SINGLE PARTY FRAMEWORK FOR A SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LICENSING OF INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS TO THE IRISH HORSERACING REGULATORY BOARD
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is the Regulatory Body for horseracing in Ireland, which is a โฌ2.5 billion industry supporting over 30,000 jobs. The IHRB is responsible for safeguarding the integrity and reputation of Irish horseracing, the licencing of industry participants and enforcement of the Rules of Racing and Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Rules. Further information on the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board and its functions can be found on www.ihrb.ie. The IHRB also works closely with associated / third party bodies and may require additional legal services in this regard from time to time. The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a contract for the provision of legal services to support the delivery of its activities. In this regard it is envisioned that a range of support may be required across a full range of staff (i.e., partner, associate, solicitor, assistant solicitor and trainee). The broad categories in respect of which legal services may be delivered by the successful candidate are as described in the attached document.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-03-10. The procurement was published on 2025-01-31.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Networking software package โบ License management software package
- โข Software package and information systems โบ Industry specific software package
- โข Software-related services โบ Software maintenance and repair services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | Contract notice |
| 2025-02-24 | Contract notice |
| 2025-02-25 | Contract notice |
| 2025-03-14 | Contract notice |
| 2026-05-07 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-01-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Single party framework for a system for the management of licensing of industry participants to the irish horseracing regulatory board
Short description:
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Software package and information systems ๐ฆ
Additional nature of the contract: Services
Description
Internal identifier:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration
Start date: 2025-05-15 ๐
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: 2025-03-10 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-10 00:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5050263
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: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-03-10 00:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5050263
Electronic invoicing: Required
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-02-21 17:00:00 ๐
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
National registration number:
Postal address: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board The Curragh Co. Kildare R56 Y668
Postal code: R56 Y668
Postal town: The Curragh Co. Kildare
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders@ihrb.ie ๐ง
Phone: 045445600 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://ihrb.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5050263 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5050263 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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 024-074541 (2025-01-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Single party framework for a system for the management of licensing of industry participants to the irish horseracing regulatory board
Short description:
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is the Regulatory Body for horseracing in Ireland, which is a โฌ2.5 billion industry supporting over 30,000 jobs. The IHRB is responsible for safeguarding the integrity and reputation of Irish horseracing, the licencing of industry participants and enforcement of the Rules of Racing and Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Rules. Further information on the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board and its functions can be found on www.ihrb.ie. The IHRB also works closely with associated / third party bodies and may require additional legal services in this regard from time to time. The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a contract for the provision of legal services to support the delivery of its activities. In this regard it is envisioned that a range of support may be required across a full range of staff (i.e., partner, associate, solicitor, assistant solicitor and trainee). The broad categories in respect of which legal services may be delivered by the successful candidate are as described in the attached document.
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Products/services: Software package and information systems ๐ฆ
Additional nature of the contract: Services
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Additional products/services:
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration
Start date: 2025-05-15 ๐
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: 2025-03-10 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-10 00:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5050263
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: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-03-10 00:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5050263
Electronic invoicing: Required
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-02-21 17:00:00 ๐
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
National registration number:
606527
Postal address: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board The Curragh Co. Kildare R56 Y668
Postal code: R56 Y668
Postal town: The Curragh Co. Kildare
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders@ihrb.ie ๐ง
Phone: 045445600 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://ihrb.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5050263 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5050263 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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 024-074541 (2025-01-31)
Contract notice (2025-02-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-03-24 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-24 00:30:00 ๐
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-03-24 00:30:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
Change of closing date from the 10th March to the 24th March
Main reason for change: Buyer correction
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 2ac50072-09ee-407e-85fd-cfa34ea686ad-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 039-125704 (2025-02-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-03-24 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-24 00:30:00 ๐
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-03-24 00:30:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
Change of closing date from the 10th March to the 24th March
Main reason for change: Buyer correction
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 2ac50072-09ee-407e-85fd-cfa34ea686ad-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 039-125704 (2025-02-24)
Contract notice (2025-02-25)
Object
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-03-24 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-24 15:30:00 ๐
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-03-24 15:30:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 028abe7b-d0fe-4545-93f8-c75afaaace43-02
Source: OJS 2025/S 040-127926 (2025-02-25)
Object
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-03-24 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-24 15:30:00 ๐
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-03-24 15:30:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
Change in deadline time for submission of tenders - time changed from midnight to 15:00 on the 24th March
Main reason for change: Buyer correction
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 028abe7b-d0fe-4545-93f8-c75afaaace43-02
Source: OJS 2025/S 040-127926 (2025-02-25)
Contract notice (2025-03-14)
Object
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-03-31 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-31 15:30:00 ๐
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-03-31 15:30:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 9cf1b32a-c583-462e-9f91-b1cbb76a5ba5-03
Source: OJS 2025/S 053-169870 (2025-03-14)
Object
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-03-31 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-03-31 15:30:00 ๐
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-03-31 15:30:00 ๐
Changes
Other additional information
Extension granted for one week to the 31st March. Note that this will be the last extension facilitated.
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 9cf1b32a-c583-462e-9f91-b1cbb76a5ba5-03
Source: OJS 2025/S 053-169870 (2025-03-14)
Contract award notice (2026-05-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 2 500 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Description
Duration: 15 years
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): As per document
Quality criterion (weighting): 1
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (decimal, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-24 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Event Log Limited
National registration number:
Postal code: WR10 1AA
Postal town: The Courtyard, 19 High Street, Pershore,
Country: United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
E-mail: mike@eventlogracing.com ๐ง
Size of the economic operator: Small
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: The Curragh, Curragh, Kildare, Ireland R56 Y668
Phone: +353 45 445600 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: www.ihrb.ie ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 089-318834 (2026-05-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 2 500 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Description
Duration: 15 years
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): As per document
Quality criterion (weighting): 1
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (decimal, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
440044
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-24 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 2 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000101461
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Event Log Limited
National registration number:
11052895
Postal code: WR10 1AA
Postal town: The Courtyard, 19 High Street, Pershore,
Country: United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
E-mail: mike@eventlogracing.com ๐ง
Size of the economic operator: Small
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: The Curragh, Curragh, Kildare, Ireland R56 Y668
Phone: +353 45 445600 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: www.ihrb.ie ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 089-318834 (2026-05-07)
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