Data report

The State of Irish Public Procurement

A live snapshot of Irish public-sector tendering — how many notices are in the market, which categories are busiest, and which bodies buy the most — built from the public eTenders / OJEU feed.

Notices tracked

1,169

Currently open

582

Categories active

Busiest CPV categories

Share of the 1,000 most recent notices, by CPV division (a notice can span more than one category).

45Construction work282
71Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services160
79Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security133
55Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services115
15Food, beverages, tobacco and related products95
72IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support92
34Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation71
90Sewage-, refuse-, cleaning- and environmental services61
80Education and training services61
50Repair and maintenance services48
42Industrial machinery47
44Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)46

Most active contracting authorities

By notice count across the recent sample.

1Donegal County Council_119329
2Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage28
3Health Service Executive (HSE)25
4Mayo County Council_112717
5Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board17
6Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail16
7Office of Public Works (OPW)15
8Cork County Council14
9Limerick City and County Council_10343213
10Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)12

Explore the data

Browse live tenders by category from the CPV code finder, or learn how to win them in the eTenders supplier guide.