{
 "title": "Public consulting market: Strategy & advisory, Ireland",
 "scope": {
  "country": "IRL",
  "country_name": "Ireland",
  "kind": "strategy"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-29",
 "window": "awards of the last 24 months; open calls on the update day",
 "counts": {
  "projects": 959,
  "awards_24_months": 598,
  "open_calls_now": 25,
  "framework_agreements_pct_of_awards": 24
 },
 "award_value_eur": {
  "median": 150000,
  "p25": 57600,
  "p75": 340000,
  "awards_with_value": 440,
  "note": "frameworks (their value is a ceiling) and awards above EUR 150 M left out"
 },
 "competition": {
  "median_bids": 3,
  "single_bid_pct": 22,
  "awards_with_bid_counts": 471
 },
 "winners": {
  "top": [
   {
    "firm": "Ipsos",
    "awards": 27,
    "share_pct": 5
   },
   {
    "firm": "KPMG",
    "awards": 26,
    "share_pct": 4
   },
   {
    "firm": "EY",
    "awards": 18,
    "share_pct": 3
   },
   {
    "firm": "Arup",
    "awards": 16,
    "share_pct": 3
   },
   {
    "firm": "McCann FitzGerald LLP",
    "awards": 12,
    "share_pct": 2
   },
   {
    "firm": "AECOM",
    "awards": 11,
    "share_pct": 2
   },
   {
    "firm": "PwC",
    "awards": 10,
    "share_pct": 2
   },
   {
    "firm": "Forvis Mazars",
    "awards": 10,
    "share_pct": 2
   },
   {
    "firm": "Deloitte",
    "awards": 10,
    "share_pct": 2
   },
   {
    "firm": "Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants",
    "awards": 9,
    "share_pct": 2
   }
  ],
  "big_firms_share_pct": 10,
  "big_firms": "Big Four, Accenture, Capgemini, IBM and the strategy houses",
  "note": "an award can have several winners (consortia, lots)"
 },
 "sme_winner_pct": {
  "value": 76,
  "awards_with_winner_size": 337
 },
 "price": {
  "median_price_weight_pct": 30,
  "price_only_pct": 22,
  "awards_with_criteria": 353,
  "median_award_vs_estimate_pct": 86,
  "awards_with_estimate": 128
 },
 "top_buyers": [
  {
   "buyer": "Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage",
   "awards": 28
  },
  {
   "buyer": "Bord Bia (Irish Food Board)",
   "awards": 24
  },
  {
   "buyer": "Commission for Regulation of Utilities",
   "awards": 24
  },
  {
   "buyer": "Department of Climate Energy and the Environment",
   "awards": 21
  },
  {
   "buyer": "University of Galway (ID 1400)",
   "awards": 18
  },
  {
   "buyer": "Department of the Environment Climate and Communications",
   "awards": 17
  },
  {
   "buyer": "Commission for Communications Regulation",
   "awards": 16
  },
  {
   "buyer": "Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority",
   "awards": 14
  }
 ],
 "open_calls": [
  {
   "title": "Call for Tender for the Provision of an Economic and system impact evaluation of Research Ireland Funding fFor Research Ireland",
   "buyer": "Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": 250000,
   "closes": "2026-10-29",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/688128-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Contract for Service to develop a nature restoration framework, ensuring complementarity with existing land use programmes, including the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)",
   "buyer": "Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": 55000,
   "closes": "2026-11-02",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/676074-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Green Capital Grant - Technical Assessments",
   "buyer": "IDA Ireland",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": 700000,
   "closes": "2026-11-02",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/676556-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Research, Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement to Inform a Long-Term Strategic Roadmap for Ireland’s Food and Drink Industry",
   "buyer": "The Department of Enterprise Tourism and Employment",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": 81301,
   "closes": "2026-11-05",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/695796-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "The provision of research and policy support services to the Creative Ireland Programme in the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport",
   "buyer": "Department of Culture Communications Sport",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": 719550,
   "closes": "2026-11-05",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/678624-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Consultancy Services to prepare a Strategic Assessment and Preliminary Business Case in relation to the provision of Irish-language based early-years (Naíonra) facilities in Dún Gar",
   "buyer": "Croí na nÓg",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": null,
