Contracted Services for Specialised Instructors to the Ordnance School

Irish Defence Forces_1144

The Ordnance Corps has a requirement to recruit and train personnel for the role of Armourer and Armament Artificer Instrumentation (AAI) annually. These technical skillsets are essential to the Ordnance Corps' responsibility to inspect and maintain Defence Forces weapon systems. Student Armourers and AAI's must complete a four (4) year Ordnance Trainee Technician Scheme (TTS). This scheme is run through the Ordnance School in the Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC), Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. The Ordnance Corps require a contracted service assistance to provide technical training support to the existing staff within the Ordnance School. This technical training support package will be required to integrate with existing school staff and work alongside these personnel providing technical training and support to the organisation.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-11-02

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Procurement history
Date Document
2026-10-01 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-10-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Contracted Services for Specialised Instructors to the Ordnance School
Short description:
The Ordnance Corps has a requirement to recruit and train personnel for the role of Armourer and Armament Artificer Instrumentation (AAI) annually. These technical skillsets are essential to the Ordnance Corps' responsibility to inspect and maintain Defence Forces weapon systems. Student Armourers and AAI's must complete a four (4) year Ordnance Trainee Technician Scheme (TTS). This scheme is run through the Ordnance School in the Defence Forces Training Centre (DFTC), Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. The Ordnance Corps require a contracted service assistance to provide technical training support to the existing staff within the Ordnance School. This technical training support package will be required to integrate with existing school staff and work alongside these personnel providing technical training and support to the organisation.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Education and training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 60 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-11-02 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-11-05 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9200596
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-11-05 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9200596
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-10-29 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Defence Forces_1144
National registration number: IE6517956C
Postal address: Station Rd.
Postal code: W12AD93
Postal town: Newbridge
Region: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@military.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +35345492483 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.military.ie/en/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.military.ie/en/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Defence
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9200596 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9200596 ๐ŸŒ
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 2026/S 192-682741 (2026-10-01)