Strategic, economic, commercial and technical advisory services to support the Metropolitan Area Networks Concession Agreements of the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Department of Culture Communications Sport
The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport invites interested parties to submit responses for this request for tender for the strategic, economic, commercial and technical advisory services to support the Metropolitan Area Networks Concession Agreements.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-21. The procurement was published on 2025-12-03.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services โบ Financial consultancy services
- โข Postal and telecommunications services โบ Telecommunications services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | Contract notice |
| 2026-06-04 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-12-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Strategic, economic, commercial and technical advisory services to support the Metropolitan Area Networks Concession Agreements of the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Telecommunications services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Financial consultancy services ๐ฆ
Town: Dublin
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: 2026-01-21 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-21 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7117246
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 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-21 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7117246
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-14 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Culture Communications Sport
National registration number:
Postal address: Government Buildings, New Road
Postal code: V93 A49X
Postal town: Killarney
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@tcagsm.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: 016437610 ๐
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7117246 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7117246 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 234-805577 (2025-12-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Strategic, economic, commercial and technical advisory services to support the Metropolitan Area Networks Concession Agreements of the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Short description:
The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport invites interested parties to submit responses for this request for tender for the strategic, economic, commercial and technical advisory services to support the Metropolitan Area Networks Concession Agreements.
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Products/services: Telecommunications services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Financial consultancy services ๐ฆ
Town: Dublin
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: 2026-01-21 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-21 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7117246
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 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-21 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7117246
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-14 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Culture Communications Sport
National registration number:
IE4000113V
Postal address: Government Buildings, New Road
Postal code: V93 A49X
Postal town: Killarney
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@tcagsm.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: 016437610 ๐
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7117246 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7117246 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 234-805577 (2025-12-03)
Contract award notice (2026-06-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Price โ
Price (weighting): 37
Quality criterion (name): Quality@63%
Quality criterion (weighting): 63
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: 2026-03-31 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ernst and Young_86592_(Main Account)
National registration number:
Postal address: EY Building, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Postal code: D02 YA40
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: eytendersirl@ie.ey.com ๐ง
Phone: 014750555 ๐
URL: https://www.ey.com/en_ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: +353646627300 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 107-385622 (2026-06-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Price โ
Price (weighting): 37
Quality criterion (name): Quality@63%
Quality criterion (weighting): 63
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
441223
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-03-31 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 5 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier:
000155499
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ernst and Young_86592_(Main Account)
National registration number:
Does Not Apply
Postal address: EY Building, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Postal code: D02 YA40
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: eytendersirl@ie.ey.com ๐ง
Phone: 014750555 ๐
URL: https://www.ey.com/en_ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: +353646627300 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 107-385622 (2026-06-04)
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