Ireland tender market report, October 2026
Month to date, updated 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 583 notices
- Notices published
- 583
- -27% vs September 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 555
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 29 days
- middle half: 22–33 days
- With a stated value
- 443
- 76% of notices
Summary
So far in October 2026, FreeTender recorded 583 new procurement notices from buyers in Ireland (-27% on September 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 213 notices (37% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 29 days or less to respond. Thursday was the busiest publishing day (23% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure213 notices-19%
- Financial & Professional Services80 notices-20%
- IT & Telecom42 notices-46%
- Agriculture & Food41 notices-9%
- Education & Training35 notices-15%
- Manufacturing & Supply32 notices-32%
- Water & Environment30 notices+15%
- Transport & Logistics25 notices-59%
- Healthcare & Pharma18 notices-33%
- Facility Management & Cleaning17 notices-15%
- Sports, Recreation & Events16 notices-6%
- Defence & Security11 notices+38%
- Mining & Metals8 notices-20%
- Real Estate & Facilities4 notices-50%
- Energy & Power3 notices-82%
Change is against September 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender300 notices
- Invitation to bid259 notices
- Grant / funding call23 notices
- Contract award1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday113 notices
- Tuesday117 notices
- Wednesday89 notices
- Thursday136 notices
- Friday116 notices
- Saturday10 notices
- Sunday2 notices
Most active buyers in Ireland
- Health Service Executive (HSE)30 notices
- Education Procurement Service (EPS)13 notices
- Dublin City Council11 notices
- Tipperary County Council10 notices
- Kildare County Council_38510 notices
- Carlow County Council8 notices
- MIDAS Electronic Systems Skillnet7 notices
- Wicklow County Council6 notices
Stated values
443 of 583 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 443 | 292 thousand | 600.0 million | 3.0 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- Multi- Party Framework Agreement for HSE Design Team Services Framework 2024 - Framework 02 Acute Healthcare Capital Works - Project Value €1M to €15M excl. VAT for HSE NW · EUR 600.0 million · closes 6 Nov 2026
- The Design and Construction of Stapolin Square Phase 2 Housing Development (Pro421) · EUR 525.0 million · closes 16 Nov 2026
- TII499 Luas Finglas Main Infrastructure Design and Construction Works · EUR 250.0 million · closes 14 Dec 2026
- Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Civil Engineering Works at Dublin Port · EUR 250.0 million · closes 16 Nov 2026
- Multi Party Framework Agreement for carrying out Roadworks in a City and Suburban Environment for Contracts greater than €1.0m and less than €8.0m · EUR 150.0 million · closes 25 Nov 2026
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.