Award notice Services

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Media Strategy, Planning, and Buying Services to Public Sector Bodies in Ireland

Public buyer: Citizens Information Board
Dublin
Place of performance: Dublin
Estimated value: €6,800,000 excl. VAT
Amount awarded: €6,800,000 excl. VAT
Bids received: 5
Procedure: Restricted procedure
You first submit an application; only shortlisted candidates are invited to bid.
Publication: 31 August 2026
Notice language: English

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Description

The Contracting Authority invites requests to participate (“Applications”) from economic operators (“Applicants”) for appointment to a DPS for the provision of the services described in Appendix 1 to this RFATP (the “Services”). In summary, the Services shall comprise: a) Management of the media strategy and planning activities of DPS Clients, b) Purchase of media space and time on behalf of DPS Clients, and c) Associated activities as described in Appendix 1 of this document.

Awarded to

Spark Foundry

CPV codes

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

79341000 79340000 79341100 79341200 79341400

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €312,500
Median: €444,000
A quarter above: €750,000

Amounts awarded (excl. VAT) over the last 3 years for 10 contracts in the same CPV group (7934…), 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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Provision of a TUS Representative Office in Mexico and Central America Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUSMM) · 31 August 2026	Leticia Moreno Lopez	€160,000
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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 596749-2026.