The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the Springboard+ Programme in 2026

The Higher Education Authority

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is seeking comprehensive communications and PR services for the strategic marketing of the Springboard + programme in 2026. The contracted agency will work closely with the HEAโ€™s Springboard+ team to devise and implement effective public relations, marketing, and communications strategies. This includes raising awareness of the Springboard + programme, ensuring its benefits and opportunities are effectively communicated to the target audience, and enhancing the programmeโ€™s overall visibility and impact in the education sector.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-16. The procurement was published on 2025-12-09.

Who?

What?

Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2025-12-09 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-12-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the Springboard+ Programme in 2026
Short description:
โ€œThe Higher Education Authority (HEA) is seeking comprehensive communications and PR services for the strategic marketing of the Springboard + programme in...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 140 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Higher Education Authority (HEA) is seeking comprehensive communications and PR services for the strategic marketing of the Springboard + programme in...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Public relations services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Public relations management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Public relations consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 12 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-16 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-16 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7159655
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@hea.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 001 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.hea.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: www.hea.ie ๐ŸŒ
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=7159655 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7159655 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 238-818215 (2025-12-09)