The Arts Council
Ireland · 4 open tenders · 164 documented awards
Current tenders
AC-2026-55 Provision of Financial Advisory Services - (Grant Applications)
Deadline 13 Oct ·
AC-2026-51 Provision of Film Advisor and Assessment Services
Deadline 26 Oct ·
AC-2026-51 Provision of Film Advisor and Assessment Services
300.000 €Deadline 26 Oct ·
DPS for Artform Support Services
15.000.000 €Deadline 1 Mar ·
Purchasing rhythm
Awards per year — who knows the rhythm prepares before the notice appears.
201819
201916
202025
202124
202222
202321
202440
202522
202638
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (163 procedures with a bid count); 28% ended with a single bidder. Country: median 5.1 bids.n = 163
- 29% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (167 awards since 2014, spread over 116 companies). 71% went to new names.n = 167 awards since 2014
- The award came in at a median 92% of the estimated value (11 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Country: 94%.n = 11
- 5% of awards went to companies from abroad (167 awards with a known winner country). National average: 9%.n = 167
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Expected next awards
From the rhythm of past awards per sector — an expectation, not an announcement. Hit rate so far: 25% of 9,975 closed expectation windows produced a notice.
- Oct 2026Culture & sport
about every 2 months · 83 awards · last Aug 2026 to Duroc Partners Ltd - Jan 2027Business services
about every 5 months · 26 awards · last Aug 2026 to Pascal Letellier t/a Pascal Consulting
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Culture Works Limited | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Adam O'Keeffe | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| Declan Hughes | 4 | 2018–2025 |
| Sinead Dowling | 3 | 2024 |
| Emer Mayock Arts Consultancy | 3 | 2016–2025 |
| bigO | 3 | 2015–2023 |
| Se�n O Sullivan Visual Arts Limited | 3 | 2018–2022 |
| Paul A. McNamara | 3 | 2020–2025 |
| Susan Boyle | 3 | 2020–2021 |
| Greengirl Ltd | 3 | 2017–2021 |
From 18.0M documented awards · regular winners know this buyer's requirements — that is your competition.