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    HRB - Provision of a Grant Management System

    The Health Research Board

    HRB - Provision of a Grant Management System

    1. Competition notice published

      Oct 24, 1:53 PMOctober 24, 2025 1:53 PM

    2. Supplier selection

      Jan 29, 12:00 AMJanuary 29, 2026 12:00 AM

    3. Contract signed

      Apr 7, 12:00 AMApril 7, 2026 12:00 AM

    4. Result notice published

      Apr 8, 7:55 AMApril 8, 2026 7:55 AM

    Brief

    Ireland: Tenders/The Health Research Board/HRB - Provision of a Grant Management System

    Awarded

    The competition has ended and a winner has been selected.

    Brief

    IT- drift og vedlikehold

    The Health Research Board has entered into a framework agreement with Smartsimple Software Ireland Limited for the provision of cloud-based software system(s) and associated services to support the end-to-end management of grants. The services will be delivered in Ireland over a period of 10 years, with a maximum total contract value of 4,000,000 EUR. The award was based on a quality score of 75% and a cost score of 25%.

    Result

    Winner
    SmartSimple Software Ireland Limited
    Number of bids
    14
    Contract value
    Not stated
    Maximum framework agreement value
    Up to €4,000,000

    About the bid

      The Health Research Board (hereinafter referred to as the “HRB”) is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Health. The HRB’s mission is to support research that improves people's health, promotes evidence-informed care, and creates solutions to societal challenges. Our vison is ‘better health through excellent research, data and evidence.’ An overview of the HRB’s objectives and activities may be found in The HRB Strategy 2021-2025, (https://www.hrb.ie/strategy-2025/). The scope of this competition is the provision of cloud-based software system(s) and associated services to support the end-to-end management of grants. For further information, please refer to attached documents.

      Contact phone
      (01) 234 5000
      Contact email
      alynch@hrb.ie
      Address
      67-72 Lower Mount Street,, DO2 H638 Dublin

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    Award Criteria

    • Description

      Cost @ 25%

    • Description

      Quality @ 75%

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    Contracting authority
    The Health Research Board
    Title
    HRB - Provision of a Grant Management System
    Type
    ResultFramework agreementPrequalification
    Main code
    72260000Software-related services
    Supplemental codes
    72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support72200000Software programming and consultancy services72261000Software support services72263000Software implementation services72268000Software supply services
    Location
    Dublin
    Estimated value
    €4,000,000.00
    Duration
    10 years

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