The official procurement source and tender documents remain authoritative.

Official source

Original official titleMC/2026/03 Creative Strategy and Communication Services
Source languageEnglish
BuyerFáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
CountryIreland
IdentifierresourceId 9079097
ProcedureRestricted
Deadline15 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin
ValueEUR 15,000,000

Boundary

Published estimated value EUR 15,000,000.

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Verified opportunity overview

Fáilte Ireland seeks creative strategy and communication services through a restricted procedure. 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 15 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Creative Strategy and Communication Services 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 Restricted. The submission deadline is 15 October 2026, 12:00 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 28 September 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 15 October 2026, 12:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are not accepted. Tender validity is 12 months. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 15,000,000. 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

Creative, brand strategy, advertising and communications agencies. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

Published estimated value EUR 15,000,000. 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=9079097, checked on 29 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.