The official procurement source and tender documents remain authoritative.

Official source

Original official titleINVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF MENTORING SERVICES FOR THE LOCAL ENTERPRISE OFFICE KILKENNY
Source languageEnglish
BuyerKilkenny County Council_1185
CountryIreland
IdentifierresourceId 8981898
ProcedureOpen
Deadline9 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin
ValueNot stated

Boundary

The official workspace states no estimated value, so no contract value, mentoring volume, expenditure or supplier revenue is inferred. No mentor appointment or business outcome is claimed.

Official source ↗

Verified opportunity overview

Kilkenny County Council is procuring Local Enterprise Office mentoring across four lots covering finance, operations and management, sales and marketing, and other sectoral needs. 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 9 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF MENTORING SERVICES FOR THE LOCAL ENTERPRISE OFFICE KILKENNY 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 4 named lots: Lot 1: Finance Award per Item: No; Lot 2: Operations and Management Award per Item: No; Lot 3: Sales, Marketing and Digital Marketing Award per Item: No; Lot 4: Other / Sectoral Award per Item: No. 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 9 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 18 September 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 9 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 not stated. 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 experienced business mentors and consultancies able to provide focused finance, operations, management, sales, marketing, digital and sector-specific support. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

The official workspace states no estimated value, so no contract value, mentoring volume, expenditure or supplier revenue is inferred. No mentor appointment or business outcome is claimed. 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=8981898, checked on 5 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.