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Department of Culture Communications Sport: public contracts and tenders

Department of Culture Communications Sport awarded 12 public contracts worth €7.4M where a value is stated since 2025-11-20; the administration and social security services contract held by So Simpatico Productions Ltd ends on 2027-06-11 (estimated: signed + duration). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .

Contract awards12
Awarded value (stated)€7.4M
Suppliers named6
Ending in 18 months3
Open calls now4
Calls for tender26
First award2025-11-20
Latest award2026-10-01

At a glance

Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 9 of 12 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Buyer

FieldValue
NameDepartment of Culture Communications Sport
CountryIreland
Buyer typeCentral government authority
CityKillarney
Websitegov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport
Procurement inbox[email protected]
SourcesEU TED

Top suppliers

SupplierRegistry numberWebsiteAwardsValue won alone
MCO Projects Limited3€948k
Ernst and Young_86592_(Main Account)2204039-6 PRH / YTJ (FI)ey.com1€5.0M
Fusio Ltdfusio.net1€500k
Forvis Mazars_11843mazars.ie1€215k
So Simpatico Productions Ltdso-simpatico.com1€91,490
Wovewove.co1€455k

Suppliers named on Department of Culture Communications Sport's award notices; registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.

Contracts ending in the next 18 months

EndsContractCurrent holderValueEnd date basis
2027-06-11CfT Programme Management Services for Culture IrelandSo Simpatico Productions Ltd€91,490estimated: signed + duration
2028-01-26Request for Tenders for the provision of research and policy support services to the Creative Ireland Program…MCO Projects Limited€660kestimated: signed + duration
2028-01-30Training and development services for the delivery of the Creative Climate Action Fund III (2026-2029) to the…€200kestimated: signed + duration

End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).

Award notices of Department of Culture Communications Sport whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 3 contracts; a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.

Open calls for tender

Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-28 or later (not awarded yet).

Spend by sector (CPV divisions)

SectorCPVAwardsAwarded value
Research and development733€924k
Business services792€694k
Postal and telecom services641€5.0M
IT services721€500k
Administration and social security services751€91,490

Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.

Recent awards

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Sources: EU TED, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.

Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 4,131,157 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-28.

Questions

How many public contracts has Department of Culture Communications Sport awarded?

Department of Culture Communications Sport published 12 contract award notices between 2025-11-20 and 2026-10-01; the 9 that state a value add up to €7.4M (official notices, as of 2026-10-28).

Who are Department of Culture Communications Sport's biggest suppliers?

By contract awards: MCO Projects Limited (3), Ernst and Young_86592_(Main Account) (1) and Fusio Ltd (1) (as of 2026-10-28). Winners that could be a private person are not named.

Which Department of Culture Communications Sport contracts end soon?

3 contracts awarded by Department of Culture Communications Sport end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the administration and social security services contract held by So Simpatico Productions Ltd, ending on 2027-06-11 (estimated: signed + duration) (as of 2026-10-28).

Does Department of Culture Communications Sport have open tenders now?

Yes: 4 calls for tender from Department of Culture Communications Sport are open today (deadline 2026-10-28 or later) (as of 2026-10-28).

What does Department of Culture Communications Sport buy?

Most of Department of Culture Communications Sport's awards are in Research and development (CPV 73) (3), Business services (CPV 79) (2) and Postal and telecom services (CPV 64) (1) (as of 2026-10-28).

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Department of Culture Communications Sport tenders and contracts: 12 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/department-of-culture-communications-sport-ie/, data as of 2026-10-28.