Provision of Data Analysis, Governance and Visualisation – Limerick City and County Council

Dashboard development and support using Qlik Sense (and Power BI for Dynamics 365/Dataverse as required), including maintenance/enhancements, collaborative delivery with Council staff, and reusable templates/components tailored to local government. Data integration and APIs: combining internal/external datasets with real time or near real time IoT sensor data (e.g., Smart Micro microradar, air quality, noise, water and gully sensors) via robust API connectivity, with future capability for unstructured data analytics. Governance and open data: proportionate data governance, cataloguing and metadata management (supporting future AI/ML), data provenance and data quality improvements, responsible data sharing frameworks, and support for publication via the Council’s CKAN platform together with an open data strategy. Capacity and strategy: a mentoring led programme of knowledge transfer, targeted training, on the job learning and documentation to build self sufficiency; and strategic advisory services to deliver a data utilisation roadmap, prioritise high impact work, leverage existing data assets, plan for future data needs and service delivery, provide insights for councillors and citizens, integrate generative AI and other emerging technologies, and guide implementation of innovative data solutions that enhance efficiency and position the Council at the forefront of data driven local government The framework agreement will enable the Contracting Authority to commission services as required over time. The volume and value of services procured will be subject to evolving organisational priorities, available funding, and strategic direction. Tenderers should note that inclusion in the framework does not guarantee any minimum level of expenditure