Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Evaluation Consultancy Services Framework

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is issuing this request for tenders inviting tenders from

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Evaluation Consultancy Services Framework

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála

## Summary The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is issuing a tender for Evaluation Consultancy Services Framework, inviting tenders from economic operators for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement. The services required comprise senior technical advice, training, and evaluation team services.

## Scope & Deliverables * Senior technical advisory services, including quality assurance * Building evaluation capacity and culture * Evaluation team

## Key Requirements * Eligibility: Economic operators can apply for one lot, a combination of lots, or all lots. * Qualifications: Tenderers must have experience in evaluation consultancy services. * Certifications/Experience: Not stated.

## Commercials & Timeline * Estimated value: 1,500,000 Euro (excl. VAT) over four years. * Submission deadline: Thu Jul 16 18:00:00 IST 2026. * Contract duration: 4 Year. * Framework Agreement: Yes.

## How to Bid * Submission method: Tenderers must submit a Tender Response Document for each lot tendered before the submission deadline. * Languages: English. * Key documents to prepare: + Tender Response Document (TRD) for each lot tendered. + Pricing Schedule. + Tenderer's Statement.

## Bid Considerations * This opportunity suits companies with experience in evaluation consultancy services and a strong understanding of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's needs. * Opportunities: The framework agreement will provide a steady stream of work over four years, and successful tenderers may be awarded contracts under the framework agreement. * Risks: + The Department reserves the right to appoint less than three framework members in each lot where an insufficient number of suitable tenders are received. + Tenderers must understand that the estimated value is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage.

Open procedure. Any interested supplier may submit a tender. There is no shortlisting stage — all compliant bids received by the deadline are evaluated against the published award criteria. It is the most common route for Irish public contracts and is open to SMEs and new entrants.

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