1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Legal type of the buyer: Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Provision of External Professional Services to Support the Design of the Successor to the Irelands Civil Society Partnership (ICSP)
Description: The ICSP is the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT’s) main civil society funding scheme for large Irish NGOs, which runs from 2023-2027. The scheme is a partnership between DFAT and ten Irish non-government organisations, supporting the policy objectives in Ireland’s Policy for International Development, A Better World. The Department requires an external service provider to support the development, tender and award processes of the successor programme to the ICSP. The service provider will be responsible for providing comprehensive project management services throughout the 18-month engagement period, including project set up and reporting.
Procedure identifier: e54cbba8-a19d-40dd-82f9-0e33e5bfc158
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 75210000 Foreign affairs and other services
Additional classification (cpv): 75211000 Foreign-affairs services, 73220000 Development consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Provision of External Professional Services to Support the Design of the Successor to the Irelands Civil Society Partnership (ICSP)
Description: The ICSP is the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT’s) main civil society funding scheme for large Irish NGOs, which runs from 2023-2027. The scheme is a partnership between DFAT and ten Irish non-government organisations, supporting the policy objectives in Ireland’s Policy for International Development, A Better World. The Department requires an external service provider to support the development, tender and award processes of the successor programme to the ICSP. The service provider will be responsible for providing comprehensive project management services throughout the 18-month engagement period, including project set up and reporting.
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 75210000 Foreign affairs and other services
Additional classification (cpv): 75211000 Foreign-affairs services, 73220000 Development consultancy services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 18 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: No strategic procurement
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available: English
Deadline for requesting additional information: 14/08/2026 18:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 21/08/2026 18:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 6 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 21/08/2026 18:30:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used: no
Electronic payment will be used: no
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Organisation processing tenders: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Registration number: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Postal address: Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.
Town: Dublin
Postcode: D02 VY53
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +353 14082000
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: The High Court of Ireland
Registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town: Dublin
Postcode: D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number: 002024901000
Department: European Dynamics S.A.
Town: Athens
Postcode: 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS): Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών (EL301)
Country: Greece
Telephone: +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice identifier/version: 070d672a-dc5a-4812-8bd1-e2775771edf1 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 22/07/2026 16:38:03 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 515383-2026
OJ S issue number: 141/2026
Publication date: 24/07/2026