The official procurement source and tender documents remain authoritative.

Official source

Original official titleContinued Support and Development of the Skillnet MMC Accelerate Online Platform
Source languageEnglish
BuyerConstruction IT Alliance on behalf of CITA Skillnet
CountryIreland
IdentifierresourceId 8651685 · TED 492092-2026
ProcedureOpen procedure
Deadline21 August 2026, 12:15 Europe/Dublin
ValueEUR 300,000

Boundary

The estimate is not guaranteed spend, no award has been made and service levels, backlog priorities, hosting, integrations and acceptance requirements remain in the documents.

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Verified opportunity overview

CITA Skillnet is procuring managed support and development for the existing live MMC Accelerate online platform rather than a greenfield replacement. 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 21 August 2026, 12:15 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Assume responsibility for the existing operational MMC Accelerate solution and deliver the managed services and development work in the RFT. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

The official workspace states that the contract is not divided into lots. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Application support, development, database, hosting, security, accessibility, service management, staffing and transition requirements remain in the tender pack. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The procedure is Open procedure. 8 August 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin. Award criteria, response forms and mandatory declarations remain in the procurement pack.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 300,000. 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 software-development and managed-service providers able to take over and evolve a live public-facing platform. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

The estimate is not guaranteed spend, no award has been made and service levels, backlog priorities, hosting, integrations and acceptance requirements remain in the documents. 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 workspace at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8651685, checked on 1 August 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.