Request for Tenders for the Provision of A Managing Agent for the Procurement and Development of a Sensory Programme
Department of Children Disability and Equality
The Contracting Authority is looking for a managing agent for the delivery of sensory training and play packs for every Early Learning and Care (ELC) and School-Age Childcare (SAC) on the Island of Ireland.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-05-18. The procurement was published on 2026-04-15.
Who? What?- โข Blankets and travelling rugs โบ Blankets
- โข Educational equipment โบ Training aids and devices
- โข Games and toys; fairground amusements โบ Toys
- โข Medical aids โบ Devices for the disabled
- โข Primary education services โบ Pre-school education services
- โข Social work services with accommodation โบ Welfare services for children and young people
- โข Training and entertainment software package โบ Training software package
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-04-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the Provision of A Managing Agent for the Procurement and Development of a Sensory Programme
Short description:
โThe Contracting Authority is looking for a managing agent for the delivery of sensory training and play packs for every Early Learning and Care (ELC) and...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Pre-school education services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 670 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 670 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe Contracting Authority is looking for a managing agent for the delivery of sensory training and play packs for every Early Learning and Care (ELC) and...โ
Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Pre-school education services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Training software package ๐ฆ
Welfare services for children and young people ๐ฆ
Devices for the disabled ๐ฆ
Educational equipment ๐ฆ
Training aids and devices ๐ฆ
Toys ๐ฆ
Blankets ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 30 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of Project Requirements and Service Delivery Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Risk Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Ethics and Sustainability
Product Content
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Team Utilisation
Resource Utilisation
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Delivery Capacity & Capability
Price โ
Price (weighting): 200
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Training software package ๐ฆ
Welfare services for children and young people ๐ฆ
Devices for the disabled ๐ฆ
Educational equipment ๐ฆ
Training aids and devices ๐ฆ
Toys ๐ฆ
Blankets ๐ฆ
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-18 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-18 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7904828
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 18
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-18 14:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7904828โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-04-30 14:00:00 ๐
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (points, exact)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Children Disability and Equality
National registration number: 9805633H
Postal address: Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50 โ 58 Lower Baggot Street
Postal code: D02 XW14
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement_queries@equality.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: 016473000 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7904828 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7904828 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 074-261202 (2026-04-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the Provision of A Managing Agent for the Procurement and Development of a Sensory Programme
Short description:
โThe Contracting Authority is looking for a managing agent for the delivery of sensory training and play packs for every Early Learning and Care (ELC) and...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Pre-school education services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 670 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 670 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe Contracting Authority is looking for a managing agent for the delivery of sensory training and play packs for every Early Learning and Care (ELC) and...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Pre-school education services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Training software package ๐ฆ
Welfare services for children and young people ๐ฆ
Devices for the disabled ๐ฆ
Educational equipment ๐ฆ
Training aids and devices ๐ฆ
Toys ๐ฆ
Blankets ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 30 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Understanding of Project Requirements and Service Delivery Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Risk Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Ethics and Sustainability
Product Content
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Team Utilisation
Resource Utilisation
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Delivery Capacity & Capability
Price โ
Price (weighting): 200
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Training software package ๐ฆ
Welfare services for children and young people ๐ฆ
Devices for the disabled ๐ฆ
Educational equipment ๐ฆ
Training aids and devices ๐ฆ
Toys ๐ฆ
Blankets ๐ฆ
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-18 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-18 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7904828
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 18
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-18 14:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7904828โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-04-30 14:00:00 ๐
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (points, exact)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Children Disability and Equality
National registration number: 9805633H
Postal address: Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50 โ 58 Lower Baggot Street
Postal code: D02 XW14
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement_queries@equality.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: 016473000 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7904828 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7904828 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 074-261202 (2026-04-15)
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