530191-2026 - Competition
Ireland – Education and training services – Design and Delivery of an AI Upskilling Programme for Engineers
OJ S 146/2026 31/07/2026
Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Services
1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official nameThe High Court of Ireland
EmailHighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Legal type of the buyerBody governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authorityEducation
1.1.
Buyer
Official nameTechnology Ireland Digital Skillnet
Emailmaire.hunt@digitalskillnet.ie
Legal type of the buyerBody governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authorityEducation
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
TitleDesign and Delivery of an AI Upskilling Programme for Engineers
DescriptionTechnology Ireland Digital Skillnet seeks to appoint a suitably qualified provider to develop and deliver a scalable AI upskilling programme for engineers. The programme is intended for the wider enterprise market and must be adaptable to different employer contexts, technology environments and engineering practices. The programme will serve two learner pathways: software engineers and developers, and technical support engineers. It should combine relevant shared learning with differentiated, role-specific learning and practical application.
Procedure identifier300324ff-6a75-4c1b-80fd-9dc771b4c0d8
Internal identifierRFT290726
Type of procedureOpen
The procedure is acceleratedno
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contractServices
Main classification (cpv): 80000000 Education and training services
Additional classification (cpv): 80400000 Adult and other education services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS)Dublin (IE061)
CountryIreland
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT320 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusionProcurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
LotLOT-0001
TitleDesign and Delivery of an AI Upskilling Programme for Engineers
DescriptionTechnology Ireland Digital Skillnet seeks to appoint a suitably qualified provider to develop and deliver a scalable AI upskilling programme for engineers. The programme is intended for the wider enterprise market and must be adaptable to different employer contexts, technology environments and engineering practices. The programme will serve two learner pathways: software engineers and developers, and technical support engineers. It should combine relevant shared learning with differentiated, role-specific learning and practical application.
Internal identifierRFT290726
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contractServices
Main classification (cpv): 80000000 Education and training services
Additional classification (cpv): 80400000 Adult and other education services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS)Dublin (IE061)
CountryIreland
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration24 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT320 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)yes
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurementNo strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurementNo strategic procurement
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive – CVD)
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure appliesOther service contract
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteriaProcurement Document
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially availableEnglish
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially availableEnglish
Deadline for requesting additional information19/08/2026 17:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Address of the procurement documentshttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8753790
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission
Electronic submissionRequired
Address for submissionhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8753790
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submittedEnglish
Electronic catalogueNot allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tenderNot allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders26/08/2026 17:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid6 Months
Information about public opening
Opening date27/08/2026 00:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Placehttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8753790
Terms of contract
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmesNo
Electronic invoicingAllowed
Electronic ordering will be usedyes
Electronic payment will be usedyes
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 organisationThe High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documentsTechnology Ireland Digital Skillnet
Organisation providing more information on the review proceduresThe High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participateTechnology Ireland Digital Skillnet
Organisation processing tendersTechnology Ireland Digital Skillnet
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official nameTechnology Ireland Digital Skillnet
Registration numberORG-0001
Postal address84-86 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2
TownDublin
PostcodeD02 H720
Country subdivision (NUTS)Dublin (IE061)
CountryIreland
Emailmaire.hunt@digitalskillnet.ie
Telephone00353818 919 820
Internet addresshttps://www.digitalskillnet.ie
Buyer profilewww.digitalskillnet.ie
Roles of this organisation
Buyer
TED eSender
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official nameThe High Court of Ireland
Registration numberThe High Court of Ireland
DepartmentThe High Court of Ireland
Postal addressFour Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
TownDublin
PostcodeD07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS)Dublin (IE061)
CountryIreland
EmailHighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Telephone+353 1 8886000
Buyer profilehttps://www.digitalskillnet.ie
Roles of this organisation
Buyer
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official nameEuropean Dynamics S.A.
Registration number002024901000
DepartmentEuropean Dynamics S.A.
TownAthens
Postcode15125
Country subdivision (NUTS)Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών (EL301)
CountryGreece
Emaileproc-esender@eurodyn.com
Telephone+30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version3efb0783-fc20-4738-bff7-f98c46a1274e  -  01
Form typeCompetition
Notice typeContract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype16
Notice dispatch date29/07/2026 23:37:28 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially availableEnglishIrish
Notice publication number530191-2026
OJ S issue number146/2026
Publication date31/07/2026