Provision of Media Planning and Buying Services

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

Horse Racing Ireland is seeking a service provider with expertise in the provision of Strategic Media Planning and Buying services across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-06-11. The procurement was published on 2026-05-08.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-05-08 Contract notice
2026-08-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-05-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Media Planning and Buying Services
Short description:
Horse Racing Ireland is seeking a service provider with expertise in the provision of Strategic Media Planning and Buying services across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Advertising consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
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: 2026-06-11 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-11 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8100570
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: 90 days
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-11 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8100570
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-29 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
National registration number: 9605282N
Postal address: Ballymany
Postal code: R56 XE37
Postal town: The Curragh
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact point: Procure@hri.ie
E-mail: procure@hri.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 045 455457 ๐Ÿ“ž
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hri.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=8100570 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8100570 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 091-323310 (2026-05-08)
Contract award notice (2026-08-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 5 000 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Team - Depth and breadth of technical ability and expertise/Insights Strategy and media planning/Effectiveness and Measurement/Transparency
Price โœ…

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 456108
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-08-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 5 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: 5 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 000179396
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Havas Media Ireland
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Havas Media
National registration number: 9605282N
Postal code: D02 V9P0
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: gareth.fitzpatrick@havasmedia.com ๐Ÿ“ง
The organisation is a natural person โœ…
Size of the economic operator: Medium

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 045 455 455 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2026/S 158-570727 (2026-08-14)