Exhibition Design and Project Management Services for the National Archivesโ€™ 1926 Census Exhibition in Dublin, London (UK) and Boston (US).

Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sport Media

To accompany the release of Census 1926 in April 2026, the National Archives will produce an exhibition that focuses on different facets of life in Ireland in 1926, offering new perspectives on the major social, cultural and political events of the day. Through a range of thematic lens, including patterns of employment, education and language, dwellings and domestic life, religious practice, as well as a focus on who was living in Ireland at the time; famous people and patterns of migration โ€“ the exhibition will draw upon the census data, statistical reports and news of the day to create a vivid portrait of Ireland in 1926 as both an ancient nation and fledgling state. The 1926 Census will be released online for public inspection on Saturday 18 April 2026. Related exhibitions will open at the following locations: โ€ข Coach House Gallery, Dublin Castle, Dublin (18th April 2026) โ€ข The British Academy, London (24 April 2026) โ€ข Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts (date TBC) Please see Appendix 1 of the attached RFT for further specification and requirement details.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-05-21. The procurement was published on 2025-04-08.

Who?

What?

Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2025-04-08 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-04-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Exhibition Design and Project Management Services for the National Archivesโ€™ 1926 Census Exhibition in Dublin, London (UK) and Boston (US).
Short description:
โ€œTo accompany the release of Census 1926 in April 2026, the National Archives will produce an exhibition that focuses on different facets of life in Ireland...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Cultural event organisation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTo accompany the release of Census 1926 in April 2026, the National Archives will produce an exhibition that focuses on different facets of life in Ireland...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Architectural and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Engineering services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Design and execution of research and development ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Administration, defence and social security services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Event services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Office-support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous business and business-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: News-agency services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Library, archives, museums and other cultural services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Other community, social and personal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Designs ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Design consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project-design services other than for construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Design support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Museum-exhibition services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Specialty design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Graphic design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Engineering design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Organisation of architectural design contests ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Architectural design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Marketing management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Production management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Records management ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Management-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Public relations management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Fair and exhibition organisation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project-management services other than for construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Exhibition equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Exhibition stands ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project and design preparation, estimation of costs ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Administrative development project services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œN/Aโ€
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-05-21 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-05-22 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5441509
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 90

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sport Media
National registration number: 4000113V
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postal code: D02TD30
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@tcagsm.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0646627300 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-tourism-culture-arts-gaeltacht-sport-and-media ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-tourism-culture-arts-gaeltacht-sport-and-media ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Social protection
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body โœ…
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5441509 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5441509 ๐ŸŒ

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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œ21/06/2025โ€
Source: OJS 2025/S 071-233753 (2025-04-08)