Legal Services in respect of TG4 Digital News

TG4

TG4, Irelandโ€™s national Irish-language public service broadcaster, invites proposals for the provision of legal services to support its new digital news service. This development follows the acceptance by the Government of Ireland of a number of recommendations relating to TG4 contained in the Future of Media Commission Report, published in 2022. The new and expanded TG4 digital news service in the Irish language is scheduled to commence operation in the final quarter of 2026. TG4 will outsource the legal services in respect of the TG4 digital news service to a firm of solicitors which will provide pre-publication/broadcast legal advice to the TG4 Head of News and Current Affairs in respect of this digital news service.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-08-25

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-07-24 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-07-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Legal Services in respect of TG4 Digital News
Short description:
TG4, Irelandโ€™s national Irish-language public service broadcaster, invites proposals for the provision of legal services to support its new digital news service. This development follows the acceptance by the Government of Ireland of a number of recommendations relating to TG4 contained in the Future of Media Commission Report, published in 2022. The new and expanded TG4 digital news service in the Irish language is scheduled to commence operation in the final quarter of 2026. TG4 will outsource the legal services in respect of the TG4 digital news service to a firm of solicitors which will provide pre-publication/broadcast legal advice to the TG4 Head of News and Current Affairs in respect of this digital news service.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Legal advisory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 450 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 5 years
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-08-25 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-25 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8715595
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-25 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8715595
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-08-07 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: TG4
National registration number: unknown
Postal address: TG4, Baile na hAbhann
Postal code: H91 X4t0
Postal town: Gaillimh
Region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: solathar@tg4.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 091505050 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.tg4.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: www.tg4.ie ๐ŸŒ
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=8715595 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8715595 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
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 142-515799 (2026-07-24)