Provision of External Professional Services to Support the Design of the Successor to the Irelands Civil Society Partnership (ICSP)

Provision of External Professional Services to Support the Design of the Successor to the Irelands Civil Society Partnership (ICSP)

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

## Summary The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is seeking external professional services to support the design of the successor to the Ireland's Civil Society Partnership (ICSP). The estimated value of the contract is €250,000 (excl. VAT) over 18 months.

## Scope & Deliverables * Support the development, tender, and award processes of the successor programme to the ICSP * Provide external professional services for a term of 18 months

## Key Requirements * Tenderers must complete and submit an European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) * Tenderers must confirm that all data subjects whose personal data is provided have consented to its processing or that they otherwise have a legal basis for providing such data * The Contracting Authority reserves the right to reject non-compliant tenders

## Commercials & Timeline * Estimated value: €250,000 (excl. VAT) * Submission deadline: Fri Aug 28 18:00:00 IST 2026 * Contract duration: 18 months * Framework/DPS: Not stated

## How to Bid * Submission method: Not stated * Languages: English * Key documents to prepare: + European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) + Tenderer's Statement + Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer + Pricing Schedule

## Bid Considerations * This contract may suit companies with experience in providing external professional services, particularly those with expertise in programme design and management. * Opportunities: The contract offers a chance to work with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on a high-profile project. * Risks: + The Contracting Authority reserves the right to reject non-compliant tenders. + The estimated value is relatively low, which may limit the scope for profit.

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.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála has 18 tender(s) tracked on TenderScout, of which 1 are currently open. On the EU TED record this buyer has awarded 20 contract(s) worth around €9,105,130.

Recent awarded suppliers include Enterprise Rent-A-Car European Holdings Ltd_125369, Irish Council for International Students (ICOS), Securitas NV, Forvis Mazars_11843, Crown Workspace Ltd.