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CfT: Contract for Education and Outreach Programme Management Services

Tender submission deadline in (days/hours):
38/10
Name of Contracting Authority:
Department of Culture Communications Sport
Publish on behalf of:
Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sport and Media
Participating bodies:
Department of Tourism Culture Arts Gaeltacht Sport and Media
Title:
Contract for Education and Outreach Programme Management Services
CfT CA Unique ID:
Evaluation Mechanism:
Price/Cost Effectiveness
Allow different Evaluation Mechanism in the MC/SC:
Description:
The National Archives has been very successful in recent years in broadening the understanding of our role as the keeper of the records of the State amongst the general public. This enhanced public engagement has seen more people visit the National Archives online and in person(outside of the usual academics and researchers) and connect with our collections through new and more creative ways, such as exhibitions (61,000 people attended Society and State in 2024), publications, talks, seminars, tours including our annual exhibition at the Ploughing Championships, our expanded social media (31,256 followers on social media platforms) as well as more collections available online including the 1926 census with over 50m hits to the website. Our proposed collaboration with The National Archives UK (TNA) as part of the Ireland UK 2030 Collaboration Project, Shared archives, shared futures: Ireland and Britain in paper, practice and partnership will build on this work. This project will require project management support across the range of work packages proposed as part of the application. These services are built into the funding approved in March 2026. Over the coming four years we are also developing our exhibition and outreach programme to make available a core series of collections. These will include an exhibition on our Famine Relief Collections and Distress Papers in 2027 as part of Ireland Canada 180 which we will also bring to the Ploughing Championships, a programme on the Financial Personal and Property Compensation Files 1916-1923 which recently transferred to the National Archives from the Department of Finance. Education and Outreach Programme Management Services are required to support the National Archives work in these areas. We do not have the internal skills or resources to deliver these services.
Procurement Type:
Services
CPC Category:
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Relates to a social or specific service contract as set out in Annex 14 of the Procurement Directive:
No
Directive:
2014/24/EU (Classic)
Procedure:
Open
CfT Involves:
A Public Contract
CPV Codes:
92000000-Recreational, cultural and sporting services
75124000-Administrative recreational, cultural and religious services
79994000-Contract administration services
75000000-Administration, defence and social security services
75100000-Administration services
79995000-Library management services
92500000-Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
92510000-Library and archive services
92511000-Library services
72221000-Business analysis consultancy services
72224000-Project management consultancy services
79411000-General management consultancy services
73000000-Research and development services and related consultancy services
73220000-Development consultancy services
73200000-Research and development consultancy services
79410000-Business and management consultancy services
79400000-Business and management consultancy and related services
73210000-Research consultancy services
79951000-Seminar organisation services
79952000-Event services
79952100-Cultural event organisation services
79956000-Fair and exhibition organisation services
Contact Point:
Bernie Murphy
Contact Point - Phone Number:
0862037014
OJEU link:
https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/
Award per Item:
No
Inclusion of e-Auctions :
No
NUTS codes:
IE0
Estimated value (EUR):
Above or Below threshold:
Below
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
11/12/2026 12:00
Deadline for dispatching invitations:
End of clarification period:
20/11/2026 12:00
Tenders Opening Date:
14/12/2026 00:00
Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest:
Yes
Contract awarded in Lots:
No
Contract duration in months or years, including any options and renewals:
54 months
Validity of Tender in days or months:
3 months
EU funding:
No
Multiple tenders will be accepted:
Yes
Date of Publication/Invitation:
02/11/2026 16:07
TED links for published notices:
Date of Awarding:
Language of publication:
EN
Number of openers:
Two