LCETB science-equipment framework

Verified opportunity overview

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board is establishing a four-year framework across six science-equipment categories, including immediate requirements for named schools. 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 14 August 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Supply science equipment across the six published categories and meet the immediate requirements identified for schools in Clare and Limerick. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

Six equipment-category lots; complete category schedules and award arrangements remain in the RFT. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Product compliance, quality, delivery, installation where applicable, warranty, training, pricing and tender-submission requirements remain in the documents. 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. Refer to the current official procurement workspace. Award criteria, response forms and mandatory declarations remain in the procurement pack.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 700,000. 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 laboratory and science-equipment distributors serving post-primary and further-education estates. 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 expenditure or supplier revenue. Lot awards, drawdown quantities, school schedules and exact specifications remain in the procurement 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=8573733, checked on 3 August 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.