Closed tender

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

Details

Buyer: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Value: €250,000
Topic: Development consultancy services
Published: 30 July 2026
Submission: 28 August 2026
Source: ie:e_tenders

Tender description

The ICSP is the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT’s) main civil society funding scheme for large Irish NGOs, which runs from 2023-2027. The scheme is a partnership between DFAT and ten Irish non-government organisations, supporting the policy objectives in Ireland’s Policy for International Development, A Better World. The Department requires an external service provider to support the development, tender and award processes of the successor programme to the ICSP. The service provider will be responsible for providing comprehensive project management services throughout the 18-month engagement period, including project set up and reporting.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published30 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date28 August 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

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