SINGLE PARTY FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROVISION OF COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO HORSE RACING IRELAND AND SUBSIDIARIES

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 and the Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994. It is a commercial semi-state body that is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of Horse Racing in Ireland. HRI subsidiaries include Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd (ITM), Tote Ireland Ltd and HRI Racecourse Division consisting of Leopardstown Club Ltd, Fairyhouse Club Ltd., Navan Races Ltd and The Tipperary Race Co Plc, as well as a holding interest in Cork Racecourse. HRI Headquarters are located in Ballymany, Newbridge, Co Kildare. Cork Racecourse Mallow and Curragh Racecourse Limited while not subsidiaries of Horse Racing Ireland, are closely affiliated with HRI and may avail of this framework. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to use this framework for any other business venture or industry body in which it is involved. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Borad (IHRB), while not an associate of HRI, may avail of this framework. Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries (HRI) require a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of Executive Coaching and Leadership Development services for senior leaders. The programme will strengthen strategic leadership capability, support delivery of strategic organisational objectives, and embed a consistent, leadership culture. HRI currently has a leadership team of 9 across the various functions, 32 people managers and a further 40 managers. This may change over the duration of the agreement. For a detailed description of services, please see the attached document

Deadline

Deadline 2026-08-10

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-07-06 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-07-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Single party framework for the provision of coaching and development services to horse racing ireland and subsidiaries
Short description:
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was established by the Irish Government under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 and the Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994. It is a commercial semi-state body that is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of Horse Racing in Ireland. HRI subsidiaries include Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd (ITM), Tote Ireland Ltd and HRI Racecourse Division consisting of Leopardstown Club Ltd, Fairyhouse Club Ltd., Navan Races Ltd and The Tipperary Race Co Plc, as well as a holding interest in Cork Racecourse. HRI Headquarters are located in Ballymany, Newbridge, Co Kildare. Cork Racecourse Mallow and Curragh Racecourse Limited while not subsidiaries of Horse Racing Ireland, are closely affiliated with HRI and may avail of this framework. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to use this framework for any other business venture or industry body in which it is involved. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Borad (IHRB), while not an associate of HRI, may avail of this framework. Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries (HRI) require a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of Executive Coaching and Leadership Development services for senior leaders. The programme will strengthen strategic leadership capability, support delivery of strategic organisational objectives, and embed a consistent, leadership culture. HRI currently has a leadership team of 9 across the various functions, 32 people managers and a further 40 managers. This may change over the duration of the agreement. For a detailed description of services, please see the attached document
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Coaching services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-08-10 15:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-10 15:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8577596
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 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-10 15:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8577596
Electronic invoicing: Required
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-24 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
National registration number: IE9605282N
Postal address: Ballymany
Postal code: R56 XE37
Postal town: The Curragh
Region: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procure@hri.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 45 455455 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.hri.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hri.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8577596 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8577596 ๐ŸŒ
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 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
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 128-467785 (2026-07-06)