Request for The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy in 2026
Details
- Value
- 90,000
- Topic
- Advertising and marketing services
- Published
- 15 April 2026
- Source
- ie:e_tenders
Tender description
The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is seeking comprehensive communications and PR services for the strategic marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy programme in 2026. The contracted agency will work closely with the HEA’s MicroCreds team to devise and implement effective public relations, marketing, and communications strategies. This includes raising awareness of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy programme, ensuring the benefits and opportunities of learning through micro-credentials are effectively communicated to the target audience, and enhancing the overall visibility and impact of micro-credentials in the education sector.
Timeline
- Completed: Award published15 April 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date15 April 2026
About the buyer
The Higher Education Authority is Ireland's statutory body for higher education, funding and regulating universities and technological universities. A dedicated procurement officer maintains its contracts register and oversees compliance. Most competitions run through Office of Government Procurement frameworks for common goods and services. Larger tenders are advertised nationally on eTenders with the biggest published in the EU's Official Journal. Sector frameworks such as HEAnet, HESS and Education Procurement Services cover IT and shared services. Purchase orders are raised through its financial management system, close to the point of need. Fellow public bodies can join its tenders too.
€29.5bn was the estimated value of contracts awarded across the Irish public sector in 2025.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Higher Education Authority's contract awards have been in business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79340000 · Advertising and marketing services
- 79341400 · Advertising campaign services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@higher-education-authority.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@higher-education-authority.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@higher-education-authority.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@higher-education-authority.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@higher-education-authority.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@higher-education-authority.gov |
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