HRB 2025 - Management of Addiction Research Network Ireland services

The Health Research Board

Establishment and management of Addiction Research Network Ireland THE HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD WISHES TO CONTRACT AN INSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE AN ADDICTION RESEARCH NETWORK. Background The Department of Health have asked the Health Research Board (HRB) to establish a network that will support the development of alcohol and other drugs research in Ireland and contribute to the evidence needed to support the objectives of Ireland’s national drugs strategy (Department of Health, 2017). This network will be called Addiction Research Network Ireland. The network will facilitate partnerships between Irish academic institutions, and between drugs services, policy makers, people with lived experience, including those who use services, and the research community. Through its work in drugs and alcohol monitoring, research and knowledge brokering the HRB is established as a trusted and essential part of the evidence infrastructure supporting policy development and implementation. The HRB has developed strong and enduring links with the community of practitioners, advocates and educators responding to the drugs situation in Ireland. The European dimension is of particular interest as a new European Commission agency, called the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), has been established to develop Europe’s monitoring capacity and support research and innovation as a core part of the response to the drugs situation. Addiction Research Network Ireland will facilitate contacts with European partners and work to enhance the competitiveness of Irish research regarding National and European funding opportunities. Addiction Research Network Ireland plan Addiction Research Network Ireland will take a strategic approach to supporting drug and alcohol research in Ireland. The work of the network will facilitate the creation of knowledge to inform policy and support stakeholders working in drug and alcohol services and advocacy. One of the first tasks of Addiction Research Network Ireland will be to develop an action plan, identifying objectives and related tasks. The action plan will cover the period 2026-28. An outline of the expected structure of the action plan is presented below: Objectives Addiction Research Network Ireland will have four key objectives: 1. Build a resilient substance use research community 2. Identify research priorities on a periodic basis 3. Establish research-based evidence as key component of the decision-making process 4. Work towards funding sustainability to cover the costs of operating the network Three activity strands will support these objectives – 1. Convening 2. Concept development and planning, and 3. Business development.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-07-21. The procurement was published on 2025-06-20.

Who?

• The Health Research Board

What?

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2025-06-20	Contract notice

Contract notice (2025-06-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: HRB 2025 - Management of Addiction Research Network Ireland services
Short description:
“Establishment and management of Addiction Research Network Ireland THE HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD WISHES TO CONTRACT AN INSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE AN...”

Short description

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Research consultancy services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Establishment and management of Addiction Research Network Ireland THE HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD WISHES TO CONTRACT AN INSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE AN...”

Description of the procurement

Additional products/services: Design and execution of research and development 📦
Duration
Start date: 2025-10-01 📅
End date: 2029-09-30 📅
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-07-21 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-07-21 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5947235
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 90

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Health Research Board
National registration number: NOt registered as a company as set up under Statutory Instrument
Postal address: 67-72 Lower Mount Street,
Postal code: DO2 H638
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: dmurphy@hrb.ie 📧
Phone: 35312345000 📞
URL: https://www.hrb.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hrb.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5947235 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5947235 🌏

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 Health Research Board
National registration number: NOt registered as a company as set up under Statutory Instrument
Postal address: 67-72 Lower Mount Street,
Postal code: DO2 H638
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: dmurphy@hrb.ie 📧
Phone: 35312345000 📞
URL: https://www.hrb.ie/ 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Review to take place shortly after opening on 21 July 2025”
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 118-404669 (2025-06-20)

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