HRB Grant Management System - Phase 2 Implementation Project Manager

The Health Research Board

The Health Research Board (hereinafter referred to as the โ€œHRBโ€) is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The HRBโ€™s mission is to support research that improves people's health, promotes evidence-informed care, and creates solutions to societal challenges. Our vison is โ€˜better health through excellent research, data and evidence.โ€™ An overview of the HRBโ€™s objectives and activities may be found in The HRB Strategy 2021-2025, (https://www.hrb.ie/strategy-2025/). The HRB, as Irelandโ€™s main funder for health research, has been using an electronic grant management system since 2002, with the current system (Grant Tracker from Symplectic) in place since 2013. The Grant Tracker system is being discontinued by the provider, with a sunset date of 31 December 2026, without further access to data or functionality beyond that date. To replace Grant Tracker, the HRB are carrying out a two-phase project. Phase 1 is the procurement of a GMS system which is being carried out in a separate competition. The HRB is now seeking to establish a Single-Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Specialised Project Management Services for Phase 2 of this project โ€“ Implementation Phase. The estimated duration of this role is for 24 months beginning in February 2026. Further details can be found in the RFT.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-12. The procurement was published on 2025-12-19.

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
2025-12-19 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-12-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: HRB Grant Management System - Phase 2 Implementation Project Manager
Short description:
โ€œThe Health Research Board (hereinafter referred to as the โ€œHRBโ€) is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The HRBโ€™s mission is to...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Management-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 174 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Health Research Board (hereinafter referred to as the โ€œHRBโ€) is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The HRBโ€™s mission is to...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 2 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
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: 2026-01-12 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-12 00:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7239260
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Health Research Board
National registration number: IE4820764P
Postal address: 67-72 Lower Mount Street,
Postal code: DO2 H638
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: dmurphy@hrb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: (01) 234 5000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.hrb.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hrb.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7239260 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7239260 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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 247-859228 (2025-12-19)