Event Services: Professional Conference Organiser for Large Scale International Event - Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026

Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

The Contracting Authority (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE)) seek the provision of a Professional Conference Organiser (PCO) to support the organisation and delivery of the Global Bioeconomy Summit in 2026. The delivery of this event will take place during Irelandโ€™s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the latter running from July to December 2026. The Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 (GBS 2026) will take place in Dublin, Ireland on 20-21 October 2026 at the Convention Centre Dublin. The event will begin with a pre-summit day on Monday October 19th and and conclude with a site visit day on Thursday October 22nd, 2026. Attendees are expected to travel from across Ireland, Europe and internationally. Indicative numbers for the event are expected to be between 800 and 1400 at peak times in person. These numbers may be lower or higher depending on the interest both locally and internationally. There also will be the possibility for online attendance.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-03-02. The procurement was published on 2026-01-26.

Who?

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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
2026-01-26 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-01-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Event Services: Professional Conference Organiser for Large Scale International Event - Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026
Short description:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE)) seek the...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Event services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 180 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE)) seek the...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Cultural event organisation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 9 (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: 2026-03-02 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-02 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7367316
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: 120

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
National registration number: IE4773186Q
Postal address: Agriculture House Kildare Street
Postal code: D02 WK12
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@agriculture.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +35316072000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
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=7367316 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7367316 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
Source: OJS 2026/S 018-058943 (2026-01-26)