Estimated value excluding VAT; not an award amount.
Contract period
36 months starting in Q4 2026
Published
October 5, 2026
TED / Official Journal of the European Union
Overview
The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) seeks internal audit services for a three-year period starting in Q4 2026. The work will be based on risk assessments across NIBRT activities and overseen by its Audit and Risk Committee. The estimated value is EUR 225,000 excluding VAT. Electronic tenders in English are due by 6 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC+01:00 and must remain valid for 30 days.
Open services procurement for internal audit at NIBRT in Dublin. The audit plan is based on risk assessments across the organisation, requires Audit and Risk Committee approval, and is reviewed ahead of each calendar year. The contract is planned for 36 months, beginning in Q4 2026. The procedure estimate is EUR 225,000 excluding VAT.
Submit electronically in English by 6 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC+01:00. Tenders must remain valid for 30 days; electronic catalogues and multiple tenders are not allowed.
The internal audit plan is based on a risk assessment of all NIBRT activities, is subject to Audit and Risk Committee approval, and is reviewed before each calendar year.
The notice refers selection criteria to the procurement documents.
Lots
LOT-0001 ·Internal Audit Services
Tender details
Buyer
National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
688231-2026 - Competition
688231-2026
688231-2026 - Competition
Ireland – Auditing services – Internal Audit Services
OJ S 193/2026 06/10/2026
Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Services
1.
Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name
:
National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
Email
:
karl.kelly@nibrt.ie
Legal type of the buyer
:
Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority
:
Education
2.
Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title
:
Internal Audit Services
Description
:
Internal Audit Services for NIBRT for a 3-year period starting in Q4 2026, based on a risk assessment of all areas of NIBRT activity, to be approved by the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) which is a subcommittee of the NIBRT Board. The internal audit plan will be reviewed and updated in advance of each calendar year, with adjustments made as appropriate.
Procedure identifier
:
7b2e843a-b084-4fca-8430-d0d5def7fabb
Type of procedure
:
Open
The procedure is accelerated
:
no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Services
Main classification
(
cpv
):
79212000
Auditing services
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
79212200
Internal audit services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Dublin
(
IE061
)
Country
:
Ireland
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT
:
225 000,00
EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis
:
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion
:
European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
5.
Lot
5.1.
Lot
:
LOT-0001
Title
:
Internal Audit Services
Description
:
Internal Audit Services for NIBRT for a 3-year period starting in Q4 2026, based on a risk assessment of all areas of NIBRT activity, to be approved by the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) which is a subcommittee of the NIBRT Board. The internal audit plan will be reviewed and updated in advance of each calendar year, with adjustments made as appropriate.
Internal identifier
:
0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Services
Main classification
(
cpv
):
79212000
Auditing services
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
79212200
Internal audit services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Dublin
(
IE061
)
Country
:
Ireland
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration
:
36
Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT
:
225 000,00
EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation
:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
:
yes
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement
:
No strategic procurement
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria
:
Procurement Document
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available
:
English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available
:
English
Deadline for requesting additional information
:
23/10/2026
12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Address of the procurement documents
:
https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9210443
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission
:
Electronic submission
:
Required
Address for submission
:
https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9210443
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
:
English
Electronic catalogue
:
Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
:
Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders
:
06/11/2026
12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid
:
30
Days
Information about public opening
:
Opening date
:
09/11/2026
00:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Place
:
https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9210443
Terms of contract
:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes
:
No
Electronic invoicing
:
Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used
:
yes
Electronic payment will be used
:
yes
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement
:
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system
:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation
:
The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
:
National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
:
The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate
:
National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
Organisation processing tenders
:
National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
8.
Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name
:
National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT)
Registration number
:
413711
Postal address
:
Foster Avenue, Mount Merrion
Town
:
Dublin
Postcode
:
A94 X099
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Dublin
(
IE061
)
Country
:
Ireland
Email
:
karl.kelly@nibrt.ie
Telephone
:
012158100
Internet address
:
www.nibrt.ie
Buyer profile
:
www.nibrt.ie
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name
:
The High Court of Ireland
Registration number
:
The High Court of Ireland
Department
:
The High Court of Ireland
Postal address
:
Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town
:
Dublin
Postcode
:
D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Dublin
(
IE061
)
Country
:
Ireland
Email
:
HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Telephone
:
+353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name
:
European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number
:
002024901000
Department
:
European Dynamics S.A.
Town
:
Athens
Postcode
:
15125
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
(
EL301
)
Country
:
Greece
Email
:
eproc-esender@eurodyn.com
Telephone
:
+30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version
:
1ca6fe0e-9705-4cd0-9233-7f0c985ce283
-
01
Form type
:
Competition
Notice type
:
Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype
:
16
Notice dispatch date
:
02/10/2026
14:44:44 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available
:
English
Notice publication number
:
688231-2026
OJ S issue number
:
193/2026
Publication date
:
06/10/2026