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Donegal County Council seeks the provision of Debt Management Legal Services

Issued by Donegal County Council · via eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal)

Published
12 Oct 2026
Closes
9 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Bid opening
9 Nov 2026, 12:30 UTC
Value
EUR 165,000
Reference
9276586
Location
Ireland
Sector
Financial & Professional Services
Type
services

At a glance

Donegal County Council in Ireland has published a tender in financial & professional services: “Donegal County Council seeks the provision of Debt Management Legal Services”. Submissions close on 9 November 2026, 24 days from today. The stated value is EUR 165,000. Quote reference 9276586 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 3 notices from this buyer since 2026, 3 of them currently open. There are 108 open financial & professional services notices in Ireland on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal), not through FreeTender.

Details

Donegal County Council require the successful legal provider to pursue Commercial and non Commercial debtors in the Income areas of Commercial Rates, Housing Rents, Housing Loans, Development Levies, Fire Charges and other Miscellaneous Debtors, using all appropriate legal mechanisms. Further details on customer numbers and debt is outlined in the attached documents. The successful legal provider must provide legal debt recovery services from initial warning letters/demands, deal with follow up communication as necessary, through proceedings and judgement up to and including all forms of enforcement. Donegal County Council also require the successful legal provider to act as a single point of contact with the defaulter, but under instruction from the Income Collection Section of Donegal County Council, who must be notified of all correspondence, received, and issued.

Contracting authority: Donegal County Council

Procurement type: Services

Procedure: Open

Contract involves: A Public Contract

CPV codes: 79100000-Legal services; 79112000-Legal representation services; 79140000-Legal advisory and information services

Estimated value: EUR 165,000

Contract duration: 60 months

Awarded in lots: No

Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

Clarification period ends: 30/10/2026 12:00

Tender opening: 09/11/2026 12:30

EU funding: No

Directive: No Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)

Region (NUTS): IE041

Tenders are submitted through etenders.gov.ie, which requires supplier registration.

Context for bidders

We hold 3 notices from Donegal County Council, going back to July 2026 — 3 of them still open. They buy mostly in Financial & Professional Services and Construction & Infrastructure. There are 108 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 24 days.

Documents

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
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  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.

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