IT3636F โ RFT to establish a Single Supplier Framework for the Provision of Time and Attendance Application and Related Goods for the Department of Education and Youth (DEY)
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Tenders are sought for the Provision of Time and Attendance Applications for the Department of Education and Youth (DEY), the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) and the State Examinations Commission (SEC). In summary, the Services required comprise: (a) Time and Attendance applications to manage the following:- (i) Flexible Working Hours arrangements (ii) Rigid work patterns (iii) Non-clocking attendance (b) Installation and configuration of clocking terminals or updating of current clocking terminals (c) Extension of the Time and Attendance system, including installation/configuration of additional terminals in other offices as and when required (d) Hardware support for Clocking terminals (e) Application support (f) Additional development if required (g) Provision of both cloud-based (DEY / DFHERIS) and โon premisesโ (SEC) solutions.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-03-31. The procurement was published on 2026-02-26.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Business transaction and personal business software development services โบ Financial analysis and accounting software development services
- โข Business transaction and personal business software development services โบ Time accounting or human resources software development services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Southern โบ Mid-West
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | Contract notice |
| 2026-07-07 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-02-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT3636F โ RFT to establish a Single Supplier Framework for the Provision of Time and Attendance Application and Related Goods for the Department of Education and Youth (DEY)
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Financial analysis and accounting software development services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 770 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 7 years
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: 2026-03-31 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-31 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7605447
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 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-03-31 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7605447
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-20 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number:
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 061 233715 ๐
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
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=7605447 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7605447 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 2026/S 041-138959 (2026-02-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT3636F โ RFT to establish a Single Supplier Framework for the Provision of Time and Attendance Application and Related Goods for the Department of Education and Youth (DEY)
Short description:
Tenders are sought for the Provision of Time and Attendance Applications for the Department of Education and Youth (DEY), the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) and the State Examinations Commission (SEC). In summary, the Services required comprise: (a) Time and Attendance applications to manage the following:- (i) Flexible Working Hours arrangements (ii) Rigid work patterns (iii) Non-clocking attendance (b) Installation and configuration of clocking terminals or updating of current clocking terminals (c) Extension of the Time and Attendance system, including installation/configuration of additional terminals in other offices as and when required (d) Hardware support for Clocking terminals (e) Application support (f) Additional development if required (g) Provision of both cloud-based (DEY / DFHERIS) and โon premisesโ (SEC) solutions.
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Products/services: Financial analysis and accounting software development services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 770 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 7 years
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: 2026-03-31 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-31 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7605447
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 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
Significant administrative work required to migrate data from old to new system, train users/superusers/administrators to utilise all functionality of system - a contract period of 7 years would provide a better return on investment in terms of the time and effort required;
Minimalisation of disruption to employees, but term extensions as proposed intended to enable CA(s) to pursue updated solution after initial 4 year term if significant changes have been achieved in T&A systems during/after that time;
Each employee change (enrolment/departure/resignation/retirement) requires examination of full work record to ensure that potential issues such as overpayments are minimised and that, for those with pension entitlements, these are recorded and disbursed correctly - the availability of a system which runs for an extended period is intended to reduce the administrative burden and also to minimise the potential for error created from having to access multiple records from different sources;
Reduction of burden on ICT and Data protection colleagues.
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Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-03-31 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7605447
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-20 14:00:00 ๐
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: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 061 233715 ๐
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
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=7605447 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7605447 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 2026/S 041-138959 (2026-02-26)
Contract award notice (2026-07-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 770 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 770 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 70%
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Price โ
Price (weighting): 30
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-01 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 770 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Softworks Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: 111 main Street Bray Co Wicklow
Postal code: A98 E9N2
Postal town: Bray
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: sales@softworks.com ๐ง
Phone: 012866126 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 061233715 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 129-471666 (2026-07-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 770 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 770 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 70%
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Price โ
Price (weighting): 30
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
454138
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-01 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 770 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000165729
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Softworks Limited
National registration number:
163404
Postal address: 111 main Street Bray Co Wicklow
Postal code: A98 E9N2
Postal town: Bray
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: sales@softworks.com ๐ง
Phone: 012866126 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 061233715 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 129-471666 (2026-07-07)
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