Provision of Financial Advisory Services - (Grant Applications)
Issued by The Arts Council · via eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal)
- Published
- 21 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 13 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC
- Bid opening
- 13 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC
- Value
- EUR 120,000
- Reference
- AC-2026-55
- Location
- Ireland
- Sector
- Financial & Professional Services
- Type
- services
Details
This is a contract for the provision of financial analysis and advisory support to assist arts managers in the evaluation of the financial aspects of annual and multi-annual funding applications from a section of regularly funded organisations and to provide and report on an analysis of trends and patterns to be used to assist the Arts Council in the identification of the financial health of these organisations.
Contracting authority: The Arts Council
Procurement type: Services
Procedure: Open
Contract involves: A Public Contract
CPV codes: 79419000-Evaluation consultancy services; 92000000-Recreational, cultural and sporting services; 75124000-Administrative recreational, cultural and religious services; 79000000-Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Estimated value: EUR 120,000
Contract duration: 36 months
Awarded in lots: No
Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Clarification period ends: 06/10/2026 12:00
Tender opening: 13/10/2026 12:30
EU funding: No
Directive: No Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)
Region (NUTS): IE061
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Context for bidders
We hold 2 notices from The Arts Council, going back to September 2026 — 2 of them still open. There are 85 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 18 days.
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Documents
- Contract notice 9128076.pdfDownload (pdf)
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