Specialist Consultancy and Technical Advisory Services Framework

Verified opportunity overview

Respond Ireland is procuring Specialist Consultancy and Technical Advisory Services Framework. 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 19 October 2026, 16:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Framework for specialist consultancy and technical advisory services supporting Respond's housing development programme across Ireland. The Contracting Authority intends to establish a multi-disciplinary Framework for Specialist Consultancy Providers and Technical Advisory Services to support Respond Housing Association in the delivery of housing development projects throughout Ireland. The Framework will provide specialist consultancy services for both Traditional Design projects, where Respond acts as Developer/Employer, and Developer Led projects, where Respond has entered into a Development Agreement or similar arrangement with a third-party developer. The Framework will support Respond in the design, statutory approvals, procurement, monitoring, technical advisory and delivery of housing developments, including social, affordable and cost rental accommodation. 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: Lot 1 – Building Surveying Award per Item: Yes Award per Item: No; Lot 2: Lot 2 – Fire Safety Consulting Award per Item: Yes Award per Item: No; Lot 3: Lot 3 – Land Surveying Award per Item: Yes Award per Item: No; Lot 4: Lot 4 – Health and Safety Consulting Award per Item: Yes 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 Restricted. The submission deadline is 19 October 2026, 16:00 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 5 October 2026, 16:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 20 October 2026, 00:00 Europe/Dublin. The workspace does not require an online expression of interest. 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 250,000,000. 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

Relevant to suppliers with evidenced capability to deliver the Specialist Consultancy and Technical Advisory Services Framework scope for Respond Ireland under official eTenders resource 9125055. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

EUR 250,000,000 is the official estimated value, not guaranteed expenditure, award value or supplier revenue. This procurement does not prove supplier appointment, contract award, delivery, implementation or realised benefits. 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=9125055, checked on 28 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.