Research and development services and related consultancy services — tender awards
Public-procurement contracts awarded under CPV category 73 (Research and development services and related consultancy services) in the last 12 months, in aggregate -- by local authority, competition type and threshold level. Individual awards are on the filtered search and browse page.
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Last 12 months
Since September 2025: 122 award(s) worth €48,233,731 combined.
Framework agreements can dominate a year's total: A large share of awarded value comes from framework agreements, whose published value is often the framework's ceiling — the maximum that can be drawn down over its full, often multi-year, lifetime — rather than money spent in the year it was awarded. Checked directly for Dublin City Council's largest year: framework agreements (62 of 90 awards) made up 97% of the total. A single large framework can make one year look far larger than its neighbours without that reflecting actual annual spend.
Top local authorities by value
| Local authority | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| Fingal County Council | €1,200,000 | 2 |
| Clare County Council | €251,440 | 2 |
| Cork City Council | €217,707 | 8 |
| Dublin City Council | €200,000 | 1 |
| Laois County Council | €82,400 | 2 |
| Tipperary County Council | €32,500 | 1 |
| Wicklow County Council | €18,500 | 1 |
| Mayo County Council | €17,595 | 1 |
Competition type
| Competition type | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| Framework | €27,243,525 | 10 |
| Bespoke | €16,872,149 | 81 |
| FW - Mini-Comp | €3,824,508 | 7 |
| Simplified | €189,701 | 8 |
| DPS Tender | €103,848 | 16 |
Threshold level
| Threshold level | Value | Contracts |
|---|---|---|
| OJEU | €37,062,536 | 30 |
| National | €7,053,137 | 61 |
| Direct Invite | €4,014,209 | 15 |
| Not recorded | €103,848 | 16 |
Single-bid contracts
In the last 12 months, 15 of 88 contracts with a recorded bid count (17%) had only one bid. See these contracts →
Figures published by Office of Government Procurement (eTenders contract award notices). Accessed 2026-09-03.