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: • 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 • development of related implementation strategies or initiatives which support the discharge of Dublin City Council’s planning function in a way which is strategically aligned with Dublin City Development Plan 2022 – 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

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-05-19. The procurement was published on 2026-04-16.

Who?

• Dublin City Council

What?

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2026-04-16	Contract notice
2026-04-30	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:
“*** Supply of Arts and Cultural Policy Development, and Community and Cultural Infrastructure Planning and Consultancy as required to Dublin City Council...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“*** Supply of Arts and Cultural Policy Development, and Community and Cultural Infrastructure Planning and Consultancy as required to Dublin City Council...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Recreational, cultural and sporting services 📦
Additional products/services: Urban planning and landscape architectural services 📦
Urban planning services 📦
Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis 📦
Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Research and development consultancy services 📦
Design and execution of research and development 📦
Architectural and related services 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Urban planning and landscape architectural services 📦
Urban planning services 📦
Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis 📦
Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Research and development consultancy services 📦
Design and execution of research and development 📦
Architectural and related services 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-19 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-19 12:30:00 📅
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 🗣️
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 ✅
Maximum number of participants: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-19 12:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7891770”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-07 12:00:00 📅

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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: customerservices@dublincity.ie 📧
Phone: 01 2222222 📞
URL: https://www.dublincity.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dublincity.ie 🌏
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 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7891770 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
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
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
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)

Contract notice (2026-04-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
3 000 000 EUR 💰

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-26 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-26 12:30:00 📅
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2026-05-26 12:30:00 📅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-14 12:00:00 📅

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
E-mail: procurementunit@dublincity.ie 📧
Phone: 01 2224493 📞

Changes
Other additional information

“The closing date has been extended until Tuesday 26th of May at 12 Noon. The closing date for queries has also been extended until Thursday 14th of May at 12 Noon.”
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: f29084c0-c409-464e-b345-35e62cc363b5-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 085-302412 (2026-04-30)

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