Tenders in Ireland

Public procurement in Ireland

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

Main procurement law

European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 284 of 2016) (2016) — implements the EU public procurement directives

Regulator

Office of Government Procurement (OGP)

Official portal

eTenders – Ireland's national tendering website

WTO procurement agreement

Ireland is covered by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) through the EU: above set value thresholds, suppliers from other GPA parties must be treated like local ones.

Foreign bidders

Ireland applies the EU procurement directives, so operators from the EU/EEA and WTO GPA parties can bid. Suppliers to public bodies generally need Irish tax clearance, with some exceptions for foreign suppliers.

Notice languages

English

Currency

EUR

Good to know

Under national policy, contracts above EUR 25,000 (ex VAT) are advertised on eTenders, and above-EU-threshold contracts also on TED.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$721.7 billion

Exports (2025)

US$1.01 trillion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$720.9 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

240% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

1.3% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Ireland on FreeTender right now

784 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (260), financial & professional services (94), education & training (60), it & telecom (60) and agriculture & food (48).

Most active buyers: Health Service Executive (HSE) (29), Louth and Meath Education and Training Board 1384 (16), Kildare County Council_385 (14), Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage (13), Dublin City Council (12).

Sources: eur-lex.europa.eu · etenders.gov.ie · enterprise.gov.ie

About tenders in Ireland

Public bodies and private organisations in Ireland publish tenders to procure goods, works and services. On FreeTender you can browse open opportunities by sector, read the full notice and key dates, and go to the official source to verify and apply. Set up a free alert to be notified as soon as new Ireland tenders that match your keywords are published.

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