Event Management Services for Showcase Ireland Trade Fair

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The Contracting Authority wishes to award a contract for management services for the trade fair, known as Showcase Ireland, which the Contracting Authority intends to hold on a yearly basis and which has been held at the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin for the past number of years. The years involved in this agreement include 2026,2027,2028. The 3 day trade event has traditionally run in January of each year. Showcase - Ireland's Creative Expo is licensed by Design and Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) and delivered by Showcase Case Design and Crafts Fair CLG, a subsidiary of DCCI. DCCI and Showcase work closely with Enterprise Ireland to promote the show internationally to existing and new potential buyers. The Local Enterprise Offices nationwide take a substantial area of the show to present new talent from around Ireland. 2024 was the 49th year of Showcase with trade buyers from over 2500 retail businesses from 26 countries. In 2024 attending buyers placed B2B sales orders of €26.3million over the 3 days. Trade buyers of fashion, jewellery, wellbeing and home and and giftware products attend Showcase at the RDS to source new and exciting products from over 400 exhibitors. Visit www.showcaseireland.com for more details.