1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority: Education
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: CFT to establish Contract for the Provision of Recruitment Services for Temporary Staff
Description: NCCA intends to establish a contract for the provision of temporary staffing recruitment services. The successful Tenderer will be responsible for providing an end-to-end service for sourcing, screening, shortlisting, introducing, placing and managing temporary agency personnel who meet the requirements specified by NCCA. NCCA reserves the right to shortlist, interview and make the final selection of candidates. It is anticipated that NCCA will require Temporary Clerical Officer personnel commencing in January 2027, with further Clerical Officer staffing requirements potentially arising during 2027 and throughout the duration of the Services Contract. All temporary personnel required under this Services Contract will be engaged to undertake Clerical Officer (CO) duties. The initial anticipated requirement relates to Clerical Officer positions. NCCA requires the successful Tenderer to demonstrate its ability to source suitably qualified Clerical Officer personnel as needs arise.
Procedure identifier: 3ee26896-752b-4169-9a00-cc96fa529110
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79600000 Recruitment services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Postal address: The National Council for Curriculum and Development 7th Floor, Smithfield Hall, Dublin 7, D07 AEF4
Town: Dublin
Postcode: D07 AEF4
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 135 000,00 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: CFT to establish Contract for the Provision of Recruitment Services for Temporary Staff
Description: NCCA intends to establish a contract for the provision of temporary staffing recruitment services. The successful Tenderer will be responsible for providing an end-to-end service for sourcing, screening, shortlisting, introducing, placing and managing temporary agency personnel who meet the requirements specified by NCCA. NCCA reserves the right to shortlist, interview and make the final selection of candidates. It is anticipated that NCCA will require Temporary Clerical Officer personnel commencing in January 2027, with further Clerical Officer staffing requirements potentially arising during 2027 and throughout the duration of the Services Contract. All temporary personnel required under this Services Contract will be engaged to undertake Clerical Officer (CO) duties. The initial anticipated requirement relates to Clerical Officer positions. NCCA requires the successful Tenderer to demonstrate its ability to source suitably qualified Clerical Officer personnel as needs arise.
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 79600000 Recruitment services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Town: Dublin
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 12 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 135 000,00 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 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: 11/11/2026 14:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
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: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 18/11/2026 14:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 180 Days
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 18/11/2026 14:30:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
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: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
Organisation processing tenders: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
Registration number: N/A
Postal address: NCCA 7th Floor, Smithfield Hall, Dublin 7, D07 AEF4 7th Floor, Smithfield Hall, Dublin 7, D07 AEF4
Town: Dublin
Postcode: D07 AEF4
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
Contact point: Carmel Birchall
Telephone: +353 1 661 7177
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: 1387b774-5465-4204-a802-abda405d5934 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 27/10/2026 16:47:47 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 750142-2026
OJ S issue number: 210/2026
Publication date: 29/10/2026