Request for Quotation for Provision of Conference Facilities and AV Services and Supports for the Learning and Development Skillnet Annual Conferences in 2026. 2027 and 2028

LD Skillnet

The Learning and Development Skillnet is seeking to procure a suitably prestigious venue in Dublin for our Annual Conferences in 2026 2027 and 2028. As part of this procurement we are also seeking proposals from Audio Visual suppliers to support the delivery of the Annual Conferences.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-06-12. The procurement was published on 2026-05-06.

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
2026-05-06 Contract notice
2026-07-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-05-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Quotation for Provision of Conference Facilities and AV Services and Supports for the Learning and Development Skillnet Annual Conferences in 2026. 2027 and 2028
Short description:
The Learning and Development Skillnet is seeking to procure a suitably prestigious venue in Dublin for our Annual Conferences in 2026 2027 and 2028. As part of this procurement we are also seeking proposals from Audio Visual suppliers to support the delivery of the Annual Conferences.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hotel meeting and conference services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 240 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Provision of Conference Facilities
Additional products/services:
Event services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Sound equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Duration: 30 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Conference Audio-Visual Support and Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

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: 2026-06-12 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-12 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8075129
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: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-12 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8075129
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-05 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: LD Skillnet
National registration number: 716472
Postal address: Sycamore House Millennium Park
Postal code: W91 TF95
Postal town: Naas
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@ldskillnet.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 045 881166 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.ldskillnet.com ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ldskillnet.com ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8075129 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8075129 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 089-315910 (2026-05-06)
Contract award notice (2026-07-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 240 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 30%
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 70%
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 70% Exact

Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 454894
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 110 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 000178830
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Croke Park Meetings and Events
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Croke Park Meetings and Events
National registration number: 6409576M
Postal address: Jones Road Drumcondra Dublin 3
Postal code: D03 P6K7
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: events@crokepark.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
The organisation is a natural person โœ…
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium

2๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 90 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 000175828
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Fastlane Audio Visual Ltd
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Fastlane Audio Visual Ltd
National registration number: 364984
Postal address: Purcellsinch Industrial Estate
Postal code: R95 HTK4
Postal town: Kilkenny
Region: South-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
E-mail: info@fastlaneaudiovisual.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 056 7765601 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.fastlaneaudiovisual.com ๐ŸŒ
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 144-524298 (2026-07-28)