IT3507C- CFT for the Provision of a Customer Support Software and Ticketing System for the Education Shared Business Services (ESBS)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Education Shared Business Services ESBS is now seeking proposals from qualified tenderers for the supply, installation, configuration, and support of a Customer Support Software and Ticketing System. ESBS currently has five business units Higher Education Payroll Shared Services, ETB Apprentices and Learners, ETB Payroll, ETB Finance, ETB Data and Reporting Each Business unit operates independently and has unique workflows, processes, and support structures. Therefore, it is essential that the chosen software provides individual, configurable instances for each business unit, allowing for tailored configurations without compromising the consistency or integrity of the underlying platform. The system will be a single helpdesk software platform that can be deployed across all Five business units. This approach ensures operational flexibility for each business unit while maintaining platform consistency and leveraging shared IT resources efficiently in ESBS.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-21. The procurement was published on 2026-03-20.

Who?

What?

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

Procurement history
Date Document
2026-03-20 Contract notice
2026-04-20 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-03-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT3507C- CFT for the Provision of a Customer Support Software and Ticketing System for the Education Shared Business Services (ESBS)
Short description:
โ€œEducation Shared Business Services ESBS is now seeking proposals from qualified tenderers for the supply, installation, configuration, and support of a...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Helpdesk and support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œEducation Shared Business Services ESBS is now seeking proposals from qualified tenderers for the supply, installation, configuration, and support of a...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Customer Relation Management software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software supply services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 60 (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: 2026-04-21 14:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-21 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7751595
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: 180

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 061 233715 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7751595 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7751595 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 2026/S 057-198608 (2026-03-20)
Contract notice (2026-04-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-28 14:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-28 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Changes
Other additional information

โ€œThe revised submission date and time is 28th April 2026 at 14:00 hrs. Please ensure all submissions are made by the updated deadline.โ€
Source: OJS 2026/S 078-276147 (2026-04-20)