EI/2025/04 - SPF for Industry Research Strategic Services

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a supplier to: a) Conduct research amongst tourism and related enterprises and organisations operating and/or doing business in Ireland. This research will predominantly involve online surveys, but other methods may also be employed such as telephone interviews, focus groups, in-depth interviews, etc. Methodologies will be proposed by the tenderer and agreed with Fáilte Ireland based on the best approach to achieve the research objectives in the most cost and time efficient manner. b) Draw out insights at both individual research project level and across the range of industry-facing projects commissioned under this Invitation to Tender (ITT), along with data from other sources such as the CSO which is publicly available. The expectation is that the successful tenderer will be our lead supplier for all industry-facing research. The purpose of the research is to provide insights into (a) tourism’s overall performance; (b) the performance of the tourism industry at national, regional and sectoral levels; and (c) monitor progress on Fáilte Ireland’s strategic goals. The tourism sectors of interest include but are not limited to: accommodation providers; attractions; activity providers; food and beverage providers; tour operators and similar intermediaries; internationally and domestically based business tourism organisers and planners and transport providers. Fáilte Ireland will, where necessary, provide contact databases from its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. The regions of interest are grouped around Fáilte Ireland’s regional experience brands (Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s Ancient East, Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and Dublin) and individual counties (where data robustness allows).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-08. The procurement was published on 2025-10-30.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2025-10-30 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-10-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: EI/2025/04 - SPF for Industry Research Strategic Services
Short description:
“Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a supplier to: a) Conduct research amongst tourism and related enterprises and organisations operating and/or doing...”    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Market research services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 900 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Fáilte Ireland is seeking to appoint a supplier to: a) Conduct research amongst tourism and related enterprises and organisations operating and/or doing...”    Show more
Additional products/services: Economic research services 📦
Additional products/services: Research services 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 48 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-08 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-08 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6886810
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
National registration number: 236708
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal code: D01WR86
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie 📧
Phone: +3531 5741990 📞
URL: https://www.failteireland.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.failteireland.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6886810 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6886810 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 210-722987 (2025-10-30)