# Public consulting market: Strategy & advisory, Ireland

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

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

## In figures

- Awards in 24 months: 598; open calls now: 25; framework agreements: 24% of awards.
- Award value: median EUR 150 k (half between EUR 58 k and EUR 340 k; 440 awards with a value).
- Competition: median 3 bids; 22% of awards had a single bid (471 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 (337).
- Price weighs a median 30% in the award criteria; 22% decided on price alone (353 awards).
- Awards come in at a median 86% of the estimated value (128 awards).

## Who wins

1. Ipsos: 27 awards (5%)
2. KPMG: 26 awards (4%)
3. EY: 18 awards (3%)
4. Arup: 16 awards (3%)
5. McCann FitzGerald LLP: 12 awards (2%)
6. AECOM: 11 awards (2%)
7. PwC: 10 awards (2%)
8. Forvis Mazars: 10 awards (2%)
9. Deloitte: 10 awards (2%)
10. Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants: 9 awards (2%)

## Main buyers

- Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage: 28 awards
- Bord Bia (Irish Food Board): 24 awards
- Commission for Regulation of Utilities: 24 awards
- Department of Climate Energy and the Environment: 21 awards
- University of Galway (ID 1400): 18 awards
- Department of the Environment Climate and Communications: 17 awards
- Commission for Communications Regulation: 16 awards
- Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority: 14 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 · Croí na nÓg · no value published · closes 2026-11-05 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/674429-2026
- 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 · Department of Education and Youth · EUR 80 k · closes 2026-11-05 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/648950-2026
- 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 · Department of Education and Youth · EUR 80 k · closes 2026-11-05 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/643570-2026
- TG4 - Business Consultancy Services · TG4 · EUR 375 k · closes 2026-11-06 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/695714-2026
- Internal Audit Services · National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) · EUR 225 k · closes 2026-11-06 · https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/688231-2026

## 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
- 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
- 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
- Legal Services to Horizons (Cope Foundation) · COPE Foundation · around 2027-04 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with O'Flynn Exhams · EUR 167 k
- The Provision of Environmental Consultancy Support · Commission for Regulation of Utilities · around 2027-04 (contract end stated in the notice) · now with RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd. · EUR 1.3 M

## 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 959.