Request for Tenders for the provision of Transitional Accommodation for Adult Females
Irish Prison Service
The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, the Contracting Authority, invites tenders to this request for tenders from economic operators, for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT to the Irish Prison Service and the Probation Service, which are agencies of the Contracting Authority. In summary, the Services comprise: the provision of a Transitional Accommodation Facility for adult females, with suitable fulltime accommodation and services to support those in the accommodation. The successful Tenderer is asked to provide and operate a building, with appropriate planning permission, which can deliver a self-catering Transitional Accommodation Facility for 10 women offenders in Dublin.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-15. The procurement was published on 2025-11-05.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข Focus Ireland
- โข Accommodation and office services โบ Accommodation services
- โข Guidance and counselling services โบ Guidance services
- โข Miscellaneous health services โบ Residential health facilities services
- โข Physical well-being services โบ Wellness services
- โข Services furnished by social membership organisations โบ Civic betterment and community facility support services
- โข Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals โบ Imprisonment services
- โข Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals โบ Probation services
- โข Social work services โบ Social work services with accommodation
- โข Social work services without accommodation โบ Rehabilitation services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Midland
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | Contract notice |
| 2026-05-22 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-11-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of Transitional Accommodation for Adult Females
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Social work services with accommodation ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 84 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: 2026-01-15 13:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-15 13:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6931657
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
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-15 13:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6931657
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-12 13:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Prison Service
National registration number:
Postal address: Irish Prison Service HQ, IDA Business Park, Ballinalee Road, Longford Ireland
Postal code: N39 A308
Postal town: Longford
Region: Midland ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: cputenders@irishprisons.ie ๐ง
Phone: 043 333 5100 ๐
URL: https://www.irishprisons.ie/ ๐
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.irishprisons.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.irishprisons.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Public order and safety
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6931657 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6931657 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 215-737990 (2025-11-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of Transitional Accommodation for Adult Females
Short description:
The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, the Contracting Authority, invites tenders to this request for tenders from economic operators, for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT to the Irish Prison Service and the Probation Service, which are agencies of the Contracting Authority. In summary, the Services comprise: the provision of a Transitional Accommodation Facility for adult females, with suitable fulltime accommodation and services to support those in the accommodation. The successful Tenderer is asked to provide and operate a building, with appropriate planning permission, which can deliver a self-catering Transitional Accommodation Facility for 10 women offenders in Dublin.
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Products/services: Social work services with accommodation ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
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Additional products/services:
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Guidance services
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Probation services
๐ฆ
Social work services
๐ฆ
Wellness services
๐ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 84 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: 2026-01-15 13:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-15 13:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6931657
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
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-15 13:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6931657
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-12 13:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Prison Service
National registration number:
400088C
Postal address: Irish Prison Service HQ, IDA Business Park, Ballinalee Road, Longford Ireland
Postal code: N39 A308
Postal town: Longford
Region: Midland ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: cputenders@irishprisons.ie ๐ง
Phone: 043 333 5100 ๐
URL: https://www.irishprisons.ie/ ๐
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.irishprisons.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.irishprisons.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Public order and safety
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6931657 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6931657 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 215-737990 (2025-11-05)
Contract award notice (2026-05-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 35%
Cost criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 65%
Quality criterion (weighting): 65
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-05-12 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Focus Ireland
National registration number:
Postal address: 9-12 High Street, Dublin 8
Postal code: D08 E1W0
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: plennon@focusireland.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0860466041 ๐
URL: www.focusireland.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: +353433335100 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 099-355606 (2026-05-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 35%
Cost criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 65%
Quality criterion (weighting): 65
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
440874
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-05-12 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000152162
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Focus Ireland
National registration number:
106149
Postal address: 9-12 High Street, Dublin 8
Postal code: D08 E1W0
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: plennon@focusireland.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0860466041 ๐
URL: www.focusireland.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: +353433335100 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 099-355606 (2026-05-22)
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