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Terms of use

Last updated 17 July 2026

e-tender.ie is operated by eConcept Web Solutions Ltd (“the operator”, “we”). By creating an account, publishing a tender or submitting a bid you agree to these terms. If you are acting for a community group, club or company, you confirm you have authority to bind it.

1. What the platform is

e-tender.ie lets a tenderer describe works once, put them in front of contractors, receive comparable bids, and record the outcome. The platform stops at award: once a bid is awarded, further contact, contracting and the works themselves continue directly between the parties, outside the platform.

e-tender.ie is a neutral host. We are not a party to any contract formed between a tenderer and a bidder, we do not select contractors, we do not act as agent for either side, and we make no representation about any user, tender or bid.

2. What the platform is not

  • It is not for above-threshold public procurement. Public bodies with spending above EU or national thresholds must use the Government’s eTenders platform. Each tenderer is responsible for its own procurement obligations, including deciding whether this platform is appropriate for a given purchase.
  • It is not a credential-checking service. We do not verify insurance, tax clearance, registrations (such as Safe Electric, RECI or NSAI), qualifications, references or competence. Checking that a bidder meets the requirements set on a tender is the tenderer’s responsibility, before award.
  • It is not affiliated with eTenders (etenders.gov.ie), the Office of Government Procurement, or any State body.

3. Accounts

You must give accurate information when registering, keep your sign-in details secure, and tell us promptly if you believe your account has been compromised. Submitting a bid requires a business profile; the business name and details you provide appear alongside your bids and must be accurate.

4. Tenderers

  • You are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of your tender.
  • You control your tender: you may edit, extend or shorten deadlines, unpublish, cancel or award at your discretion. Material changes are logged and disclosed to bidders, and bids made before a change are flagged in your comparison.
  • Bids are not sealed. You can see prices as they arrive, and bidders are told this on every tender. Do not share one bidder’s price or bid content with another bidder while the tender is open.
  • Answers you give to bidder queries are published to all bidders on the tender.
  • Awarding a bid on the platform is a record of your decision, not a contract. Any contract is formed directly between you and the bidder afterwards.

5. Bidders

  • Your bid must be genuine, priced with an explicit VAT basis, and made with authority to carry out the works if awarded.
  • You may edit or withdraw a bid up to the tender deadline. Edits keep their history.
  • Your bid is visible to the tenderer and their named collaborators only, never to other bidders. The tenderer sees prices as they arrive.
  • The identity behind a query you ask is shown to the tenderer but not to other bidders. The question and answer are published to all bidders.

6. Acceptable use

Do not post content that is unlawful, misleading, defamatory or infringes anyone’s rights; do not misuse the platform to harvest data, spam users or interfere with its operation. We may unpublish or cancel a tender, remove content, or suspend or close an account where we reasonably believe these terms are being broken. Where we act on a live tender, engaged bidders are notified.

7. Fees

The platform is currently free to post tenders and free to bid. We may introduce fees for some features in future; if we do, they will be stated clearly before you incur them, and any per-tender access fee paid by a contractor will not be refundable if the tenderer later amends, cancels, withdraws or does not award the tender.

8. Records and analysis

Every material action on a tender — publishing, deadline changes, bids and edits, queries and answers, tags and awards — is recorded in an audit log kept with the tender. Tenders and bids are retained after completion for record-keeping, as set out in the privacy notice. We analyse platform activity, including price data, on an aggregated and non-identifiable basis, for example category demand and typical price ranges by county. Nothing we publish from this analysis identifies a tender, a tenderer or a bidder.

9. Liability

The platform is provided as is and as available. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for the conduct of any tenderer or bidder, the accuracy of any tender or bid, the outcome of any tender process, any works carried out, or any indirect or consequential loss arising from use of the platform. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under Irish law.

10. Changes

We may update these terms. Material changes will be notified on the platform or by email, and continued use after the change takes effect constitutes acceptance.

11. Law and contact

These terms are governed by the law of Ireland, and the Irish courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Questions about these terms: support@e-tender.ie.