AC-2026-44 Organisational Skills Framework

Verified opportunity overview

The Arts Council is procuring AC-2026-44 Organisational Skills Framework. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.

Current status and key dates

The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 28 September 2026, 17:30 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

This is a contract for the service provision of a Talent and Skills (Architecture/ Job Levelling) Advisory firm to partner with the Arts Council to develop an Organisational Skills Framework for renewal program. The aim of this project is to design and develop an organisational skills framework. Once implemented, the program will prepare, develop, and upskill current and future talent to effectively deliver on the organisation’s strategic direction. The purpose of this program is to future proof the Arts Council’s workforce and organisation capability through strategic talent development. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The official procedure is Open. The submission deadline is 28 September 2026, 17:30 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as below threshold. The clarification deadline is 14 September 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 28 September 2026, 18:00 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are accepted. Tender validity is 180 days. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 92,400. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.

Amendments and status history

The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.

Supplier relevance

Relevant to suppliers with evidenced capability to deliver the AC-2026-44 Organisational Skills Framework scope for The Arts Council under official eTenders resource 8997574. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

EUR 92,400 is the official estimated value, not guaranteed expenditure, award value or supplier revenue. This procurement does not prove supplier appointment, contract award, delivery, implementation or realised benefits. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.

Official sources and verification history

Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8997574, checked on 22 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.