The provision of Interpretation and Exhibition Design for a proposed Trim Castle Visitor Experience
Office of Public Works (OPW)
The scope of the Framework will be address to any needs related to the visitor experience at Trim Castle to any project(s) associated with the site within the period of the contract which are designed to address visitor or tourist expectations at the site. The initial contract will address the development of a new interpretative scheme and exhibition within Trim Castle, its Environs, the Market House and former guide accommodation building more particularly described below. Stage i - Preliminary Design -Development of an Interpretative Strategy and Concept Design/ Preliminary Design Stage ii - Detailed Design Stage iii - Tender Action, Evaluation, Award Stage iv - Technical Design for Construction/Fitout and Contract Administration/ Fitout and production supervision, installation and snagging Stage v - Handover and Maintenance The full list of requirements are in the procurement documents.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-06-22
Who? What?- โข Construction work for art and cultural buildings โบ Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions โบ Exhibition centre construction work
- โข Construction-related services โบ Construction consultancy services
- โข Production management consultancy services โบ Design consultancy services
- โข Specialty design services โบ Design support services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Mid-East
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-05-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The provision of Interpretation and Exhibition Design for a proposed Trim Castle Visitor Experience
Short description:
โThe scope of the Framework will be address to any needs related to the visitor experience at Trim Castle to any project(s) associated with the site within...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Design consultancy services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe scope of the Framework will be address to any needs related to the visitor experience at Trim Castle to any project(s) associated with the site within...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Design consultancy services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Duration: 3 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
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: 2026-06-22 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-22 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8190020
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: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-22 12:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8190020โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-16 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Office of Public Works (OPW)
National registration number:
Postal address: Jonathan Swift Street
Postal code: C15 NX36
Postal town: Trim
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@opw.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 46 942 2000 ๐
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/ ๐
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=8190020 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8190020 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
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:
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 payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 097-348983 (2026-05-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The provision of Interpretation and Exhibition Design for a proposed Trim Castle Visitor Experience
Short description:
โThe scope of the Framework will be address to any needs related to the visitor experience at Trim Castle to any project(s) associated with the site within...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Design consultancy services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe scope of the Framework will be address to any needs related to the visitor experience at Trim Castle to any project(s) associated with the site within...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Design consultancy services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services:
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Place of performance: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Duration: 3 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
Show more (2)
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: 2026-06-22 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-22 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8190020
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: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-22 12:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8190020โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-16 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Office of Public Works (OPW)
National registration number:
2109
Postal address: Jonathan Swift Street
Postal code: C15 NX36
Postal town: Trim
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@opw.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 46 942 2000 ๐
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/ ๐
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=8190020 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8190020 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 payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 097-348983 (2026-05-19)
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