ITT for Single Party Framework for the Provision of Music Agent and Adhoc Entertainment Services
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
Provision of Music Agent and Adhoc Entertainment Services General Specification of Requirements HRI Racecourses invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of musical entertainment and ad hoc entertainment services. The scope of services includes: โข Securing headline acts for Bulmerโs Live at Leopardstown Series, artist liaison, and delivery of supporting entertainment โข Band and entertainment services for major festivals and standard race fixtures including Dublin Racing Festival, Christmas Festival, family day, Student Race Day and Irish Champions Festival โข The contract may also include the provision of entertainment services for other ad hoc events across various racecourses.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-03-02. The procurement was published on 2026-01-27.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข Event Fuel Ltd.
- โข Entertainment services โบ Dance and performance entertainment services
- โข Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services โบ Band entertainment services
- โข Theatrical producers', singer groups', bands' and orchestras' entertainment services โบ Singer group entertainment services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Southern โบ South-East
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | Contract notice |
| 2026-04-29 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-01-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ITT for Single Party Framework for the Provision of Music Agent and Adhoc Entertainment Services
Short description:
โProvision of Music Agent and Adhoc Entertainment Services General Specification of Requirements HRI Racecourses invites tenders from suitably qualified and...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โProvision of Music Agent and Adhoc Entertainment Services General Specification of Requirements HRI Racecourses invites tenders from suitably qualified and...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Artistic services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Entertainment services ๐ฆ
Singer group entertainment services ๐ฆ
Dance and performance entertainment services ๐ฆ
Band entertainment services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Entertainment services ๐ฆ
Singer group entertainment services ๐ฆ
Dance and performance entertainment services ๐ฆ
Band entertainment services ๐ฆ
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: 2026-03-02 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-02 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7405452
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: 90
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-03-02 12:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7405452โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-02-23 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
National registration number: 9605282N
Postal address: Ballymany
Postal code: R56 XE37
Postal town: The Curragh
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procure@hri.ie ๐ง
Phone: 045 455457 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hri.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7405452 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7405452 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
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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 020-066033 (2026-01-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ITT for Single Party Framework for the Provision of Music Agent and Adhoc Entertainment Services
Short description:
โProvision of Music Agent and Adhoc Entertainment Services General Specification of Requirements HRI Racecourses invites tenders from suitably qualified and...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โProvision of Music Agent and Adhoc Entertainment Services General Specification of Requirements HRI Racecourses invites tenders from suitably qualified and...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Artistic services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Entertainment services ๐ฆ
Singer group entertainment services ๐ฆ
Dance and performance entertainment services ๐ฆ
Band entertainment services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Entertainment services ๐ฆ
Singer group entertainment services ๐ฆ
Dance and performance entertainment services ๐ฆ
Band entertainment services ๐ฆ
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: 2026-03-02 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-02 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7405452
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: 90
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-03-02 12:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7405452โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-02-23 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
National registration number: 9605282N
Postal address: Ballymany
Postal code: R56 XE37
Postal town: The Curragh
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procure@hri.ie ๐ง
Phone: 045 455457 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hri.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7405452 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7405452 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
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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 020-066033 (2026-01-27)
Contract award notice (2026-04-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Products/services: Artistic services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 000 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): The lowest ultimate cost quotation that meets all minimum requirements.
Cost criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Methodology for Ensuring the Successful Delivery of the Required Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (points, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 439800
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-01 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier: 000160288
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Event Fuel Ltd.
National registration number: 12345678
Postal code: D18 C9V6
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: bettine@eventfuel.ie ๐ง
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Contact point: Procurement Dept
Source: OJS 2026/S 085-303312 (2026-04-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Products/services: Artistic services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 000 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): The lowest ultimate cost quotation that meets all minimum requirements.
Cost criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Methodology for Ensuring the Successful Delivery of the Required Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (points, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 439800
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-01 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 1 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier: 000160288
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Event Fuel Ltd.
National registration number: 12345678
Postal code: D18 C9V6
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: bettine@eventfuel.ie ๐ง
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Contact point: Procurement Dept
Source: OJS 2026/S 085-303312 (2026-04-29)
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