Procurements: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála (page 2)

2015-02-05   Client Side Advice to support the implementation of the Passport Service Reform Programme (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
1.4.1 The Contracting Authority is seeking to engage the services of a professional service provider to provide advice and support for the Passport Service Reform Programme. The detailed specification of requirements is included in Appendix 1 and include the following elements: — Review the current business processes and supporting Passport Service business systems in the context of the future direction envisaged for the Service under the Reform Programme; — Identify key areas for business process … View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: BearingPoint Ireland Ltd
2014-08-25   Restricted Process for the Provision of a Facial Recognition Solution for Ireland‘s Passport Service (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department is seeking to engage the services of a Contractor(s) to provide software and licenses for the purpose of facial recognition. It is expected that the successful Contractor(s) at the completion of the 2 stages of this tender process will provide: Facial recognition software and all relevant licenses for an initial period of 1 year, renewable thereafter for 3 more periods of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance; Support and maintenance for software and licenses provided for the … View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: Daon
2014-08-13   Restricted process for the selection of candidates to tender for the supply of security licenses, hardware and software (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department has an existing security infrastructure. The main components of the security infrastructure to which this tender relates are Firewalls, Content Management and Multi-factor Authentication. The Department wishes to engage the services of a Contractor(s) to provide licenses for existing security technologies and a drawdown for security hardware. View the procurement »
2014-05-16   2014 - Irish Aid IDEAS Programme Vietnam - Masters Courses in Business Planning, Management and Finance (MSc) (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Irish Aid Bilateral Programme with Vietnam commenced in 2005. A Country Programme covering the period 2007-10, and having as its overall goal the provision of support to 'the equitable reduction of poverty and vulnerability in Vietnam', was approved for commencement in July 2007. The 2007-2010 Programme contained a commitment to develop bilateral experience exchange links between Ireland and Vietnam. This commitment resulted from requests by the Vietnamese Government that, alongside financial assistance, … View the procurement »
2014-05-15   2014 - Irish Aid IDEAS Programme Vietnam Post-Graduate Fellowships - Masters of Business Administration (MBA) (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Irish Aid Bilateral Programme with Vietnam commenced in 2005. A Country Programme covering the period 2007-10, and having as its overall goal the provision of support to “the equitable reduction of poverty and vulnerability in Vietnam”, was approved for commencement in July 2007. The 2007-2010 Programme contained a commitment to develop bilateral experience exchange links between Ireland and Vietnam. This commitment resulted from requests by the Vietnamese Government that, alongside financial assistance, … View the procurement »
2013-12-11   PPOECM2014 – RFT for Passport Office: Scanning and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Solution (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Contracting Authority is seeking to engage a Scanning and ECM Solution provider, to provide and implement a replacement of the Passport Service's current Data Capturing Scanning solution, software and Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) application, as well as support and maintenance for same. View the procurement »
2013-12-04   Request for Tenders for General Cleaning Services for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
This tender is a revised version of the previous RFT for General Office Cleaning Services that was published on 4.9.2013 and subsequently cancelled on 13.11.2013. Tenderers must ensure that they read through this revised document, and all appendices, thoroughly before submitting a response to the Department. View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: Accent Facilities Solutions Ltd. Eco Group Services Grovenor Services
2013-11-05   Security Services - Provision of Security Services for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is seeking Expressions of Interest for a tender to provide security services for five premises in Dublin and Cork – four based in Dublin City and North County (Lot 1), and one based in Cork City (Lot 2). View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: Ashjen Ltd. t/a At Risk Security &...
