The Supply of Special Education Resources and Equipment in Twelve (12) Lots to the Cork Education and Training Board

Cork Education and Training Board

Cork Education and Training Board proposes to establish a number of multi-party Framework Agreements for the Supply of Special Education Resources and Equipment to the Cork ETB sites as required. Tenderers should note, each lot will be individually evaluated, so specialist firms capable of supplying only an individual lot are welcome to submit a tender response document for that lot, or indeed multiple lots.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-06-02. The procurement was published on 2026-04-27.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

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
2026-04-27 Contract notice
2026-07-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-04-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Supply of Special Education Resources and Equipment in Twelve (12) Lots to the Cork Education and Training Board
Short description:
Cork Education and Training Board proposes to establish a number of multi-party Framework Agreements for the Supply of Special Education Resources and Equipment to the Cork ETB sites as required. Tenderers should note, each lot will be individually evaluated, so specialist firms capable of supplying only an individual lot are welcome to submit a tender response document for that lot, or indeed multiple lots.
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Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Educational equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 12
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Literacy Resources
Additional products/services:
Educational games ๐Ÿ“ฆ
School furniture ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Class Materials
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: SEN Craft Materials
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Sensory Room
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

5๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 5
Title: Sensory Cube
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005

6๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 6
Title: PE Equipment
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006

7๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 7
Title: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007

8๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 8
Title: Hoist
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0008

9๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 9
Title: Furniture
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0009

1๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 10
Title: Outdoor Equipment
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0010

1๏ธโƒฃ1๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 11
Title: Gym Equipment
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0011

1๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 12
Title: Tricycles
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0012

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: 2026-06-02 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-02 00:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8000372
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: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-02 00:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8000372
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-19 13:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Cork Education and Training Board
National registration number: 3185254WH
Postal address: 21 Lavitts Quay
Postal code: T12 HYT9
Postal town: Cork
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@corketb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353214907100 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: http://www.corketb.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.corketb.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=8000372 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8000372 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 083-292365 (2026-04-27)
Contract award notice (2026-07-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @40%
Cost criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Quality @60%
Quality criterion (weighting): 60

Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 454814
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 1 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 000177564
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Thinking Toys Limited
National registration number: 6412789A
Postal code: V94 YR59
Postal town: Hill Road, Killaloe, Co. Clare
Region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@thinkingtoys.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium

2๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0003

4๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier: 000177565
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0004
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Creative Activity_52142
National registration number: NI669375
Postal address: 4 Carrakeel Drive, Maydown
Postal code: BT47 6UQ
Postal town: L'Derry
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
E-mail: edward@creative-activity.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 28 7134 6767 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.creative-activity.co.uk ๐ŸŒ
Size of the economic operator: Small

5๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0005

6๏ธโƒฃ
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
The reason why a winner was not chosen: No tenders, requests to participate or projects were received
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

7๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0007

8๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0008

9๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0009
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0009

1๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0010

1๏ธโƒฃ1๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0011

1๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0012
Source: OJS 2026/S 138-502131 (2026-07-17)