Request for tender for Public Procurement Support Services
Skillnet Ireland
Skillnet Ireland supports a system of Business Networks and Strategic Initiatives in delivering workforce development and upskilling initiatives across a wide range of sectors and regions. Skillnet Ireland is seeking to enhance the clarity, consistency, and accessibility of its procurement guidance, while supporting Business Networks in fulfilling these obligations effectively and independently. Skillnet Ireland's objectives for the tender are threefold: to deliver a single, consistent, and authoritative source of procurement guidance, to enhance real-time advisory support while maintaining accountability boundaries, to support fulfilment of public procurement obligations across the Networks model.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-12. The procurement was published on 2025-12-10.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who?- โข Skillnet Ireland
- โข Business and management consultancy services โบ Procurement consultancy services
- โข Business transaction and personal business software development services โบ Procurement software development services
- โข Education and training services
- โข Research and development services and related consultancy services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Contract notice |
| 2026-07-08 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-12-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for tender for Public Procurement Support Services
Reference number:
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Procurement consultancy services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 12 months
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality: Approach to Delivering Scope of Services available marks 250, Relevant Experience and Track Record available marks 350, Understanding of the Brief available marks 100
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Price โ
Price (weighting): 30
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: 2026-01-12 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-12 17:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7173320
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: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-12 17:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7173320
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-05 17:00:00 ๐
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Skillnet Ireland
National registration number:
Postal address: Fifth Floor, Q House, 76 Furze Road, Sandyford
Postal code: D18 E268
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@skillnetireland.ie ๐ง
Phone: 012079630 ๐
URL: http://www.skillnetireland.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.skillnetireland.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=7173320 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7173320 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 240-828054 (2025-12-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for tender for Public Procurement Support Services
Reference number:
T2511
Short description:
Skillnet Ireland supports a system of Business Networks and Strategic Initiatives in delivering workforce development and upskilling initiatives across a wide range of sectors and regions. Skillnet Ireland is seeking to enhance the clarity, consistency, and accessibility of its procurement guidance, while supporting Business Networks in fulfilling these obligations effectively and independently. Skillnet Ireland's objectives for the tender are threefold: to deliver a single, consistent, and authoritative source of procurement guidance, to enhance real-time advisory support while maintaining accountability boundaries, to support fulfilment of public procurement obligations across the Networks model.
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Products/services: Procurement consultancy services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 12 months
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality: Approach to Delivering Scope of Services available marks 250, Relevant Experience and Track Record available marks 350, Understanding of the Brief available marks 100
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Price โ
Price (weighting): 30
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: 2026-01-12 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-12 17:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7173320
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: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-12 17:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7173320
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-05 17:00:00 ๐
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Skillnet Ireland
National registration number:
298694
Postal address: Fifth Floor, Q House, 76 Furze Road, Sandyford
Postal code: D18 E268
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@skillnetireland.ie ๐ง
Phone: 012079630 ๐
URL: http://www.skillnetireland.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.skillnetireland.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=7173320 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7173320 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 240-828054 (2025-12-10)
Contract award notice (2026-07-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-01 ๐
Title: Request for tender for Public Procurement Support Services
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Keystone Procurement Ltd
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Keystone Procurement Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: Ardenagh Great
Postal code: Y35 RY91
Postal town: Taghmon
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@keystonepg.ie ๐ง
Phone: (01) 485 1280 ๐
URL: https://keystonepg.ie/ ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 131-479639 (2026-07-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
T2511
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
454242
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-01 ๐
Title: Request for tender for Public Procurement Support Services
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier:
000151692
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Keystone Procurement Ltd
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Keystone Procurement Ltd
National registration number:
00550631
Postal address: Ardenagh Great
Postal code: Y35 RY91
Postal town: Taghmon
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@keystonepg.ie ๐ง
Phone: (01) 485 1280 ๐
URL: https://keystonepg.ie/ ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 131-479639 (2026-07-08)
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