Tenders/Multi Operator Framework for Project Managers with Design/Technical Consultants for Educational Accommodation

Multi Operator Framework for Project Managers with Design/Technical Consultants for Educational Accommodation

Department of Education and Youth

Published: Oct 2, 2026

Updated: Oct 2, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the education and training, architecture and engineering and governance and public administration sectors, with a focus on Project Management. Located in Ireland, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through eTenders - Ireland Public Procurement, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the education and training sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

The Project Management Services that are being procured under this competition are for the organising, overseeing and management, procurement and delivery of SEN refurbishing within existing school buildings and/or the provision of modular accommodation for SEN and/or mainstream classroom and ancillary space with associated site works. The services will include both the management and the delivery of the services. The successful Project Management Firm shall receive a brief from the Department of Education and Youth to refurbish existing spaces within a school for a new purpose or to deliver a new accommodation on the grounds of an existing school or a combination of both. The required Project Management service will comprise of three parts A, B and C. Part A will consist of the successful Project management firm and their Multi-Disciplinary Design Team (MDDT) visiting the school to assess the most economically advantageous location to the deliver the brief while identify the capacity of existing services identify risks and preparing an order of magnitude costing. Part B is only applicable to projects where the brief requires refurbishment of existing school spaces by contractors using the “Framework Agreement for Term Maintenance, Refurbishment and Upgrade Construction Works to Educational Facilities” (PW CF-11) which will be referred to as the “Refurbishing Framework” in the remainder of this document. As an Employer led design project the PM and their MDDT will develop the detailed design drawings and supervise the contractor during construction Part C will only be applicable to projects where the project brief requires additional accommodation to be delivered via the Departments of Education and Youth’s “Multi-Operator Framework Agreement for the Provision of MMC Pre-Manufactured Modular 3D Volumetric Educational Accommodation” (PW CF-02) Which will be referred to as the “Modular Framework” in the remainder of this document. As a design build contract the PM’s Multidisciplinary Design Team will become Technical Designers as they develop the preliminary brief design that the contractors will take to complete the detailed design and construct.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from eTenders - Ireland Public Procurement and was originally published on October 2, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Department of Education and Youth

Department of Education and Youth has issued 169 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 15 currently open and 122 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Education & Training, Architecture & Engineering Services, and Construction & Civil Works. All notices are published for Ireland. Notices are distributed via ireland_etenders_csv, eTenders - Ireland Public Procurement, and TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU). Most recent publication: October 2, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

How can I submit a bid?

Visit eTenders - Ireland Public Procurement to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions provided by the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Department of Education and Youth in Ireland. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Consulting contract in the Education & Training sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in Ireland. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.