HRB 2026 - Provision of Temporary Agency Resources

The Health Research Board

The Health Research Board, herein after referred to as the “HRB” or the “Contracting Authority”, is the authority responsible for this procurement. The Health Research Board (HRB) (www.hrb.ie) is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The HRB’s mission is to support research that improves people's health, promotes evidence-informed care and creates solutions to societal challenges. Our vison is ‘better health through excellent research, data and evidence’. The HRB oversees an approximate €50 million investment in health research activity each year. The scope of the Framework Agreement is for the provision of agency workers to the Client to fill certain temporary resource requirements. Tenderers should refer to Section 3 of the RFT for a detailed description of the scope.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-06-16

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-05-16 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-05-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: HRB 2026 - Provision of Temporary Agency Resources
Short description:
“The Health Research Board, herein after referred to as the “HRB” or the “Contracting Authority”, is the authority responsible for this procurement. The...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recruitment services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“The Health Research Board, herein after referred to as the “HRB” or the “Contracting Authority”, is the authority responsible for this procurement. The...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recruitment services 📦
Additional products/services: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff 📦
Supply services of office personnel 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff 📦
Supply services of office personnel 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-16 10:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-16 10:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8165931
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
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
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-16 10:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8165931”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-01 10:00:00 📅

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Health Research Board
National registration number: IE4820764P
Postal address: 67-72 Lower Mount Street,
Postal code: DO2 H638
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: alynch@hrb.ie 📧
Phone: 085 7567342 📞
URL: https://www.hrb.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hrb.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8165931 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8165931 🌏
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
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 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 095-341731 (2026-05-16)