2026-03-25Deadline 2026-05-01Request for Tenders for the provision of Research Services on School Governance (Department of Education and Youth)
The Review of School Leadership and System Governance Project Unit, in the Department of Education and Youth, is seeking research services in the policy planning area of School Governance. The core research services required are in the form of desk-based research and qualitative research. This research has four overarching aims: Describe the current school governance system in Ireland; identify and analyse key challenges in Ireland’s school governance system; compare and contextualise Ireland’s school …
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2025-12-22Facilitation and Note Taking Services for Convention on Education (Department of Education and Youth)
The Convention on Education will be held by the Department of Education and is a once in a generation opportunity for children, young people, parents, educators and wider society to help shape Ireland’s education system for decades to come. The Department requires providers with experience of facilitation of discussion of large groups (50+), including facilitation of young people and people with additional needs, through a deliberative democracy model and note taking, at a Convention on Education to be …
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2025-09-26Request for Tenders for the provision of an Independent Evaluation of the Small Schools Action Research Project (Department of Education and Youth)
The small schools action research project (SSARP) which falls under the remit of the Department of Education and Youth (DEY) has been in operation since January 2022 and is due to conclude at the end of this school year (June 2026). This project aims to encourage small schools to cluster together in local groups, enabling them to collaborate and identify common challenges and trial innovative solutions. The clusters have been asked to self-identify areas in which they wish to collaborate and identify …
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2025-09-19Programme Innovate: Site Investigation Surveys for Three School Sites (Department of Education and Youth)
Tenders are invited from suitably qualified surveying companies to undertake site investigations and reports at two school sites in Dublin and one school site in Kildare. The three schools are divided into two Lots, Lot 1 comprises of two schools and Lot 2 comprises of one school. Interested tenderers may tender for one or more Lots, but may only be awarded a single Lot. Further details are set out in the enclosed tender documents. The successful tenderer will be required to complete both site surveys …
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2025-09-09Expert consultancy services to support the embedding of a culture of meaningful participation of children and young... (Department of Education and Youth)
Working with the department's Student Participation Unit to support its work to implement the recommendations in the department’s Student Participation Implementation Plan. The Implementation Plan contains 50 actions to be completed by the end of 2026. The department will then publish an implementation report which will be heavily informed by the views of children and young people. Services required will also include building on the department’s existing work on student participation and helping to build …
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2025-07-18Request for Tender for Research Services on School Workforce, Leadership and Governance in Ireland (Department of Education and Youth)
The Department of Education and Youth (DEY) is seeking research services from a suitably qualified contractor/s to support its work in policy planning in the areas of school workforce, school leadership and school governance. The core research services required are primary research in the form of qualitative research with school leaders and staff in a selection of schools of different types across the country (minimum of 10 schools) and secondary research in the form of rapid literature reviews on …
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2025-07-18Request for Tenders for a Literature Review on High-Performing, Holistic and Inclusive Education Systems (Department of Education and Youth)
The Department of Education and Youth (DEY) is seeking research services from a suitably qualified contractor/s to conduct a literature review on high-performing, holistic and inclusive educational systems. A literature review is required to identify key features of educational systems that excel in both holistic development and academic performance. It will explore strategies for creating inclusive and equitable environments for students facing wellbeing and additional needs challenges, examine …
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