Invitation to tender for participation in a Framework for the provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the Higher Education Authority

The Higher Education Authority

The notice involves the establishment of a multi-party Framework Agreement with a maximum of three successful tenderers, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and rules. While the number of Framework Members is anticipated to be three, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to admit more than that number in the case of a tie in scores or The Higher Education Authority (HEA) currently has a Framework Agreement in place for the provision of temporary staff recruitment services to the HEA when required. The current Framework is due to expire in April 2026. As a result, the HEA is tendering for temporary staff requirements arising after the expiration of the current framework agreement. Therefore, the HEA (

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-23. The procurement was published on 2025-11-21.

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
2025-11-21 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-11-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Invitation to tender for participation in a Framework for the provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the Higher Education Authority
Short description:
โ€œThe notice involves the establishment of a multi-party Framework Agreement with a maximum of three successful tenderers, subject to that number meeting the...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe notice involves the establishment of a multi-party Framework Agreement with a maximum of three successful tenderers, subject to that number meeting the...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Placement services of personnel ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Recruitment services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
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 โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-23 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-23 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7046107
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: 12
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Higher Education Authority
National registration number: 001
Postal address: 3 Shelbourne Buildings, Crampton Avenue
Postal code: D04 C2Y6
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@hea.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 001 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.hea.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: www.hea.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7046107 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7046107 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 226-777881 (2025-11-21)