Exhibition Design and Project Management Services for the National Tour of 1926 Census Exhibition and a Commemorative Exhibition

Department of Culture Communications Sport

Exhibition Design and Project Management Services for the National Tour of 1926 Census Exhibition and a commemorative exhibition marking the 1926 Cinema Disaster in Dromcollogher REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS For 12 exhibitions from July-December 2026 โ€ข 10 Local Authority venues โ€ข 1 presentation at the National Ploughing Championships โ€“ September 2025 โ€ข 1 commemorative exhibition โ€“ September 2025 (Dromcollogher, Co. Limerick) Census 1926 Exhibition To accompany the release of Census 1926, the National Archives will present exhibitions in Dublin, London and Boston, that focus 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 โ€“ 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. Census 1926 National Tour The National Archives will work in partnership with up to 10 local authority venues between July and December 2026. The exhibition will also be presented at the National Ploughing Championships in September 2026. Drumcollogher Exhibition A separate exhibition will be presented in Drumcollogher, Co. Limerick in September 2026 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Drumcollogher fire. Design Content developed for the Census 1926 exhibitions in Dublin, London and Boston will be available for the National Tour. Separate content will be developed and available for the Drumcollogher exhibition. The National Archives envisages the tour taking the form of a series of concurrent exhibitions โ€“ up to 3 at any one time โ€“ presented between July and December 2026 across Ireland. Modified versions of the original exhibition will be configured for a range of Local Authority venues using a number of exhibition systems.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-04. The procurement was published on 2025-10-20.

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  • 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
2025-10-20 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-10-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Exhibition Design and Project Management Services for the National Tour of 1926 Census Exhibition and a Commemorative Exhibition
Short description:
โ€œExhibition Design and Project Management Services for the National Tour of 1926 Census Exhibition and a commemorative exhibition marking the 1926 Cinema...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Project management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œExhibition Design and Project Management Services for the National Tour of 1926 Census Exhibition and a commemorative exhibition marking the 1926 Cinema...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Design consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project-design services other than for construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Specialty design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Design support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Project and design preparation, estimation of costs ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Architectural design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Graphic design services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Architectural services for building extensions ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Architectural, engineering and planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Advisory architectural services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Architectural and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Museum-exhibition services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Fair and exhibition organisation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Other community, social and personal services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Marketing management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Production management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Public relations consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Building consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Advertising consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research and development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 24 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
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: 2025-12-04 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-04 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6817241
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 Culture Communications Sport
National registration number: 4000113V
Postal address: Leeson Lane, Dublin 2
Postal code: D08DF85
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@tcagsm.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 016437610 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6817241 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6817241 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
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2025/S 203-695943 (2025-10-20)