# Public consulting market: all kinds of consulting work, Ireland

Updated 2026-10-29 · awards of the last 24 months; open calls on the update day.

> Source: Arquestra Consulting Market Radar (arquestra.dev), all kinds of consulting work, Ireland, data of 2026-10-29. Open this view: https://arquestra.dev/assets/consulting?country=IRL&kinds=strategy,transformation,platform,build_run&status=awarded&src=agent-card

## In figures

- Awards in 24 months: 974; open calls now: 37; framework agreements: 28% of awards.
- Award value: median EUR 200 k (half between EUR 70 k and EUR 525 k; 680 awards with a value).
- Competition: median 3 bids; 20% of awards had a single bid (761 awards say).
- Big firms (Big Four, Accenture, Capgemini, IBM and the strategy houses) win 10% of the awards.
- SMEs win 76% of the awards whose notice gives the winner size (536).
- Price weighs a median 30% in the award criteria; 20% decided on price alone (554 awards).
- Awards come in at a median 87% of the estimated value (209 awards).

## Who wins

1. EY: 36 awards (4%)
2. KPMG: 31 awards (3%)
3. Ipsos: 27 awards (3%)
4. Arup: 21 awards (2%)
5. Accenture: 16 awards (2%)
6. Deloitte: 15 awards (2%)
7. McCann FitzGerald LLP: 14 awards (1%)
8. Greenville Procurement Partners Ltd: 12 awards (1%)
9. AECOM: 12 awards (1%)
10. PwC: 11 awards (1%)

## Main buyers

- Health Service Executive (HSE): 33 awards
- Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage: 30 awards
- Department of Climate Energy and the Environment: 27 awards
- Bord Bia (Irish Food Board): 27 awards
- Commission for Regulation of Utilities: 26 awards
- Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail: 23 awards
- University of Galway (ID 1400): 23 awards
- Dublin City Council: 22 awards

## Open now (closing first)

- Call for Tender for the Provision of an Economic and system impact evaluation of Research Ireland Funding fFor Research Ireland · Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland · EUR 250 k · closes 2026-10-29 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/688128-2026
- Single-party Framework for the Provision of Website Design, Hosting and Support for New Website and Related Services · Charities Regulator · EUR 700 k · closes 2026-10-30 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/712676-2026
- Contract for Service to develop a nature restoration framework, ensuring complementarity with existing land use programmes, including the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) · Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage · EUR 55 k · closes 2026-11-02 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/676074-2026
- Green Capital Grant - Technical Assessments · IDA Ireland · EUR 700 k · closes 2026-11-02 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/676556-2026
- Request for Tender for the Provision of HR Support and Advisory Services to Clare Tourism Development DAC · Clare Tourism Development DAC · EUR 200 k · closes 2026-11-02 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/669257-2026
- Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála · EUR 1.0 M · closes 2026-11-04 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/687062-2026
- Research, Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement to Inform a Long-Term Strategic Roadmap for Ireland’s Food and Drink Industry · The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment · EUR 81 k · closes 2026-11-05 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/695796-2026
- Integrated Human Resource Information System (HRIS) REPUBLISHED · Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland · EUR 1.1 M · closes 2026-11-05 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/691020-2026
- Support and Maintenance of NTA Dedicated Standalone ServiceNow Instances · National Transport Authority_1149 · EUR 5.2 M · closes 2026-11-05 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/684805-2026
- The provision of research and policy support services to the Creative Ireland Programme in the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport · Department of Culture Communications Sport · EUR 720 k · closes 2026-11-05 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/678624-2026

## Coming up again in six months (rough dates)

- Request for Tender for the Provision of Competition Economics Consultancy Services · Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) · around 2026-12 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with Frontier Economics Ltd · EUR 525 k
- Market Research and Analysis to Evaluate the Impact of Policy Measures · Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland · around 2026-12 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants · EUR 318 k
- Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Environmental, Engineering, and related Technical Expertise to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) · Maritime Area Regulatory Authority · around 2027-01 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with APEM Limited · EUR 500 k
- CfT Programme Management Services for Culture Ireland · Department of Culture Communications Sport · around 2027-02 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with So Simpatico Productions Ltd · EUR 91 k
- Annual Total Cost of Development Study · Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage · around 2027-02 (estimated from the buyer's rhythm) · now with Mitchell McDermott Construction Consultants · EUR 128 k
- Evaluation of Mission Strategies for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála · around 2027-02 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with Bodhi Global Analysis · EUR 208 k
- Open Energy System Model of Ireland, Focusing on Electric Power with Multi-Energy Carrier Extensibility · Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland · around 2027-03 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with Energy Reform · EUR 648 k
- Construction Programmes Monitoring Services · SOLAS · around 2027-03 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with Tobar Segais Limited · EUR 488 k
- CfT to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the delivery of the Department of Social Protection Technical Platform Development · Department of Social Protection_349 · around 2027-03 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with EY · EUR 335.0 M
- Request for Tenders for the provision of an Independent Evaluation of the Small Schools Action Research Project · Department of Education and Youth · around 2027-03 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with EDU-Relate · EUR 125 k

## Coverage

TED covers awards above the EU thresholds; national registers (France DECP/BOAMP, Spain PLACSP, Germany, Netherlands) add some below them. Price, SME and contract-end details come mainly from TED eForms, so their counts are given with each figure.
Sources: TED 1604.