2013-10-23   Purchase of Passport Production Machinery (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
This is a voluntary ex-ante disclosure notice relating to the purchase of passport production equipment by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Department intends to purchase passport production machinery to replace existing equipment nearing end-of-life. This is a voluntary ex-ante disclosure notice indicating that the Department intends to proceed by way of negotiated procedure. View the procurement »
2013-09-26   2013 – To provide external expertise to Irish Aid to respond effectively to PFM across the aid programme (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Scope of the Professional Service To provide flexible and adaptive external expertise that will facilitate Irish Aid to respond effectively to PFM across its programme in a rapidly changing aid context. The expertise will cover the following broad areas: Reviewing and analysing the PFM assessment process of Irish Aid vis a vis other donors – recommending pilot improvements where necessary and keeping abreast of the evolving and diverse methods for measuring risk – employed by the increasingly diverse … View the procurement »
2013-09-04   Request for Tender for General Office Cleaning Services (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for general office cleaning, external window cleaning, and associated janitorial/sanitary services and supplies for the Department's various offices in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. View the procurement »
2013-07-11   RFT for Admission to Framework Agreement for Chauffeur-Drive and Ground Transport Services (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department invites tenders for chauffeur-drive and related transportation services for official and State visits in Ireland, the presentation of diplomatic credentials and other diplomatic functions and other similar events. View the procurement »
2013-05-09   2013 - Strategic Review to inform appropriateness and application of future Irish Aid support to fair and ethical... (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Review This a strategic review which will inform Irish Aid policy and decision making in relation to possible future support for the fair and ethical trade systems. The purpose of the review is to examine the continued relevance of Irish Aid support for fair and ethical trade initiatives and propose, if appropriate, options for future support, including funding. This is especially relevant at this time - as the programmes funded in East Africa and Central America are drawing to a close; — in light of … View the procurement »
2012-12-05   EU Presidency Interpretation - Provision of Conference Interpretation Services for the EU Presidency (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is seeking tenders for the provision of interpretation services for the EU Presidency in 2013. It is expected that a framework of at least 3 members will be put in place, and will be available for use by all Government Departments and Offices. View the procurement »
2012-11-28   Passport Application Forms - Request for tenders for Supply of Passport Application Forms (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Please see Request for tenders document published with this notice which may be downloaded free of charge at www.etenders.gov.ie. View the procurement »
2012-10-05   Framework agreement - external professional services to support economic growth & trade development (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The subject of the agreement is to: ¿ “Establish a consultant register to engage consultants/external professional services to support the work of irish aid, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Economic Growth and Trade Development”. Irish Aid is seeking to enter into a multi-supplier framework agreement approximately fifteen individual providers. We require high quality, experienced (relevant) and cost effective consultants to provide external specialist consultancy services to Africa Section in … View the procurement »
2012-09-07   Professional Services and Management of WorldWise Global Schools (Revised) (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), through Irish Aid, is launching a new post-primary schools programme in 2012 and requires expert professional services that will take primary responsibility, oversight and quality assurance of the overall programme. Irish Aid provides a range of support for development education initiatives at post-primary level under the extended Development Education Strategy 2007-2015. It supports the WorldWise school linking and immersion scheme, along with awards, … View the procurement »
2012-08-31   Provision of ICT Expert Resources (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for the provision of expert resources for three separate functions within the ICT Unit. These functions are represented by Lots. Tenderers can quote for one, two or all three Lots. The requirements are: Lot 1: Senior ICT Engineer Team – 4 Engineers. Lot 2: Senior ICT Infrastructure Architect -1. Lot 3: Communications Specialists:1 Senior Network Engineer; 1 Security Engineer. Tenderers can apply for one, … View the procurement »
2012-08-13   On-Site Security Support (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The successful tenderer will provide high-level support and expert advice to the Department’s ICT Security Officer (ISO) and ICT Security Policy Team. Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=483452. The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility … View the procurement »
2012-08-10   Sharepoint Support and Development Services (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Support and development services for Microsoft Sharepoint. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=480452. View the procurement »
2012-08-02   Provision of Host Broadcasting, Filming and Video Streaming Services (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are seeking tenders from skilled providers of Filming, Broadcasting, Encoding and Content Delivery Services to be the Host Broadcaster (HB) for a period of approximately 9 months from October 2012 to July 2013 in relation to Lot 1 and two days from the 6th to 7th of December 2012 in relation to Lot 2. The successful tenderer for Lot 1 will form a single party draw-down framework agreement contract with the Department of … View the procurement »
