Ireland tender market report, September 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 795 notices
- Notices published
- 795
- +460% vs August 2026
- Still open
- 214
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 29 days
- middle half: 22–33 days
- With a stated value
- 613
- 77% of notices
Summary
In September 2026, FreeTender recorded 795 new procurement notices from buyers in Ireland (+460% on August 2026). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 262 notices (33% of the total). The fastest growing was IT & Telecom, up 500% to 78. Half of all notices gave bidders 29 days or less to respond. Wednesday was the busiest publishing day (21% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure262 notices+344%
- Financial & Professional Services100 notices+456%
- IT & Telecom78 notices+500%
- Transport & Logistics61 notices+1933%
- Manufacturing & Supply47 notices+683%
- Agriculture & Food45 notices+543%
- Education & Training41 notices+215%
- Healthcare & Pharma27 notices+350%
- Water & Environment26 notices+271%
- Facility Management & Cleaning20 notices+1900%
- Energy & Power17 notices+750%
- Sports, Recreation & Events17 notices+750%
- Mining & Metals10 notices
- Defence & Security8 notices+700%
- Real Estate & Facilities8 notices+700%
Change is against August 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Invitation to bid444 notices
- Open tender281 notices
- Grant / funding call64 notices
- Contract award4 notices
- Standing arrangement1 notices
- Request for proposal1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday159 notices
- Tuesday138 notices
- Wednesday164 notices
- Thursday131 notices
- Friday145 notices
- Saturday25 notices
- Sunday33 notices
Most active buyers in Ireland
- Health Service Executive (HSE)21 notices
- Office of Public Works (OPW)20 notices
- Dublin City Council16 notices
- Cork County Council14 notices
- Tipperary County Council13 notices
- Waterford City and County Council11 notices
- Department of Education and Youth11 notices
- Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail10 notices
- Inland Fisheries Ireland10 notices
Stated values
613 of 795 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 613 | 300 thousand | 294.0 million | 1.7 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Framework for the Provision of Telecommunications Services · EUR 294.0 million · closed
- Specialist Consultancy Providers for Traditional Design Services and Technical Advisory Services Framework · EUR 250.0 million · closed
- Ireland – Cleaning products – FCL033F Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of Cleaning, Paper, Personal Hygiene and Period Equality Products · EUR 150.0 million · closes 29 Oct 2026
- Ireland – Laundry-management services – FCL035F - Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision and Management of Laundry and Hire of Linen, Workwear, Curtains, Miscellaneous Items and Dust Mat · EUR 120.0 million · closed
- DCC Single Party Framework Agreement for the Supply, Installation, Maintenance, Removal and Storage of Artistic Lighting Illuminations and Associated Equipment · EUR 35.0 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.