1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Department of Culture Communications Sport
Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority: Recreation, culture and religion
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Contract for Education and Outreach Programme Management Services
Description: The National Archives has been very successful in recent years in broadening the understanding of our role as the keeper of the records of the State amongst the general public. This enhanced public engagement has seen more people visit the National Archives online and in person(outside of the usual academics and researchers) and connect with our collections through new and more creative ways, such as exhibitions (61,000 people attended Society and State in 2024), publications, talks, seminars, tours including our annual exhibition at the Ploughing Championships, our expanded social media (31,256 followers on social media platforms) as well as more collections available online including the 1926 census with over 50m hits to the website. Our proposed collaboration with The National Archives UK (TNA) as part of the Ireland UK 2030 Collaboration Project, Shared archives, shared futures: Ireland and Britain in paper, practice and partnership will build on this work. This project will require project management support across the range of work packages proposed as part of the application. These services are built into the funding approved in March 2026. Over the coming four years we are also developing our exhibition and outreach programme to make available a core series of collections. These will include an exhibition on our Famine Relief Collections and Distress Papers in 2027 as part of Ireland Canada 180 which we will also bring to the Ploughing Championships, a programme on the Financial Personal and Property Compensation Files 1916-1923 which recently transferred to the National Archives from the Department of Finance. Education and Outreach Programme Management Services are required to support the National Archives work in these areas. We do not have the internal skills or resources to deliver these services.
Procedure identifier: 5efede5f-6af6-4878-94a7-9adf30d2ad63
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Additional classification (cpv): 75124000 Administrative recreational, cultural and religious services, 79994000 Contract administration services, 75000000 Administration, defence and social security services, 75100000 Administration services, 79995000 Library management services, 92500000 Library, archives, museums and other cultural services, 92510000 Library and archive services, 92511000 Library services, 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services, 72224000 Project management consultancy services, 79411000 General management consultancy services, 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services, 73220000 Development consultancy services, 73200000 Research and development consultancy services, 79410000 Business and management consultancy services, 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services, 73210000 Research consultancy services, 79951000 Seminar organisation services, 79952000 Event services, 79952100 Cultural event organisation services, 79956000 Fair and exhibition organisation services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Postal address: Bishop Street, D08 DF85 Bishop Street, D08 DF85
Town: Dublin, IE
Postcode: D08 DF85
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Contract for Education and Outreach Programme Management Services
Description: The National Archives has been very successful in recent years in broadening the understanding of our role as the keeper of the records of the State amongst the general public. This enhanced public engagement has seen more people visit the National Archives online and in person(outside of the usual academics and researchers) and connect with our collections through new and more creative ways, such as exhibitions (61,000 people attended Society and State in 2024), publications, talks, seminars, tours including our annual exhibition at the Ploughing Championships, our expanded social media (31,256 followers on social media platforms) as well as more collections available online including the 1926 census with over 50m hits to the website. Our proposed collaboration with The National Archives UK (TNA) as part of the Ireland UK 2030 Collaboration Project, Shared archives, shared futures: Ireland and Britain in paper, practice and partnership will build on this work. This project will require project management support across the range of work packages proposed as part of the application. These services are built into the funding approved in March 2026. Over the coming four years we are also developing our exhibition and outreach programme to make available a core series of collections. These will include an exhibition on our Famine Relief Collections and Distress Papers in 2027 as part of Ireland Canada 180 which we will also bring to the Ploughing Championships, a programme on the Financial Personal and Property Compensation Files 1916-1923 which recently transferred to the National Archives from the Department of Finance. Education and Outreach Programme Management Services are required to support the National Archives work in these areas. We do not have the internal skills or resources to deliver these services.
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 92000000 Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Additional classification (cpv): 75124000 Administrative recreational, cultural and religious services, 79994000 Contract administration services, 75000000 Administration, defence and social security services, 75100000 Administration services, 79995000 Library management services, 92500000 Library, archives, museums and other cultural services, 92510000 Library and archive services, 92511000 Library services, 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services, 72224000 Project management consultancy services, 79411000 General management consultancy services, 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services, 73220000 Development consultancy services, 73200000 Research and development consultancy services, 79410000 Business and management consultancy services, 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services, 73210000 Research consultancy services, 79951000 Seminar organisation services, 79952000 Event services, 79952100 Cultural event organisation services, 79956000 Fair and exhibition organisation services
Quantity: 1
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Town: Dublin
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 54 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000,00 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
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
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: 20/11/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 11/12/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 3 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 14/12/2026 00:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
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: no
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: Department of Culture Communications Sport
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate: Department of Culture Communications Sport
Organisation processing tenders: Department of Culture Communications Sport
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Department of Culture Communications Sport
Registration number: 4000113V
Department: National Archives Ireland
Postal address: Government Buildings, New Road
Town: Killarney
Postcode: V93 A49X
Country subdivision (NUTS): South-West (IE053)
Country: Ireland
Contact point: David Noonan
Telephone: 014072300
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
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
Telephone: +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice identifier/version: f15eabaa-dda3-4a7c-b9e4-e6cd8e131978 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 02/11/2026 16:07:48 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 765108-2026
OJ S issue number: 214/2026
Publication date: 04/11/2026