Request for Tender for Proposals for a Children's Court Advocate Pilot
Department of Justice Home Affairs and Migration
The Childrenโs Court Advocate (โCCAโ) pilot seeks to improve how the voice of the child is heard and considered in private family law proceedings. The aim is to ensure children are supported with clear, accessible information about the legal process, and are given meaningful opportunities to express their views in a manner appropriate to their age, development, and individual needs. The pilot will focus on the following objectives: โข Provide tailored, child-friendly information to help children to understand what is happening and what to expect; and โข Create a structured and supported mechanism through which the childโs views are heard.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-09-15. The procurement was published on 2025-08-13.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Judicial services โบ Law-courts-related administrative services
- โข Social work services with accommodation โบ Welfare services for children and young people
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | Contract notice |
| 2026-04-29 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-08-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tender for Proposals for a Children's Court Advocate Pilot
Short description:
โThe Childrenโs Court Advocate (โCCAโ) pilot seeks to improve how the voice of the child is heard and considered in private family law proceedings. The aim...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Justice services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe Childrenโs Court Advocate (โCCAโ) pilot seeks to improve how the voice of the child is heard and considered in private family law proceedings. The aim...โ
Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Justice services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Law-courts-related administrative services ๐ฆ
Social work and related services ๐ฆ
Welfare services for children and young people ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Law-courts-related administrative services ๐ฆ
Social work and related services ๐ฆ
Welfare services for children and young people ๐ฆ
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: 2025-09-15 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-09-15 17:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6296302
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
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-09-15 17:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6296302โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-09-01 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Justice Home Affairs and Migration
National registration number: Department of Justice
Postal address: 51 St Stephen's Green
Postal code: D02 HK52
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: cpu@justice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 016028202 ๐
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-justice/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-justice/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Public order and safety
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6296302 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6296302 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
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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 155-532647 (2025-08-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tender for Proposals for a Children's Court Advocate Pilot
Short description:
โThe Childrenโs Court Advocate (โCCAโ) pilot seeks to improve how the voice of the child is heard and considered in private family law proceedings. The aim...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Justice services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe Childrenโs Court Advocate (โCCAโ) pilot seeks to improve how the voice of the child is heard and considered in private family law proceedings. The aim...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Justice services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Law-courts-related administrative services ๐ฆ
Social work and related services ๐ฆ
Welfare services for children and young people ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Law-courts-related administrative services ๐ฆ
Social work and related services ๐ฆ
Welfare services for children and young people ๐ฆ
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: 2025-09-15 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-09-15 17:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6296302
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
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-09-15 17:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6296302โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-09-01 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Justice Home Affairs and Migration
National registration number: Department of Justice
Postal address: 51 St Stephen's Green
Postal code: D02 HK52
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: cpu@justice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 016028202 ๐
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-justice/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-justice/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Public order and safety
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6296302 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6296302 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
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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 155-532647 (2025-08-13)
Contract award notice (2026-04-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 40%
Cost criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 60%
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 439581
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-05 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier: 000131872
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: The Bessborough Centre t/a Childhood Matters
National registration number: 363354
Postal address: The Bessborough Centre, Blackrock, Cork City
Postal code: T12CRA0
Postal town: Cork
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: cdeburca@childhood-mattters.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0214357730 ๐
URL: www.childhood-matters.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 084-299215 (2026-04-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 40%
Cost criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 60%
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 439581
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-05 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 3 800 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier: 000131872
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: The Bessborough Centre t/a Childhood Matters
National registration number: 363354
Postal address: The Bessborough Centre, Blackrock, Cork City
Postal code: T12CRA0
Postal town: Cork
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: cdeburca@childhood-mattters.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0214357730 ๐
URL: www.childhood-matters.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Source: OJS 2026/S 084-299215 (2026-04-29)
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