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Department of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science

Department of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science has published 13 contract awards on eTenders and TED, naming 11 distinct suppliers. The supplier named most often is Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants Limited, on 3 awards with no other supplier. The latest award is dated 29 September 2026.

Name in source
Department of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science
Distinct suppliers
11
13
Awards
13 awards with a single named supplier
€3,921,100
Sole-supplier value
0
Shared awards

Buyer profile

Calculated from published award records; nothing is estimated.

Department of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science published 13 contract awards in these records between 2023 and 2026.

4 published contract terms end in the 12 months from 12 October 2026.

What they buy

Awarded value by spend category: €1.5M in one-off contracts across 7 awards with a category recorded.

  1. ICT and office equipment€750K · 49%3 awards · 43% of awards
  2. Managed Services€400K · 26%2 awards · 29% of awards
  3. Professional Services€200K · 13%1 award · 14% of awards
  4. Travel and HR Services€196K · 13%1 award · 14% of awards

Services 100%

Categories are recorded by eTenders. 5 awards have none and are not counted. Values are awarded values, not money paid, and leave out framework agreements, which publish a ceiling rather than a contract value.

How they buy

How each award was competed.

  • Call-off from a framework 42%
  • One-off tender 33%
  • Dynamic purchasing system 25%
Procurement figures for this buyer
MeasureThis buyer
Awards including an SMEAwards where at least one winner is recorded as an SME · 1191%
Notices cancelledNotices cancelled before any award, of all notices · 190%

Who wins

Distinct suppliers
11
Won by the top five
54%
of 13 awards to a single supplier
New in the last year
5
suppliers with their first award here
Largest supplier
36%
of one-off contract value: STORM TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (€1.4M)
Typical contract
€187.5K
median of 13 one-off awards with a value
All 11 suppliers

One-off contracts with a single supplier total €3,921,100 in awarded value; the largest single award is 36% of that. Awarded value is not money paid.

Contract terms ending in the next 12 months

4 awards whose published duration ends between 12 Oct 2026 and a year later.

  • PAS122F-02-11-PROJ000010334 Mapping of Skills Ecosystem using a Systems Thinking-Based Approach for DFHERISRedQuadrant Ltd.
    €120K
  • PBF123F-04-003_PROJ000008941_SRFT for Audit Services for the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS)Sumer Accountants NI Ltd
    €160K
  • Public Service Apprenticeship AdvisorRory Byrne Education Training
    €200K
  • PBF123F-04-037 PROJ000009687 SRFT for Audit Services for Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and ScienceCrowe
    €187.5K

End dates add the published duration to the award date. Contracts can be extended, ended early or renewed without a new notice, so this is a guide to when work may come back to market, not a schedule.

Suppliers that appear in other public records

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These suppliers are CRO companies that won at least one award from this buyer and also appear in the Register of Lobbying or a Register of Members’ Interests. Appearing in both does not mean an award was influenced. Open each company to see the records and how they were matched.

Sources: the OGP / eTenders open data file, published 7 Aug 2026, and TED contract award notices. Categories, bids, SME and timing figures come from eTenders only. About the sources

Value awarded by year

One-off contracts with a sole supplier; frameworks left out

  1. €160K2023
  2. €347K2024
  3. €948.1K2025
  4. €2.5M2026

Awards by year

sole supplier shared

  1. 12023
  2. 32024
  3. 52025
  4. 42026

Latest awards

All 13 contracts