Provision of Market Intelligence Services to Support the Operation of Irelandโs Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism
The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
Call for tender for the Provision of Market Intelligence Services to Support the Operation of Irelandโs Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism- Provision of market intelligence services to support the operation of foreign investment screening in Ireland. Access to a range of market intelligence data to support the analytical and threat assessment work inherent in operating an investment screening mechanism and conducting screening reviews of individual transactions.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-10-16
Who? What?- โข Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- โข Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance โบ Electronic intelligence system
- โข IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-09-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Market Intelligence Services to Support the Operation of Irelandโs Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism
Reference number:
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Description of the procurement:
Products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Electronic intelligence system ๐ฆ
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification: Not applicable
Green Procurement Criteria: EU Green Public Procurement criteria
Main site or place of performance:
Postcode: D2
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 12 months
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: N/A
Criterion: Outlined in Procurement Document
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Description
Main site or place of performance:
Postcode: D02 TD30
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-10-16 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-10-19 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9038652
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: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Advanced or qualified electronic signature or seal (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) is required
A certain legal form must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract โ
Opening date: 2026-10-19 00:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9038652
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-10-06 17:00:00 ๐
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
National registration number:
Department: Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Postal address: 23-28 Kildare St
Postal code: D02 TD30
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: investmentscreening@enterprise.gov.ie
E-mail: sharon.cahill@enterprise.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0872964341 ๐
URL: https://www.enterprise.gov.ie/ ๐
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.enterprise.gov.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9038652 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9038652 ๐
Web address of tax legislation: www.revenue.ie ๐
Tax legislation document ID:
Web address of environmental legislation: www.epa.ie ๐
Environmental legislation document ID:
Web address of employment legislation: www.workplacerelations.ie ๐
Employment legislation document ID:
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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 178-632960 (2026-09-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Market Intelligence Services to Support the Operation of Irelandโs Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism
Reference number:
ENT510-001-2026
Short description:
Call for tender for the Provision of Market Intelligence Services to Support the Operation of Irelandโs Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism- Provision of market intelligence services to support the operation of foreign investment screening in Ireland. Access to a range of market intelligence data to support the analytical and threat assessment work inherent in operating an investment screening mechanism and conducting screening reviews of individual transactions.
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Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
ENT510-001-2026
Description of the procurement:
Access to a range of market intelligence data to support the analytical and threat assessment work inherent in operating an investment screening mechanism and conducting screening reviews of individual transactions.
Additional information: All information contained in Procurement Document
Products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Electronic intelligence system ๐ฆ
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification: Not applicable
Green Procurement Criteria: EU Green Public Procurement criteria
Main site or place of performance:
Services may be delivered remotely, with meetings and stakeholder engagement taking place in Ireland as required by the Contracting Authority.
Postal address: 23 Kildare Street
Postcode: D2
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 12 months
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for up to 12 additional months, subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and the availability of funding.
Award criteria
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: N/A
Criterion: Outlined in Procurement Document
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Description
Main site or place of performance:
The services will be delivered primarily in Ireland and may be provided remotely. The successful contractor may be required to engage with the Contracting Authority and relevant stakeholders through virtual meetings and, where necessary, attend meetings at locations specified by the Contracting Authority within Ireland. The main place of performance is Dublin, Ireland.
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Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-10-16 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-10-19 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9038652
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: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Advanced or qualified electronic signature or seal (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) is required
A certain legal form must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract โ
Opening date: 2026-10-19 00:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9038652
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-10-06 17:00:00 ๐
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Groups of economic operators may submit a tender. The contracting authority reserves the right to require a group of tenderers that is awarded the contract to adopt a particular legal form where this is necessary for the satisfactory performance of the contract.
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Payments will be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract. The contract will be funded from the budget of the The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment. Invoices shall be submitted in arrears for services satisfactorily performed and will be paid in accordance with the Prompt Payment Acts and applicable public sector payment procedures.
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Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment
National registration number:
1286
Department: Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Postal address: 23-28 Kildare St
Postal code: D02 TD30
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: investmentscreening@enterprise.gov.ie
E-mail: sharon.cahill@enterprise.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0872964341 ๐
URL: https://www.enterprise.gov.ie/ ๐
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.enterprise.gov.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9038652 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9038652 ๐
Web address of tax legislation: www.revenue.ie ๐
Tax legislation document ID:
S.I. No. 284/2016
Web address of environmental legislation: www.epa.ie ๐
Environmental legislation document ID:
EPA Act 1992
Web address of employment legislation: www.workplacerelations.ie ๐
Employment legislation document ID:
Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015)
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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 178-632960 (2026-09-11)
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