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The provision of Creative Campaign Services for the Strategic Marketing of the Springboard+ Programme in 2027
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 20 November at 12:00 — 19 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is seeking comprehensive communications and PR services for the strategic marketing of the Springboard + programme in 2027. The contracted agency will work closely with the HEA’s Springboard+ team to devise and implement effective public relations, marketing, and communications strategies. This includes raising awareness of the Springboard + programme, ensuring its benefits and opportunities are effectively communicated to the target audience, and enhancing the programme’s overall visibility and impact in the education sector.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (46 awards, most recently September 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Ergo.n = 46
- The median procedure drew 3 bids (74 procedures with a bid count); 23% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 8 bids.n = 74
- 38% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (80 awards since 2016, spread over 45 companies). 62% went to new names.n = 80 awards since 2016
- 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (80 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 80
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Public Relations | 10 | 2016–2025 |
| Insight Statistical Consulting | 5 | 2016–2024 |
| Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants | 3 | 2019–2025 |
| O'Brien Governance Design | 2 | 2017–2018 |
| Donal O Buachalla and Co Limited | 2 | 2023–2024 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 44 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 22 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Business services, 525 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 8,134 recorded awards) — mostly from France, Germany, United Kingdom.
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