address: Finance Department, Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
Town: Dublin
Postcode: D08 HN3X
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
Email: procurement.tenderoffice@garda.ie
Telephone: 01-6662149
Internet address: https://www.garda.ie/
Buyer profile: https://www.garda.ie/
Roles of this organisation: 
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: The High Court of Ireland
Registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town: Dublin
Postcode: D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
Email: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Telephone: +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation: 
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number: 002024901000
Department: European Dynamics S.A.
Town: Athens
Postcode: 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS): Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών (EL301)
Country: Greece
Email: eproc-esender@eurodyn.com
Telephone: +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation: 
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: be58d4b7-bb09-4dfc-a778-ca2276eac3e3  -  01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 10/09/2026 18:07:42 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 629771-2026
OJ S issue number: 177/2026
Publication date: 14/09/2026