Request for Tender for Establishment of a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of Arts and Cultural Policy Development, and Community and Cultural Infrastructure Planning and Consultancy

Dublin City Council

*** Supply of Arts and Cultural Policy Development, and Community and Cultural Infrastructure Planning and Consultancy as required to Dublin City Council throughout the lifetime of the framework. The tenderers must have a multidisciplinary approach, to include but not limited to cultural and community policy development and planning, research, feasibility studies, communications and stakeholder engagement, governance and management, design, to support Cultural Policy and Implementation, including area based community and/or cultural planning, as outlined in the Dublin City Development Plan The successful tenderers will be expected to concurrently provide: โ€ข professional policy advice and support to the Dublin City Arts Office, Community Culture Leisure Area Services Department and North Fringe Project Office, Area Offices and Planning Department as well as the โ€ข development of related implementation strategies or initiatives which support the discharge of Dublin City Councilโ€™s planning function in a way which is strategically aligned with Dublin City Development Plan 2022 โ€“ 2028; and The City Arts Plan 2025-2029 and relevant subsequent plans. The 4 year framework agreement will be established with a maximum of 5 economic operators (or the number of qualifying responses if less). The initial call-off contract to be drawn down from the established Framework will be the development of a comprehensive, forward-looking Policy for Art in the Public Realm. Please note that this project is subject to funding. For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie Resource ID 7891770

Deadline
Deadline 2026-05-19

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
2026-04-16 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-04-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tender for Establishment of a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of Arts and Cultural Policy Development, and Community and Cultural Infrastructure Planning and Consultancy
Short description:
โ€œ*** Supply of Arts and Cultural Policy Development, and Community and Cultural Infrastructure Planning and Consultancy as required to Dublin City Council...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œ*** Supply of Arts and Cultural Policy Development, and Community and Cultural Infrastructure Planning and Consultancy as required to Dublin City Council...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Urban planning and landscape architectural services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Urban planning services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Research and development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Design and execution of research and development ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Architectural and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-19 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-19 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7891770
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dublin City Council
National registration number: IE4773215U
Postal address: Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal code: D08 RF3F
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: customerservices@dublincity.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 01 2222222 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.dublincity.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dublincity.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7891770 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7891770 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: 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
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: 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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 076-266592 (2026-04-16)