PMC 3963 – South Dublin County Council’s ‘Beyond County Hall Innovation Fund’ will support local private, public and/or community stakeholders to develop pilot smart projects to deliver innovative and scalable solutions to current and future challenges for citizens across any of the council’s service areas in Tallaght town centre.

This Pre Market Consultation (PMC) is to announce a market consultation exercise relating to the procurement of interested parties for SDCC’s ‘Beyond County Hall Innovation Fund’, which proposes initial funding of €250,000 for pilot new smart projects that respond to current and future challenges for citizens across any of the council’s service areas in Tallaght town centre.

As part of our support for smart city development, and embracing new and emerging technologies, and in seeking to establish a ‘smart’ district in Tallaght, this fund seeks to support stakeholders in utilising innovation and new technologies to develop new or better solutions that will improve local quality of life.

Successful projects which demonstrate the potential for both delivering meaningful, positive and scalable local community impact through the use of technology and/or innovation will receive initial funding to support pilot project development.

SDCC is open to exploring potential proposals across all local authority service areas and proposals may range from data-related initiatives to physical works.

This market consultation will provide the opportunity for SDCC as contracting authority to consult with interested parties on the scope and potential of the fund in advance of launching a formal call for proposals through public procurement.

This notice is not a call for competition. It is envisaged that the procurement competition will be launched in July 2026. Any information contained within the Pre Market Consultation (PMC) are indicative only and may be subject to change prior to the formal procurement process.

The success of this initiative will inform and shape the potential future development and resourcing of the “Beyond County Hall” fund for 2027 and beyond.

€250,000 funding for the ‘Beyond County Hall Innovation Fund’ was introduced in SDCC’s 2026 revenue budget. Formal proposals will be sought through public procurement for the application of this funding to support innovative smart projects that provide enhancements for citizens across any local authority service area. in Tallaght.

In seeking to develop a ‘smart’ district in Tallaght, this fund aims to support local private, public and community stakeholders to develop enhancements and new solutions for any SDCC services areas within the locality. Projects should be replicable and scalable, demonstrating potential for development beyond pilot.

Indicative potential focus areas and initiatives include, but are not limited to, those outlined below:
Community interactive art, community facilities, public information, health and wellbeing facilities or services; real-time data to improve urban living, public safety, and resource efficiency.
Mobility active travel, sustainable mobility, intelligent traffic control;
Technology artificial intelligence, augmented reality, digital infrastructure, networks, communication and mapping, smart buidlings, digital literacy, Internet of Things (IoT), Software as a Service (SaaS);
Green green buildings, and public realm, enhancements to waste management, cleansing and public realm maintenance.

The fund will be open to dynamic private, public, community and academic organisations or groups who are capable of developing smart solutions to contemporary challenges in Tallaght.

The purpose of this market consultation is to give the contracting authority the opportunity to consult with interested parties on various potential aspects of the proposed contract in advance of a formal procurement process. The initial consultation will be in the form of a written questionnaire to be completed by interested parties and this may or may not be followed by meetings with any or all interested parties at the sole discretion of SDCC.

The market consultation exercise is anticipated to result in procurement of operator(s) to participate in the fund through submission of detailed proposals demonstrating the nature, product, service or works to be supplied or delivered in a pilot project. The number of projects to be funded and the timeframes for project development and delivery will be determined after this consultation and will be confirmed in the procurement notice.

SDCC will conduct and manage the competition and intends to contract with the successful tenderer(s). It is currently anticipated that the competition will commence in July 2026 with the publication of an invitation to participate in the process via etenders. The date of publication set out in this notice is an estimated date only. This notice is not a call for competition.

Any documents contained within the Pre Market Consultation (PMC) are indicative only and may be subject to change prior to the formal release of the tender.

Parties interested in participating in this market consultation must register their interest by emailing the post-box facility on www.etenders.gov.ie and providing relevant details (including organisation name, address, email address, telephone number, key contact person, organisation overview).
Interested parties should complete the attached questionnaire and consent to future contact in relation to this consultation.