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 (
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-23. The procurement was published on 2025-11-21.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Recruitment services โบ Placement services of personnel
- โข Recruitment services โบ Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | Contract notice |
| 2026-06-25 | Contract award 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:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-23 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-23 17:30:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 3
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-23 17:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7046107
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-16 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Higher Education Authority
National registration number:
Postal address: 3 Shelbourne Buildings, Crampton Avenue
Postal code: D04 C2Y6
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@hea.ie ๐ง
Phone: 001 ๐
URL: www.hea.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: www.hea.ie ๐
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 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7046107 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 226-777881 (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:
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 (
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Products/services: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-23 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-23 17:30:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 3
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-23 17:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7046107
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-16 17:00:00 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@hea.ie ๐ง
Phone: 001 ๐
URL: www.hea.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: www.hea.ie ๐
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 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7046107 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 226-777881 (2025-11-21)
Contract award notice (2026-06-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 3 200 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-05-01 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 3 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Noel Recruitment Ireland Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: b10 Santry Business Park
Postal code: D09 PF99
Postal town: Dublin 9
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: john.galvin@noel.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0861855118 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Tender identifier:
Name: Osborne Recruitment
National registration number:
Postal address: 13 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2
Postal code: N/a
Postal town: Dublin
E-mail: marsha.osullivan@osborne.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 638 4400 ๐
URL: www.osborne.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Tender identifier:
Name: Hartley People Ltd.
National registration number:
Postal address: Unit 1B, Cleaboy Business Park,
Postal code: X91PY6W
Postal town: Waterford
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
E-mail: fhartley@hartleypeople.com ๐ง
Phone: +35351878813 ๐
Fax: 35351878827 ๐
URL: www.hartleypeople.com ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 0001 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 121-439528 (2026-06-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 3 200 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
453590
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-05-01 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 3 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000153762
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Noel Recruitment Ireland Limited
National registration number:
197367
Postal address: b10 Santry Business Park
Postal code: D09 PF99
Postal town: Dublin 9
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: john.galvin@noel.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0861855118 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Tender identifier:
000153850
Name: Osborne Recruitment
National registration number:
470369
Postal address: 13 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2
Postal code: N/a
Postal town: Dublin
E-mail: marsha.osullivan@osborne.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 638 4400 ๐
URL: www.osborne.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Tender identifier:
000153873
Name: Hartley People Ltd.
National registration number:
Hartley People Recruitment
Postal address: Unit 1B, Cleaboy Business Park,
Postal code: X91PY6W
Postal town: Waterford
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
E-mail: fhartley@hartleypeople.com ๐ง
Phone: +35351878813 ๐
Fax: 35351878827 ๐
URL: www.hartleypeople.com ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 0001 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 121-439528 (2026-06-25)
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