Chief Information Officer

University College Dublin ( UCD )

University College Dublin intends to appoint a highly qualified and experienced service provider to provide the role of Chief Information Officer (โ€˜CIOโ€™) to UCD on a consultancy/interim basis. Tasked with driving technological excellence, the successful tenderer shall oversee the execution of the Contracting Authorityโ€™s IT work program while architecting a future-ready digital strategy. The successful tenderer shall provide a proactive response to the shifting intersections of technology and academia, ensuring that IT infrastructure remains resilient, scalable, and responsive to the Contracting diverse stakeholder community.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-01-29. The procurement was published on 2026-01-15.

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
2026-01-15 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-01-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Chief Information Officer
Short description:
โ€œUniversity College Dublin intends to appoint a highly qualified and experienced service provider to provide the role of Chief Information Officer (โ€˜CIOโ€™) to...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Computer support and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œUniversity College Dublin intends to appoint a highly qualified and experienced service provider to provide the role of Chief Information Officer (โ€˜CIOโ€™) to...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Computer support and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information systems or technology strategic review services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information systems or technology planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information technology services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Computer-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Computer network services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
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
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information systems or technology strategic review services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information systems or technology planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Information technology services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Computer-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Computer network services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-29 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-29 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7327566
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
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-01-29 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place:
โ€œhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7327566โ€
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-22 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University College Dublin ( UCD )
National registration number: 57489658T
Postal address: Belfield, Dublin 4
Postal code: D04 V1W8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@ucd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0035317164990 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.ucd.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ucd.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=7327566 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7327566 ๐ŸŒ
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 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
Department: 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 2026/S 012-037142 (2026-01-15)