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Department of Education Launches €100m Project Manager Framework as School Heat Pumps Go to Tender
This week's standout Irish public tenders — what to watch and where the deadlines fall.
The Department of Education and Youth is seeking suppliers for a €100m multi-operator framework for project managers and design consultants covering educational accommodation — one of the larger frameworks to hit the market this month. The same department is simultaneously tendering its Schools Energy Pathfinder heat pump programme, signalling a broad capital push across the schools estate.
Professional Services
ESB’s €9m Leadership, Culture and Organisational Capability Services Framework is the standout notice here, covering what the board describes as organisational development consultancy. Limerick and Clare ETB and the Health Research Board are each running €5m temporary agency staff frameworks with an October deadline, offering parallel opportunities for staffing suppliers.
- HRB 2026 - Provision of Temporary Agency Resources — The Health Research Board · €5.0m · Deadline 30 Oct
- Single Framework Agreement for the Supply of Temporary and Fixed Term Agency Staff to Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board — Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board · €5.0m · Deadline 30 Oct
- TR5801 - Leadership, Culture and Organisational Capability Services Framework — Electricity Supply Board ( ESB ) · €9.0m
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Education
The Department of Education and Youth’s €100m project manager framework, closing 2 November, will shape who gets to manage school building and accommodation projects for years ahead — a must-watch notice for construction consultants. Separately, University of Limerick is procuring a €1.656m coastal autonomous surface vehicle through the Education Procurement Service, a niche but high-value equipment opportunity.
- Multi Operator Framework for Project Managers with Design/Technical Consultants for Educational Accommodation — Department of Education and Youth · €100.0m · Deadline 2 Nov
- LA3798C - UL - CFT for the Supply and Delivery of a Coastal and Offshore Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) for University of Limerick (UL) — Education Procurement Service (EPS) · €1.7m · Deadline 5 Oct
- Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Coaching Services to School Leaders and Leadership Teams in Primary and Post-Primary schools recognised by the Department of Education and Youth — Department of Education and Youth · €2.1m · Deadline 26 Oct
Construction
The Department of Education and Youth’s Schools Energy Pathfinder heat pump programme appears twice in the data at €5.45m, suggesting a two-lot or reissued structure — bidders should check the original notice for lot details before the 2 November deadline. Galway Roscommon ETB is also tendering a €4.9m new arborist facility at its Petersburg Outdoor Education Centre in Clonbur, closing 28 October.
- Schools Energy Pathfinder 2025/2026 – Heat Pump Programme – Works Contractors Notice — Department of Education and Youth · €5.5m · Deadline 2 Nov
- Schools Energy Pathfinder 2025/2026 – Heat Pump Programme – Works Contractors Notice — Department of Education and Youth · €5.5m · Deadline 2 Nov
- GRETB Works Contract New Arborist Facility at Petersburg Outdoor Education and Training Centre, Clonbur, Co. Galway — Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board · €4.9m · Deadline 28 Oct
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Transport
Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s TII533 Enforcement Service Provider notice, valued at €40m, is the most significant transport procurement on the market this week, though no deadline has been published yet. Dublin City Council is also in the market for large truck-mounted road sweepers — diesel and fully electric variants — under a €5m single-party framework closing 30 October.
- Single Party Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Large Truck-Mounted Road Sweepers (Diesel and Fully Electric Variants) (2 Lots) for Dublin City Council — Dublin City Council · €5.0m · Deadline 30 Oct
- TII533 Enforcement Service Provider — Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) · €40.0m
- UCC-2026-31 Park and Ride Shuttle Services for UCC — University College Cork · €1.7m
Facilities
Fingal County Council is establishing a €6m single-party framework for cleaning services across its public conveniences, with no deadline yet confirmed on the notice. Iarnród Éireann is tendering a €4.5m facilities management contract for Rosslare Europort, while Cork County Council’s €3.5m County Hall campus maintenance tender closes as soon as 19 October.
- FCC/250/26 Establishment of a Single-Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Cleaning Services for Public Conveniences within Fingal County Councils Administrative Area with an initial contract — Fingal County Council · €6.0m
- 9706 - Rosslare Europort Facilities Management — Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail · €4.5m
- Cork County Hall Campus - Facilities Maintenance — Cork County Council · €3.5m · Deadline 19 Oct
Healthcare
The HSE is seeking a contractor for the €12m fit-out of a Maternity Emergency and Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit at University Maternity Hospital Limerick, a project with no deadline yet published. St James’s Hospital is tendering a €1.85m next-generation sequencing platform for its Cancer Molecular Diagnostics Department, closing 29 October — a specialist equipment opportunity with a tight window.
- EST_MW - Maternity Emergency and Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit - University Maternity Hospital Limerick — Health Service Executive (HSE) · €12.0m
- Multi-Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Non-Operative Treatment Pathway for Low Complexity Spinal Patients — Beaumont Hospital · €2.0m · Deadline 21 Oct
- Invitation to tender for the provision of a Next Gen Sequencing Platform for the Cancer Molecular Diagnostics Department within St James’s Hospital Dublin — St James’s Hospital · €1.9m · Deadline 29 Oct
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