2012-08-01   Framework for Ground Transport Services during Ireland’s EU Presidency 2013 (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on behalf of Government Departments and Offices, invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for the provision of ground transport services arising in connection with Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union Council during the period 1.10.2012 to 31.7.2013. The purpose of this competition is to establish a competitive framework of at least three and no more than five of five services providers to whom specific assignments (or groups of … View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: Corporate Chauffeur Services Michael Devine Chauffeur Services Murrays Chauffeur Drive Optimum Chauffeur Drive Probus & Car Luxury Touring
2012-07-31   Provision of Private Health Insurance for Staff and Dependants Posted Abroad (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department is seeking proposals from suitably qualified service providers for private health insurance cover for members its staff on postings abroad including their qualifying dependants. Full details are set out in the Request for tenders document published with this notice which may be dowloaded free of charge at www.e-tenders.gov.ie. Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at … View the procurement »
2012-06-28   Framework agreement - project/programme cycle management of partners under Civil society funding (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Development Education and Civil society section (DECSS) within Irish Aid is the main administrator of long-term development funding to Irish and International NGOs. Irish Aid is seeking to enter into a multi-supplier framework agreement with ten individual service providers. We require high quality, experienced (relevant) and cost effective consultants to provide external specialist consultancy support to DECSS in the management of partners projects and programmes of work. A focus on … View the procurement »
2012-06-22   The Supply of Stationery and Merchandise for the EU Presidency (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade seeks to put in place a contract for the provision of stationery and merchandise, as set out in detail in the Request for Tenders document published with this notice which may be downloaded free of charge at www.e-tenders.gov.ie. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=442792. View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: Codex Limited
2012-06-21   Sponsorship for Ireland's EU Presidency January-June 2013 (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
This notice invites proposals from commercial entities in respect of potential sponsorship opportunities in the context of Ireland’s forthcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the 19th Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to be held in Dublin on 6-7.12.2012. It is being published on e-tenders and TED on a voluntary basis in order to ensure openness and transparency. Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any … View the procurement »
2012-06-19   Professional Services and Management of the Our World Irish Aid Awards 2012-2013 (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, through Irish Aid, supports a range of outreach and development education initiatives at primary school level. In this context, Irish Aid now wishes to invite tenders for professional services and management of the Our World Irish Aid Awards 2012-2013. Background. The Irish Aid programme has as its absolute priority the reduction of poverty, inequality and exclusion in developing countries. Its geographic focus is in sub-Saharan Africa, and the U.N. Millennium … View the procurement »
2012-06-18   Professional Services and Management of WorldWise Global Schools (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), through Irish Aid, is launching a new post-primary schools programme in 2012 and requires expert professional services that will take primary responsibility, oversight and quality assurance of the overall programme. Irish Aid provides a range of support for development education initiatives at post-primary level under the extended Development Education Strategy 2007-2015. It supports the WorldWise school linking and immersion scheme, along with awards, … View the procurement »
2012-06-07   Provision of Specialist Information and Guides Services in the Irish Aid Information Centre (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Purpose of the Engagement. Irish Aid now seeks the services of an external service organisation from August 2012 to February 2014 to: — Provide services to manage the day-to-day administration of the Irish Aid centre, including ministration of centre bookings, management of exhibitions and events and collating customer feedback, — Through the use of part-time, information guides, provide a professional, development-focused information service at the Irish Aid Centre. In addition to ensuring coherent … View the procurement »
2012-05-15   The provision of an accreditation, event registration and Badging software system (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of foreign affairs and trade invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for the provision of a robust and proven web-based system to be used for accreditation, event registration and production of badges for delegates attending large-scale national and international events and conferences hosted or supported by the Government of Ireland during the period of Ireland's Presidency of the European Union Council from 1.1.2013 to 30.6.2013. Note: to register your interest in this … View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: P&T Consulting
2012-05-08   Supply of servers and storage (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department proposes to establish a single-supplier drawdown framework with one suitably qualified service provider who will be called upon to meet the Department's ICT storage equipment requirements as and when they arise. Suitably qualified tenderers are invited to submit a proposal for the supply of: — Servers, — Storage Arrays, — Hardware Warranty and Support. Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at … View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: Dell
2012-04-30   The Provision of Secure Cash in Transit Services (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade seeks the provision of secure Cash in Transit services. The Contractor shall provide a secure collection service for cash, cheques, money orders, postal orders and bank drafts to the Department's Passport and Consular offices. The term "secure cash in transit service" shall include collection at specified locations, weekend or overnight vaulting at the Contractor's premises, prompt delivery to bank premises and insurance cover. Insurance cover is required for … View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: G4s Cash Solutions
