Expert consultancy services to support the embedding of a culture of meaningful participation of children and young people in policy decision making in the Department of Education and Youth

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 capacity in the department whilst tailoring support to reflect the needs of the department The successful tenderer will work closely with the Principal Officer of Parents and Learners Unit, in which the Student Participation Unit sits, and will be expected to work in an advisory capacity with the Student Participation Unit and, upon commencement, to develop a plan for the work including timelines.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-09-29. The procurement was published on 2025-09-09.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2025-09-09 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-09-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Expert consultancy services to support the embedding of a culture of meaningful participation of children and young people in policy decision making in the Department of Education and Youth
Short description:
“Working with the department's Student Participation Unit to support its work to implement the recommendations in the department’s Student Participation...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Staff training services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 142 999 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Working with the department's Student Participation Unit to support its work to implement the recommendations in the department’s Student Participation...”    Show more
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 15 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-09-29 17:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-10-06 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6495633
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 15

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Education and Youth
National registration number: 2125
Postal address: Marlborough Street
Postal code: D01 RC96
Postal town: Dublin 1
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: student.participation@education.gov.ie 📧
Phone: 09064 6483663 📞
URL: https://www.education.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.education.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6495633 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6495633 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 174-593903 (2025-09-09)