# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=temporary-agency-services 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: "Temporary agency resources for the Health Research Board" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/ab5601e7-7bb2-4da3-a008-a61ab18d1a84/health-research-board-temporary-agency-resources" last-updated: 2026-10-16T08:15:42.922605+00:00 --- # Temporary agency resources for the Health Research Board The Health Research Board (HRB), a statutory agency under Ireland’s Department of Health, seeks temporary agency workers to meet temporary resource requirements through a framework agreement. The current eTenders workspace lists an open services procedure, one lot and a four-year term including options and renewals. It gives an estimated value of EUR 5,000,000, with VAT treatment unstated, and names Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) as the evaluation mechanism. Tender receipt is listed for 9 November 2026 at 10:00; the workspace does not state a timezone, while the available notice information separately gives 10:00 UTC. Detailed service scope is referred to Section 3 of the RFT, which was not accessed. - Status: open - Country: IE - Buyer: The Health Research Board - Submission deadline: 2026-11-09 (date) - Original notice: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9164256 - Source checked: 2026-10-16T08:14:15.485273Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "ab5601e7-7bb2-4da3-a008-a61ab18d1a84", "revision": 2, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-16T08:15:42.922605+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-16T08:14:15.485273Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/ab5601e7-7bb2-4da3-a008-a61ab18d1a84/health-research-board-temporary-agency-resources", "locale": "en", "title": "Temporary agency resources for the Health Research Board", "summary": "The Health Research Board (HRB), a statutory agency under Ireland’s Department of Health, seeks temporary agency workers to meet temporary resource requirements through a framework agreement. 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