Closed tender

Archival Records Reviewer (30 year rule) for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Details

Buyer: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Value: €104,400
Topic: Foreign affairs and other services
Published: 5 December 2025
Submission: 9 January 2026
Source: ie:e_tenders

Tender description

Under the terms of the National Archives Act (1986), departmental records over 30 years old must be reviewed, classified, processed, and transferred to the National Archives of Ireland annually. Following a media preview in December, the files are then made available for access to the public from 1st January. Archives Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade requires the services of an Archival Records Reviewer/s to assist in this task by reading, reviewing, and classifying files prior to their transfer to the National Archives. The Department reserves the right to engage one or more qualified individual consultants from this tender competition to provide support for these services. The exact number of individuals to be appointed will be determined following evaluation of the tender responses received.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published5 December 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date9 January 2026

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

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov