Shared Island audiovisual talent and content programme

Verified opportunity overview

Coimisiún na Meán is procuring design, management and delivery of a structured audiovisual talent- and content-development programme across the island of Ireland. 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, 15:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

The Commission is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified service provider for the design, management and delivery of a Shared Island Media Fund Talent Development and Content Development Initiative for Audiovisual Content. The successful Tenderer will be required to design, manage and deliver a structured programme of talent development and content development activities that strengthen professional capability within the audiovisual sector, facilitate collaboration between practitioners across the island of Ireland and support the development of high-quality audiovisual projects aligned with the objectives of the Shared Island Media Fund. The services to be provided include, but are not limited to: • designing and delivering a structured programme of workshops, masterclasses, mentoring, networking events and audiovisual content development activities; • developing and implementing a fair, open and transparent recruitment and selection process for programme participants; • facilitating collaboration between audiovisual practitioners from across the island of Ireland, including participants from different jurisdictions, backgrounds and communities; • providing experienced facilitators, mentors and industry specialists to support participant learning and project development; • supporting participants in the development of audiovisual projects that demonstrate potential to progress to production and reflect the objectives of the Shared Island Media Fund; • managing all aspects of programme delivery, stakeholder engagement, administration and communications; • monitoring programme delivery and performance against agreed milestones; and • providing progress reports, financial reporting and a final programme evaluation report in accordance with the requirements set out in Appendix 1 – Specification of 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 Open. The submission deadline is 9 October 2026, 15:00 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 below threshold. The clarification deadline is 28 September 2026, 15:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 9 October 2026, 15:30 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 199,999. 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 audiovisual training and development providers able to deliver workshops, mentoring, networking, transparent recruitment, stakeholder engagement and programme reporting. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

EUR 199,999 is the official estimate and not guaranteed expenditure or supplier revenue. The opportunity does not prove provider appointment, participant selection, project production or realised sector outcomes. 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=8995612, checked on 5 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.