2026/028 Establishment of a Single Party Framework for a Digital Platform for Startup Ireland National Accelerator, New Frontiers and Irish Business Innovation Centre Programmes
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- Deadline: 12 October at 11:00 — 33 days left.
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- Offer and evidence in: ENG.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 24% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (291 awards since 2018, spread over 169 companies). That is well below the national norm (39%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 291 awards since 2018
- 21% of awards went to companies from abroad (291 awards with a known winner country). National average: 9%.n = 291
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (233 procedures with a bid count); 12% ended with a single bidder. Country: median 4.4 bids.n = 233
- The award came in at a median 100% of the estimated value (15 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Country: 99%.n = 15
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 09/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland, 4,392 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 74,298 recorded awards) — mostly from France, United Kingdom, Germany.
What the buyer is looking for
Enterprise Ireland wishes to establish a Single Party Framework for a Digital Platform for Startup Ireland National Accelerator, New Frontiers and Irish Business Innovation Centre Programmes. Startup Ireland is a central initiative, established to enhance alignment and collaboration across the national start-up ecosystem. It is a national government initiative led by Enterprise Ireland under the Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity, to strengthen Ireland’s capacity to create, grow, and scale indigenous businesses. Startup Ireland leads on the design, implementation, coordination and delivery of the new National Accelerator Programme with a core objective to support the creation of 1,000 new start-up businesses by 2029, alongside a wider ambition to support entrepreneurial activity nationally and regionally. A full list of requirements is outlined in the tender documents.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in ENG.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Frontline Consultants | 9 | 2018–2023 |
| EDelia Coaching Limited | 4 | 2020–2026 |
| IBISWorld Limited | 4 | 2023–2024 |
| Ernst and Young | 4 | 2020–2026 |
| GRANT THORNTON | 4 | 2018–2020 |