Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of emigrants who have returned, or plan to return, to live and work in Ireland in order to foster and support entrepreneurial activity amongst that specific group. The Department is seeking ONE single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity. The programme will run for four years and the Department will have the option to extend by one additional year. Each year from 2022 to 2026, the Department ran a programme ‘Back for Business’, which sought to address these needs. The Department has decided that there is merit in continuing a programme that meets these aims and is seeking a provider on that basis.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-11-04
Who? What?- • Business and management consultancy services › General management consultancy services
- • Foreign affairs and other services › Foreign-affairs services
- • Systems and technical consultancy services › Business analysis consultancy services
- • Systems and technical consultancy services › Project management consultancy services
- • Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
- • Eastern and Midland › Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-10-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 015 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 5 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-11-04 18:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-11-04 18:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9213638
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-11-04 18:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9213638
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-10-28 18:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
National registration number:
Department: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Postal address: Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.
Postal code: D02 VY53
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: dfatenders@dfa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
URL: https://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9213638 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9213638 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
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 193-687062 (2026-10-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme
Short description:
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of emigrants who have returned, or plan to return, to live and work in Ireland in order to foster and support entrepreneurial activity amongst that specific group. The Department is seeking ONE single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity. The programme will run for four years and the Department will have the option to extend by one additional year. Each year from 2022 to 2026, the Department ran a programme ‘Back for Business’, which sought to address these needs. The Department has decided that there is merit in continuing a programme that meets these aims and is seeking a provider on that basis.
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Products/services: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 015 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 5 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-11-04 18:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-11-04 18:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9213638
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-11-04 18:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9213638
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-10-28 18:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
National registration number:
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Department: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Postal address: Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.
Postal code: D02 VY53
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: dfatenders@dfa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
URL: https://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9213638 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9213638 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
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 193-687062 (2026-10-05)
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