Request for The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy in 2026

The Higher Education Authority

The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is seeking comprehensive communications and PR services for the strategic marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy programme in 2026. The contracted agency will work closely with the HEAโ€™s MicroCreds team to devise and implement effective public relations, marketing, and communications strategies. This includes raising awareness of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy programme, ensuring the benefits and opportunities of learning through micro-credentials are effectively communicated to the target audience, and enhancing the overall visibility and impact of micro-credentials in the education sector.

Deadline
Deadline 2026-05-06

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
2026-04-15 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-04-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy in 2026
Short description:
โ€œThe Higher Education Authority (HEA) is seeking comprehensive communications and PR services for the strategic marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Advertising and marketing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 90 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Higher Education Authority (HEA) is seeking comprehensive communications and PR services for the strategic marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Advertising campaign services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 12 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
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: 2026-05-06 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-06 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7911619
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

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Higher Education Authority
National registration number: 0001
Postal address: 3 Shelbourne Buildings, Crampton Avenue
Postal code: D04 C2Y6
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@hea.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0001 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.hea.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: www.hea.ie 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=7911619 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7911619 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 payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 074-260345 (2026-04-15)