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

2,491

Currently open

613

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 work291
71Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services170
79Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security155
72IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support127
34Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation79
90Sewage-, refuse-, cleaning- and environmental services59
48Software package and information systems57
50Repair and maintenance services51
55Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services51
44Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)50
38Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)46
80Education and training services45

Most active contracting authorities

By notice count across the recent sample.

1Health Service Executive (HSE)31
2Office of Public Works (OPW)25
3Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage24
4Waterford City and County Council_10368319
5Dublin City Council18
6Cork County Council16
7Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail15
8Mayo County Council_112715
9Tipperary County Council14
10Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board14

Explore the data

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