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CL3432DPS - Dynamic Purchasing System for the Supply of Schoolbooks to the Education and Training Boards (ETBs)

Public buyer: Kerry Education and Training Board
Tralee
Place of performance: Tralee
Estimated value: €280,000 excl. VAT
Amount awarded: €280,000 excl. VAT
Planned end of contract: 25 May 2033
likely re-tender around November 2032
Bids received: 2
Procedure: Restricted procedure
You first submit an application; only shortlisted candidates are invited to bid.
Publication: 24 July 2026
Notice language: English

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Description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of Schoolbooks to Education and Training Boards (ETBs).The DPS is designed to assist the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) with the process of procuring Schoolbooks. It will seek to encourage volume discounts thereby providing reductions in administrative and transaction costs, for multi‐faith community national schools and post primary schools, further education colleges if applicable and schoolbook suppliers, across sustainable and environmentally friendly delivery solutions.

Awarded to

O'Mahony's Booksellers Ltd

CPV codes

European codes that classify what the contract is about. They are how we find the tenders for your trade.

22111000 22000000 22112000 22114000 48190000

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €70,000
Median: €100,000
A quarter above: €120,000

Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 61 contracts in the same CPV group (2211…), excluding framework agreements. Half of the contracts fall between the two quartiles. TED source: mostly contracts above the EU thresholds, so amounts tend to be high.

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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 513445-2026.