Closed tender

Review of the impact of Irish Aid supported research under the COALESCE and SDG Challenges

Details

Buyer: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Value: €25,000
Topic: Development consultancy services
Published: 6 March 2024
Submission: 27 March 2024
Source: ie:e_tenders

Tender description

The purpose of this tender is to engage a consultant/consultancy to conduct a review of challenge based research funding provided by the Government of Ireland's international development aid programme, Irish Aid. Irish Aid has collaborated with the Irish Research Council (IRC) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) in competitive challenge based research calls, and the consultant(s) will review these partnerships and provide recommendations for the future implementation of similar research in partnership between Irish Aid and Taighde Éireann / Research Ireland. Irish Aid’s research funding is managed by the Policy Unit in the Development Cooperation and Africa Division (DCAD), and the consultant will work with the relevant team members in the unit, as well as external stakeholders throughout the consultancy.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published6 March 2024
Current notice
Completed: Submission date27 March 2024

About the buyer

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is an Irish central government department based in Dublin. All purchasing of goods and services must follow a competitive process, apart from exceptional circumstances. Smaller purchases are sourced by seeking quotes from at least three suppliers. Some goods and services are bought through Office of Government Procurement framework contracts instead.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's contract awards have been in transport equipment, public administration and defence and business services.

Decision makers

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