   "closes": "2026-11-05",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/674429-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Request for Tender for the provision of a rapid evidence review in relation to confidence in maths among children and young people in Ireland with a particular focus on girls and young women",
   "buyer": "Department of Education and Youth",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": 80000,
   "closes": "2026-11-05",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/648950-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Rapid Evidence Assessment in relation to reading for pleasure among children and young people in Ireland with a particular focus on boys and young men",
   "buyer": "Department of Education and Youth",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": 80000,
   "closes": "2026-11-05",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/643570-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "TG4 - Business Consultancy Services",
   "buyer": "TG4",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": 375000,
   "closes": "2026-11-06",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/695714-2026"
  },
  {
   "title": "Internal Audit Services",
   "buyer": "National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)",
   "country": "IRL",
   "value_eur": 225000,
   "closes": "2026-11-06",
   "notice": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/688231-2026"
  }
 ],
 "coming_up_6_months": [
  {
   "title": "Request for Tender for the Provision of Competition Economics Consultancy Services",
   "buyer": "Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)",
   "expected": "2026-12-04",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "Frontier Economics Ltd",
   "value_eur": 525000
  },
  {
   "title": "Market Research and Analysis to Evaluate the Impact of Policy Measures",
   "buyer": "Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland",
   "expected": "2026-12-24",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants",
   "value_eur": 317700
  },
  {
   "title": "Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Environmental, Engineering, and related Technical Expertise to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA)",
   "buyer": "Maritime Area Regulatory Authority",
   "expected": "2027-01-26",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "APEM Limited",
   "value_eur": 499600
  },
  {
   "title": "Annual Total Cost of Development Study",
   "buyer": "Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage",
   "expected": "2027-02-16",
   "basis": "estimated from the buyer's rhythm",
   "current_holder": "Mitchell McDermott Construction Consultants",
   "value_eur": 127730
  },
  {
   "title": "Evaluation of Mission Strategies for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade",
   "buyer": "Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála",
   "expected": "2027-02-27",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "Bodhi Global Analysis",
   "value_eur": 208000
  },
  {
   "title": "Open Energy System Model of Ireland, Focusing on Electric Power with Multi-Energy Carrier Extensibility",
   "buyer": "Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland",
   "expected": "2027-03-06",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "Energy Reform",
   "value_eur": 648500
  },
  {
   "title": "Construction Programmes Monitoring Services",
   "buyer": "SOLAS",
   "expected": "2027-03-09",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "Tobar Segais Limited",
   "value_eur": 487805
  },
  {
   "title": "Request for Tenders for the provision of an Independent Evaluation of the Small Schools Action Research Project",
   "buyer": "Department of Education and Youth",
   "expected": "2027-03-31",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "EDU-Relate",
   "value_eur": 125000
  },
  {
   "title": "Legal Services to Horizons (Cope Foundation)",
   "buyer": "COPE Foundation",
   "expected": "2027-04-02",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "O'Flynn Exhams",
   "value_eur": 167400
  },
  {
   "title": "The Provision of Environmental Consultancy Support",
   "buyer": "Commission for Regulation of Utilities",
   "expected": "2027-04-07",
   "basis": "contract end stated in the notice",
   "current_holder": "RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd.",
   "value_eur": 1334160
  }
 ],
 "coverage": {
  "sources": {
   "TED": 959
  },
  "note": "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."
 },
 "market_page": "https://arquestra.dev/markets/en/irl-strategy",
 "cite": {
  "text": "Source: Arquestra Consulting Market Radar (arquestra.dev), Strategy & advisory, Ireland, data of 2026-10-29",
  "url": "https://arquestra.dev/assets/consulting?country=IRL&kinds=strategy&status=awarded&src=agent-card",
  "how": "Quote figures with this source and give the url: it opens the same view on the radar, where the user can search and narrow further."
 }
}