Macra Agricultural Skillnet: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Macra Agricultural Skillnet has published 14 tenders in Ireland.

Its buying spans 2 CPV divisions, most often education and training services.

Across 5 awarded contracts the median value is €180k.

Its published awards total €1.3m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from Macra Agricultural Skillnet's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 21 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 13 of their tenders.
They publish about 0.1 tenders a month, measured over 99 months of history.
Half of their 5 awarded contracts are worth €180k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in education and training services, agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products.
Their most frequent suppliers are University College Dublin (3), Agribusiness Education (2), Traction Marketing (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Part-Time Distanc...	University College Dublin	7 May 2026	€180k
CFT For DIY AI Training	Dovea Genetics	9 January 2024	€1
Delivery of a Diploma in Leadership for Agriculture and Food...	the Food Industry Training Unit	25 March 2023	€500k
Macra Agricultural Skillnet - provider for a Masters progr...	University College Dublin	12 March 2023	€456k
Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Part-Time Distanc...	University College Dublin_157454	-	€180k