Provision of the development, build and publication of the TG4 Player Apps

TG4

TG4 is evolving its Player from a traditional โ€œcatch-upโ€ service into a destination platformโ€”one where audiences actively choose to spend time, discover content, engage with Irish culture, and connect with a global Irish-speaking community. As part of this strategic evolution, TG4 has completed a full redesign of the Player experience. The organisation now seeks to appoint a development partner to deliver the build phase of the TG4 Player App upgrade.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-06-09. The procurement was published on 2026-05-19.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-05-19 Contract notice
2026-07-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-05-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of the development, build and publication of the TG4 Player Apps
Short description:
TG4 is evolving its Player from a traditional โ€œcatch-upโ€ service into a destination platformโ€”one where audiences actively choose to spend time, discover content, engage with Irish culture, and connect with a global Irish-speaking community. As part of this strategic evolution, TG4 has completed a full redesign of the Player experience. The organisation now seeks to appoint a development partner to deliver the build phase of the TG4 Player App upgrade.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 4 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: 2026-06-09 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-09 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8191959
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: 2026-06-09 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8191959
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-02 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=8191959 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8191959 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 097-349920 (2026-05-19)
Contract award notice (2026-07-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 50 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 92 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Evaluation of the financial submission. Marks are awarded based on the total cost/price quoted by the tenderer, calculated using a specific mathematical formula.
Quality criterion (name): This encompasses all qualitative aspects of the tender evaluation totaling 70%, consisting of System functionality including integrations and compliance with design specifications (30%), Support and Maintenance Offering (20%), Integration experience with Brightcove, EBU Peach, Cloudinary, Nielsens and Google Cast (15%), Demonstrated experience with Streaming Technology & Broadcasters (10%) and Sustainability (5%). Full subcriteria scoring logic is outlined in the primary RFT documentation

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 455222
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 92 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 000178555
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: 8bytes Development Limited
National registration number: 523022
Department: 8bytes Development Limited
Postal code: A63 N762
Postal town: Greystones
Region: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: adam@8bytes.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 144-524881 (2026-07-27)