Ireland tender market report, August 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 142 notices
- Notices published
- 142
- Still open
- 4
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 25 days
- middle half: 19–37 days
- With a stated value
- 117
- 82% of notices
Summary
In August 2026, FreeTender recorded 142 new procurement notices from buyers in Ireland. The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 59 notices (42% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 25 days or less to respond. Sunday was the busiest publishing day (42% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure59 notices
- Financial & Professional Services18 notices
- Education & Training13 notices
- IT & Telecom13 notices
- Water & Environment7 notices
- Agriculture & Food7 notices
- Healthcare & Pharma6 notices
- Manufacturing & Supply6 notices
- Transport & Logistics3 notices
- Energy & Power2 notices
- Sports, Recreation & Events2 notices
- Defence & Security1 notices
- Media, Printing & Advertising1 notices
- Facility Management & Cleaning1 notices
- Forestry & Wildlife1 notices
How buyers tendered
- Invitation to bid87 notices
- Open tender48 notices
- Grant / funding call5 notices
- Consultancy1 notices
- Contract award1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday18 notices
- Tuesday12 notices
- Wednesday10 notices
- Thursday15 notices
- Friday18 notices
- Saturday9 notices
- Sunday60 notices
Most active buyers in Ireland
- Office of Public Works (OPW)7 notices
- Irish Defence Forces_11444 notices
- Cavan County Council4 notices
- Education Procurement Service (EPS)3 notices
- Donegal County Council_11933 notices
- Tipperary County Council3 notices
- Children's Health Ireland (CHI)2 notices
- University College Cork2 notices
- Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )2 notices
Stated values
117 of 142 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 117 | 300 thousand | 165.0 million | 401.8 million |
Largest notices of the month
- PBF144F Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Accounting, Audit and Financial Advisory Services to the Irish Public Sector · EUR 165.0 million · closed
- Concession Agreement for the Operation of Retail Spaces (Shop, Coffee Shop and Pharmacy) on Beaumont Hospital's Campus · EUR 50.0 million · closes 13 Nov 2026
- Provision of Provision of Commercial Cleaning Services at St. Vincent’s University Hospital · EUR 40.0 million · closed
- TII522 Electrical Renewals Luas Works (Low Voltage) IMPQQ · EUR 30.0 million · closed
- Ireland – Houses construction work – TEN2600141 - CfT for Construction of 44 Units at Lios na Ri, Cootehill, Co. Cavan for Cavan County Council · EUR 14.0 million · closed
Other months
Method: counts are notices first published in the month, by the buyer's country, across all sources FreeTender reads. Bid window means days from publication to the deadline. Coverage grows as we add sources, so part of any rise can be new coverage rather than new demand. You may quote these figures with a link to this page. The underlying rows are in our open dataset.