Call for Tender to Establish a Panel of Trainers to Deliver Training on Behalf of Retail Ireland Skillnet 2026 - 2028
Retail Ireland Skillnet
The objective of this Call for Tenders (CFT) is to establish a โPanelโ of suitably qualified and experienced contracted trainers to deliver training services and programmes on behalf of Retail Ireland Skillnet for the period 2026 to 2028. Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced trainers, specifically those with demonstratable experience as practitioners or trainers in the retail sector, to provide training courses and programmes aligned with the training outlined in this Call for Tender and the Retail Ireland Skillnet Strategy 2026 - 2028, in order to meet the needs and requirements of the members and clients of Retail Ireland Skillnet and the broader retail sector.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-12. The procurement was published on 2025-11-03.
Who? What?- โข Computer-user familiarisation and training services โบ Computer training services
- โข Education and training services โบ Adult and other education services
- โข Health and first-aid training services โบ First-aid training services
- โข Higher education services โบ Safety education services
- โข Personnel services except placement and supply services โบ Personnel-training services
- โข Specialist training services โบ Staff training services
- โข Training facilities โบ Training programme services
- โข Training facilities โบ Training seminars
- โข Training services โบ Personal development training services
- โข Vocational training services โบ Management training services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Extra-Regio NUTS 2 โบ Extra-Regio NUTS 3
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2025-11-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Call for Tender to Establish a Panel of Trainers to Deliver Training on Behalf of Retail Ireland Skillnet 2026 - 2028
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Higher education services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 5
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Accredited Training - Retail Professionals
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Duration: 36 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Apprenticeship In Retail Supervision Two-year Level 6 programme (Modules)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Advanced Certificate in Contemporary Retail Management and Operations
Title
Lot Identification Number:
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Unaccredited Training/Workshops
Title
Lot Identification Number:
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Digital and ICT
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-12 16:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-12 16:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6911438
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-12 16:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6911438
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-04 16:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Retail Ireland Skillnet
National registration number:
Postal address: Colab, LYIT Campus
Postal code: F92 YD5A
Postal town: Letterkenny
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Theresa Gallagher
E-mail: info@ibecretailskillnet.com ๐ง
Phone: (074) 917 6853 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://retailirelandskillnet.com/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6911438 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6911438 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 213-732053 (2025-11-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Call for Tender to Establish a Panel of Trainers to Deliver Training on Behalf of Retail Ireland Skillnet 2026 - 2028
Short description:
The objective of this Call for Tenders (CFT) is to establish a โPanelโ of suitably qualified and experienced contracted trainers to deliver training services and programmes on behalf of Retail Ireland Skillnet for the period 2026 to 2028. Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced trainers, specifically those with demonstratable experience as practitioners or trainers in the retail sector, to provide training courses and programmes aligned with the training outlined in this Call for Tender and the Retail Ireland Skillnet Strategy 2026 - 2028, in order to meet the needs and requirements of the members and clients of Retail Ireland Skillnet and the broader retail sector.
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Products/services: Higher education services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 5
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Accredited Training - Retail Professionals
Additional products/services:
Duration: 36 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Apprenticeship In Retail Supervision Two-year Level 6 programme (Modules)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
3
Title: Advanced Certificate in Contemporary Retail Management and Operations
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
4
Title: Unaccredited Training/Workshops
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
5
Title: Digital and ICT
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-12 16:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-12 16:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6911438
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-12 16:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6911438
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-04 16:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Retail Ireland Skillnet
National registration number:
8706
Postal address: Colab, LYIT Campus
Postal code: F92 YD5A
Postal town: Letterkenny
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Theresa Gallagher
E-mail: info@ibecretailskillnet.com ๐ง
Phone: (074) 917 6853 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://retailirelandskillnet.com/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6911438 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6911438 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 213-732053 (2025-11-03)
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