Official source
| Original official title | Consultancy Services to prepare a Strategic Assessment and Preliminary Business Case in relation to the provision of Irish-language based early-years (Naíonra) facilities in Dún Garbhán |
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| Source language | English |
| Buyer | Croí na nÓg Naíonra Garbháin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Identifier | resourceId 9178901 |
| Procedure | Open |
| Deadline | 5 November 2026, 13:00 Europe/Dublin |
| Value | EUR 1 |
Boundary
Published estimated value EUR 1; it is an estimate, not an award value, guaranteed spend or supplier revenue.
Verified opportunity overview
Croí na nÓg seeks consultancy for a strategic assessment and preliminary business case for Irish-language early-years and pre/post-school facilities in Dún Garbhán. 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 5 November 2026, 13:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.
Scope and deliverables
Naíonra Garbháin was established in 1981 as an early-immersion Irish-language based educational setting for pre-school children in Dún Garbhán and the surrounding areas. Dún Garbhán is a Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta (Gaeltacht Service Town). Naíonra Garbháin provides education and childcare services for people from the Gaeltacht who do not have access to housing in An Rinn or An Sean Phobal and who live in the surrounding area. Naíonra Garbháin is managed by a voluntary committee known as Croí na nÓg. As it is located immediately adjacent to the Irish-language based primary school, Scoil Gharbháin, progression from the Naíonra to the primary school is seamless and therefore the Naíonra is an important foundation and integral part of life on the Scoil Gharbháin campus. As the population of the town of Dún Garbháin, and in particular the area adjacent to the Naíonra, continues to grow, Croí na nÓg wishes to ensure that the facilities provided in the town of Dún Garbháin are sufficient to cater for the demand for Irish-language based education for pre-school children in the town. It also wishes to ensure that suitable facilities are available to cater for the demand for Irish-language based pre- and post-school services in the area. The latter is particularly important as a significant number of parents of primary school travel into Dún Garbháin on a daily basis for employment and are likely to avail of such services if they were available. Croí na nÓg have recently purchased lands immediately adjoining the Department of Education and Skills lands upon which Scoil Gharbháin is constructed and wish to ensure that the lands are utilised in the most efficient manner possible to meet the Irish-language based early education and pre/post school service demands of the area. Croí na nÓg wish to appoint a consultant to undertake a Strategic Assessment and Preliminary Business Case as envisaged in the Infrastructure Guidelines and the tender documents to improve the range of early-years educational and pre/post school services in the area. 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 5 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 22 October 2026, 13:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 5 November 2026, 13:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are not 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 1. 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
Strategic planning, business-case, education and community-facilities consultancies. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.
Procurement data limitations and missing details
Published estimated value EUR 1; 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=9178901, checked on 2 October 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.