Riverfest is Limerick's largest civic festival taking place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend annually. As Ireland's only city located on its largest river, the River Shannon, Limerick leads the way with a spectacular celebratory festival on the banks and waters of this great natural resource in the heart of Limerick City. Celebrating Limerick's riverine heritage, Riverfest aims to combine participation with audience attractions to create an exciting programme. Riverfest attracts approx. 120,000 people annually and aims to showcase on a national stage the best of Limerick at the beginning of the summer tourist season.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-02-13.
The procurement was published on 2026-01-14.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Contract notice (2026-01-14) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Limerick City and County Council - EVENT MANAGEMENT, PLANNING AND DELIVERY SERVICES FOR RIVERFEST LIMERICK
Short description:
โRiverfest is Limerick's largest civic festival taking place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend annually. As Ireland's only city located on its largest river,...โ
Short description
Riverfest is Limerick's largest civic festival taking place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend annually. As Ireland's only city located on its largest river, the River Shannon, Limerick leads the way with a spectacular celebratory festival on the banks and waters of this great natural resource in the heart of Limerick City. Celebrating Limerick's riverine heritage, Riverfest aims to combine participation with audience attractions to create an exciting programme. Riverfest attracts approx. 120,000 people annually and aims to showcase on a national stage the best of Limerick at the beginning of the summer tourist season.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Event services๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1056910.57 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โRiverfest is Limerick's largest civic festival taking place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend annually. As Ireland's only city located on its largest river,...โ
Description of the procurement
Riverfest is Limerick's largest civic festival taking place on the May Bank Holiday Weekend annually. As Ireland's only city located on its largest river, the River Shannon, Limerick leads the way with a spectacular celebratory festival on the banks and waters of this great natural resource in the heart of Limerick City. Celebrating Limerick's riverine heritage, Riverfest aims to combine participation with audience attractions to create an exciting programme. Riverfest attracts approx. 120,000 people annually and aims to showcase on a national stage the best of Limerick at the beginning of the summer tourist season.
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Additional products/services: Festival organisation services๐ฆ
Place of performance: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-13 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-13 15:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7321065
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: 180
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: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ 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: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 011-034037 (2026-01-14)
Contract award notice (2026-04-01) Object Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1056910.57 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 056 770 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): 60% at cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 60
Quality criterion (name): 40% at quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 438855
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-03-27 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 056 770 EUR ๐ฐ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: The GrooveYard
National registration number: 335675
Postal address: Unit 3A, Moycullen Business Park
Postal code: H91 VK03
Postal town: Galway
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: james@grooveyard.ie๐ง
Phone: 012020836๐
Contracting authority Name and addresses
E-mail: eugene.crimmins@limerick.ie๐ง
Source: OJS 2026/S 066-231414 (2026-04-01)