# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=creative-ireland-policy-research 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "The provision of research and policy support services to the Creative Ireland Programme in the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/c378f972-5a3f-489d-9d85-667e4d969f31/creative-ireland-research-policy-support-services" last-updated: 2026-10-13T17:09:16.570273+00:00 --- # The provision of research and policy support services to the Creative Ireland Programme in the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport Open public services procurement for research and policy support to the Creative Ireland Programme. The official detail page states an estimated value of EUR 719,550, no division into lots, a 36-month term and MEAT evaluation. 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