AG3667C - Request for Tenders for the Provision of Children's and Young Person's Farm Safety Awareness Initiative in Second Level School's for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (‘DAFM’) is inviting tender submissions for funding for projects promoting children’s and young person’s safety on farms. To promote best practice and bring about behavioural changes to minimise the risks to the safety of children and young persons on farms, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is inviting tenders for the provision of a children’s and young person’s farm safety initiative. DAFM is inviting applications/tender submissions from groups and organisations, that have the capability and vision, to develop and deliver projects which address children’s and young person’s safety on Irish farms by assisting Secondary School teachers in educating their students about the potential dangers associated with farming and agriculture. The projects must be delivered by November 2026. The projects will be funded under the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine’s dedicated Farm Safety budget. This theme seeks to support projects which will encourage greater awareness among all second level students of their safety as young people visiting, living on or helping on farms. In addition to promoting Farm Safety Awareness among all second level students, the successful project will deliver specific programmes for Transition Year and Agricultural Science Students.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-07-20. The procurement was published on 2026-06-17.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-06-17 Contract notice
2026-10-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-06-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: AG3667C - Request for Tenders for the Provision of Children's and Young Person's Farm Safety Awareness Initiative in Second Level School's for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
Short description:
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (‘DAFM’) is inviting tender submissions for funding for projects promoting children’s and young person’s safety on farms. To promote best practice and bring about behavioural changes to minimise the risks to the safety of children and young persons on farms, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is inviting tenders for the provision of a children’s and young person’s farm safety initiative. DAFM is inviting applications/tender submissions from groups and organisations, that have the capability and vision, to develop and deliver projects which address children’s and young person’s safety on Irish farms by assisting Secondary School teachers in educating their students about the potential dangers associated with farming and agriculture. The projects must be delivered by November 2026. The projects will be funded under the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine’s dedicated Farm Safety budget. This theme seeks to support projects which will encourage greater awareness among all second level students of their safety as young people visiting, living on or helping on farms. In addition to promoting Farm Safety Awareness among all second level students, the successful project will deliver specific programmes for Transition Year and Agricultural Science Students.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Education and training services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Mid-West 🏙️
Duration: 60 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-07-20 14:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-20 14:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8433993
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 60 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-20 14:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8433993
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-08 14:00:00 📅

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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie 📧
Phone: 061233715 📞
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
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=8433993 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8433993 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
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 116-419516 (2026-06-17)
Contract award notice (2026-10-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 92744.18 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 25

Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 459818
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-28 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 92744.18 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 000187162
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Agri Aware (The Agri Awareness Trust)
National registration number: 272651
Postal address: 2nd Floor, Irish Farm Centre, Old Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12
Postal code: D12 YXW5
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: marcus.ohalloran@agriaware.ie 📧
Phone: 01-4601103 📞
URL: www.agriaware.ie 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Micro
Source: OJS 2026/S 194-689367 (2026-10-06)