2012-03-15   Training in socio-economic analysis and applied forecasting - IDEAS Programme Vietnam (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Irish Aid is inviting tenders for the provision of institutional support and training in socio-economic forecasting and other applied quantitative economic and socio-economic analysis to Vietnamese Government officials and others involved in the analysis of economic, monetary and investment policy and planning at a national level in Vietnam. The tenders are sought under the provisions of the Irish Development Experience Sharing (IDEAS) component of Irish Aid’s Vietnam Country Programme … View the procurement »
2012-01-31   Provision of irish passport booklets (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The passport service of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (“the Department”) wishes to invite expressions of interest from suitably qualified suppliers with a view to selecting a minimum of five candidates to tender for the contract to design and supply completed passport booklets to the standard required by ICAO Document 9303 for machine-readable biometric passports using facial image data. The booklets will have to have sufficient durability to meet the required standard passport lifetime of … View the procurement »
2012-01-27   Feasibility Study on the Establishment of a Humanitarian Hub at Shannon Airport (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Programme for Government sets out the Government’s desire to position Ireland, in particular Shannon airport, as an international hub for the storage and distribution of emergency humanitarian supplies. At the present time, one of the key tools in Ireland’s response to humanitarian emergencies overseas is Irish Aid’s Rapid Response Initiative, one element of which involves the stockpiling of relief items for the immediate needs of crisis victims. The stocks are held in the United Nations Humanitarian … View the procurement »
2011-12-23   Provision of on-site ICT support service (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invites tenders for the provision of on-site ICT support services at the Department's offices in Dublin and Limerick. Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=307432. View the procurement »
Mentioned suppliers: Tomorrows World Limited
2011-12-22   Professional support services for Irish Aid WorldWise School Linking and Immersion Scheme (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), through Irish Aid, supports the WorldWise Schools Linking and Immersion Scheme, since its inception in 2007. The day-to-day management and provision of professional services for the WorldWise Scheme is subcontracted to an external specialist agency. The current three year contract expires in March 2012. DFAT now wishes to invite tenders for the management and provision of professional services for phase two of the WorldWise scheme for the period from … View the procurement »
2011-12-06   Náisiún (ICT Solution for processing of Consular Services) (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers for the provision of an ICT systems solution to replace the Department's existing Consular Services processing systems for (i) Foreign Birth Registration, (ii) certificates provided in relation to Marriages Abroad; and (iii) legalisation/authentication of documents, including by Apostille under the Hague Convention on the Legalisation of Foreign Public Documents. The main component of the system will … View the procurement »
2011-12-02   Provision of Specialist Services - Administration of Simon Cumbers Media Challenge Fund 2012-2014 (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Irish Aid manages the Irish Government’s programme of assistance to developing countries. The Irish Aid programme is focused on reducing poverty, inequality and exclusion in developing countries. Its geographic focus is sub-Saharan Africa. The Simon Cumbers Media Challenge Fund promotes more and better quality coverage of development issues in the Irish media through the management and administration of a grants scheme to promote a greater understanding of development issues and the work of Irish Aid. It … View the procurement »
2011-11-15   Venue and Support Services for Meeting of OSCE Ministerial Council, December 2012 (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The Department is inviting tenders from suitably qualified operators for the provision of a suitable venue and associated logistical and event management support to accommodate the meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to be held on dates to be confirmed within the period 14.11.2012 to 10.12.2012. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at … View the procurement »
2011-11-04   Supply of Licences and Support for Commvault (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
The provision of: — base product licences for Commvault Agents and Software, — cost for telephone support, — cost for onsite support. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=335152. View the procurement »
2011-10-28   Tender in Respect of Supply of Communications Equipment for the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Supply of Communications Equipment for the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=329913. View the procurement »
2011-09-23   Provision of Specialist Services - IDEAS Programme Vietnam Post-Graduate Fellowships 2012-2015 (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Irish Aid is inviting tender submissions for the provision of post-graduate business education fellowships under the Irish Development Experience Sharing (IDEAS) component of Irish Aid Vietnam Country Programme 2011-2015. Separate tenders are sought for the delivery of: 1.Masters of Business Administration (MBA) full-time courses of one year duration 2.A range of other full-time Masters courses of one year duration in the areas of (business) planning, management and finance with the scope/capacity to add … View the procurement »
2011-09-14   Framework for the Provision of Evaluation Services of Irish Aid Country Programmes for 2011 to 2014 (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)
Irish Aid performance management system is supported by periodic independent evaluations at project, programme, sector and thematic level. The Evaluation and Audit Unit carry out Country Programme Evaluations annually. The terms of reference (ToRs) set out the scope of work for the 2011/14 period. The evaluation of our Country Programmes provides important accountability and lesson learning functions for Irish Aid. The primary audience for the evaluations is the Minister of State at the Department of … View the procurement »