RFQ for the provision of Exhibition Space Organiser Services for The International AI Summit (14th October 2026)

The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment

In summary, the Services comprise: Services from an experienced Exhibition Space Organiser to provide end-to-end project and production management for the Innovation Spotlight as the Exhibition Space at the International AI Summit 2026 at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS), working in close collaboration with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and Deloitte Ireland, the RDS, vendors, and relevant co-hosts and stakeholders. The successful tenderer will also be expected to engage with the chosen exhibitors and to ensure that the branding, look and feel and user experience is consistent with the overall International AI Summit Branding and strategic objectives. NOTE: the event management services being sought in this RFQ are only for the Innovation Spotlight /Exhibition Space. The appointed Lead Event Manager will be responsible for designing and delivering the overall AI summit experience including planning, coordinating and delivering all pre-event, on-site and post-event services, including programme and production scheduling, venue and supplier management, delegate registration and stakeholder liaison, branding and communications support, sponsorship and budget oversight, and the delivery of associated conference elements. The AI Summit will consist of a full day conference with main stage key note addresses, plenary sessions, fireside chats, on-stage demonstrations with an accompanying Innovation Spotlight as an exhibition space providing networking opportunities throughout the day as well as hospitality from morning until evening. The Innovation Spotlight (Exhibition Space) will be hosted in Hall 1 and Hall 4 of the RDS with the plenary AI Summit in Hall 2.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-05-26

Who? What? Where?
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  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-05-18 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-05-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFQ for the provision of Exhibition Space Organiser Services for The International AI Summit (14th October 2026)
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: Services from an experienced Exhibition Space Organiser to provide end-to-end project and production management for the...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Event services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 180 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 180 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: Services from an experienced Exhibition Space Organiser to provide end-to-end project and production management for the...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Event services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 6 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure:
โ€œAs per tender documentsโ€
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-26 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-26 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8178230
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-26 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place:
โ€œhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8178230โ€
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-25 11:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
National registration number: n/a
Postal address: 23-28 Kildare St
Postal code: D02 TD30
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: patrick.ryan@enterprise.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 35316312121 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.enterprise.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.enterprise.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8178230 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8178230 ๐ŸŒ
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 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
Department: 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
Source: OJS 2026/S 096-343563 (2026-05-18)