Cork Local Enterprise Office training services framework

Verified opportunity overview

Cork County Council seeks a multi-party framework across 13 lots for Local Enterprise Office training services. 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 2 November 2026, 13:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Multi-Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Training Services for Cork County Council on behalf of the Local Enterprise Office Cork North and West and Cork South. Full outline of the training courses are within the tender documentation. 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 13 named lots: Lot 1: Start Your Own Business; Lot 2: Business Management and Owner Management Development Programmes; Lot 3: Finance for SMEs; Lot 4: Sales and Marketing; Lot 5: Social Media and Digital Marketing; Lot 6: AI For Business; Lot 7: Food and Drink Sector; Lot 8: Design Craft Creative Sectors; Lot 9: Web Development; Lot 10: IP Legal Services including Patents Trademark; Lot 11: Exporting Brexit Supply Chain and Logistics; Lot 12: Green Business; Lot 13: Retail Sector Tourism Business. Tenderers may bid for a maximum of 5 lots. Lot structure is reported only to the extent explicitly stated by the official source.

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 2 November 2026, 13:00 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 above threshold. The clarification deadline is 23 October 2026, 13:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 2 November 2026, 13:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are accepted. Tender validity is 180 days. A tenderer may bid for at most 5 lots. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 2,000,000. 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

Business-training, enterprise-development, coaching and professional-learning providers. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

Published estimated value EUR 2,000,000; it is an estimate, not an award value, guaranteed spend or supplier revenue. 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=9182991, checked on 2 October 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.