Ireland tender market report, November 2026
Month to date, updated 14 Nov 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 388 notices
- Notices published
- 388
- -49% vs October 2026 (month to date)
- Still open
- 380
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 29 days
- middle half: 22–32 days
- With a stated value
- 297
- 77% of notices
Summary
So far in November 2026, FreeTender recorded 388 new procurement notices from buyers in Ireland (-49% on October 2026, comparing a part month with a full one). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 117 notices (30% of the total). Half of all notices gave bidders 29 days or less to respond. Thursday was the busiest publishing day (25% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure117 notices-57%
- Financial & Professional Services39 notices-64%
- Agriculture & Food32 notices-33%
- Water & Environment28 notices-24%
- IT & Telecom26 notices-58%
- Education & Training21 notices-57%
- Facility Management & Cleaning20 notices-29%
- Manufacturing & Supply19 notices-51%
- Transport & Logistics18 notices-49%
- Mining & Metals10 notices+11%
- Sports, Recreation & Events10 notices-50%
- Healthcare & Pharma7 notices-71%
- Real Estate & Facilities6 notices+50%
- Defence & Security5 notices-58%
- Media, Printing & Advertising4 notices+100%
Change is against October 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Open tender179 notices
- Invitation to bid175 notices
- Grant / funding call33 notices
- Contract award1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday69 notices
- Tuesday86 notices
- Wednesday65 notices
- Thursday96 notices
- Friday71 notices
- Saturday1 notices
- Sunday0 notices
Most active buyers in Ireland
- Dublin City Council9 notices
- Health Service Executive (HSE)8 notices
- Donegal County Council_11937 notices
- Mayo County Council6 notices
- Office of Public Works (OPW)6 notices
- Arts Council6 notices
- Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath5 notices
- Monaghan County Council5 notices
Stated values
297 of 388 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 297 | 250 thousand | 1.5 billion | 3.4 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- DCC Multi Party Framework Agreement in 3 LOTS for Development Agreements for Social Housing Projects in DCC Area TYPE 2A Projects without Planning more than 100 units (application not submitted) · EUR 1.5 billion · closes 10 Dec 2026
- DCC Multi Party Framework Agreement for Award of Development Agreements for Delivery of Social Housing Projects in the Dublin City Council Area TYPE 1B PROJECTS WITH PLANNING GREATER THAN 50 UNITS · EUR 800.0 million · closes 10 Dec 2026
- Multi-Party Framework Agreement for HSE Design Team Services Framework 2024 – FW04: Acute Healthcare Capital Works – project value €15M - €60M excl. VAT for Dublin North, Swords Office · EUR 600.0 million · closes 3 Dec 2026
- Ireland – Construction work – Multi Party Framework Agreement for Minor Repair and Maintenance Works to occupied properties owned or managed by Dublin City Council · EUR 48.0 million · closes 4 Dec 2026
- Ireland – Education and training services – GRETB Multi Party Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Contracted Training in Eleven Lots · EUR 30.0 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.