Request for Tender for the Provision of Consultancy Services to Support the Three Year Appraisal of Public Service Media

Coimisiún na Meán

The Commission is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to support the three-year appraisal of the funding and performance of Public Service Media organisations (“PSMs”), RTÉ and TG4, for the period 2028–2030. The appraisal will be undertaken in accordance with the Commission’s Statement of Procedure and Methodology. The Services will comprise the provision of expert financial, economic and regulatory analysis and evaluation to support the assessment of funding requirements, available resources, financial forecasts, costs, performance commitments and intended outputs for the 2028–2030 appraisal period. The Services will also include the preparation of appraisal reports, findings and recommendations to support the Commission in fulfilling its statutory and regulatory responsibilities in relation to the three-year appraisal process.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-11-17

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-10-16 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-10-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tender for the Provision of Consultancy Services to Support the Three Year Appraisal of Public Service Media
Short description:
The Commission is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider to support the three-year appraisal of the funding and performance of Public Service Media organisations (“PSMs”), RTÉ and TG4, for the period 2028–2030. The appraisal will be undertaken in accordance with the Commission’s Statement of Procedure and Methodology. The Services will comprise the provision of expert financial, economic and regulatory analysis and evaluation to support the assessment of funding requirements, available resources, financial forecasts, costs, performance commitments and intended outputs for the 2028–2030 appraisal period. The Services will also include the preparation of appraisal reports, findings and recommendations to support the Commission in fulfilling its statutory and regulatory responsibilities in relation to the three-year appraisal process.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Financial management consultancy services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 8 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-11-17 15:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-11-17 15:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9315068
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 182 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-11-17 15:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9315068
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-11-02 15:00:00 📅

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Coimisiún na Meán
National registration number: N/A
Department: N/a
Postal address: 1 Shelbourne Buildings, Shelbourne Road, Dublin, D04 NP20
Postal code: D04 NP20
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: jmurphy@cnam.ie 📧
Phone: +3536441200 📞
URL: https://www.cnam.ie 🌏
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.cnam.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9315068 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9315068 🌏
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
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 203-725939 (2026-10-16)