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Provision of a Managed Software Asset Management (SAM), Licence Compliance and Optimisation Service for the EPA

Issued by Environmental Protection Agency · via eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal)

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Published
22 Oct 2026
Closes
13 Nov 2026, 16:00 UTC
Bid opening
13 Nov 2026, 16:30 UTC
Value
EUR 120,000
Reference
C000053
Location
Ireland
Sector
IT & Telecom
Type
services

At a glance

Environmental Protection Agency in Ireland has published a tender in it & telecom: “Provision of a Managed Software Asset Management (SAM), Licence Compliance and Optimisation Service for the EPA”. Submissions close on 13 November 2026, 22 days from today. The stated value is EUR 120,000. Quote reference C000053 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 13 notices from this buyer since 2023, 9 of them currently open. There are 60 open it & telecom notices in Ireland on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal), not through FreeTender.

Details

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking a suitably qualified service provider to deliver a fully managed Software Asset Management (SAM), Licence Compliance and Optimisation Service to support the effective governance, control and optimisation of its software estate, including in-scope on-premises software, cloud and SaaS subscriptions. The service will include a cloud-hosted SAM platform delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS), together with deployment, onboarding, ongoing platform management and an actively managed service. The provider will carry out software discovery and inventory management, licence entitlement and compliance management, usage monitoring and optimisation, renewal planning, application rationalisation, technology lifecycle and technical debt management, audit support, technical support, regular reporting and continuous improvement.

Contracting authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Procurement type: Services

Procedure: Open

Contract involves: A Public Contract

CPV codes: 72000000-IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; 48000000-Software package and information systems

Estimated value: EUR 120,000

Contract duration: 3 years

Awarded in lots: No

Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

Clarification period ends: 03/11/2026 12:00

Tender opening: 13/11/2026 16:30

EU funding: No

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

Region (NUTS): IE052

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

Context for bidders

We hold 13 notices from Environmental Protection Agency, going back to December 2023 — 9 of them still open. They buy mostly in Water & Environment, IT & Telecom and Financial & Professional Services. There are 60 open IT & Telecom tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 22 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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