Provision of Technical Rope Rescue (including the Design, Instruction, Certification, and Professional Technical Advice) to Civil Defence
Department of Defence
In summary, the services comprise of - Analysis of civil defence operations and the design of land-based technical rope rescue system for civil defence operations, design appropriate training syllabi and the delivery of land-based rope rescue training that is certified by an independently recognised educational training body, preparation of standard operating procedures and health and safety documentation, the provision of professional technical advice for the civil defence rope rescue system. All references to rope rescue in this RFT refers to land-based rope rescue and rescue at height. Responses much strictly be based on land-based rope rescue and rescue at height and not Swiftwater related.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-10. The procurement was published on 2026-03-06.
Who? What?- โข Industrial and technical training services โบ Technical training services
- โข Training services โบ Safety training services
- โข Training services โบ Specialist training services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Mid-East
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-03-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Technical Rope Rescue (including the Design, Instruction, Certification, and Professional Technical Advice) to Civil Defence
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Education and training services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification: Service sought is rope rescue training
Main site or place of performance: all national subdivisions
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Duration: 6 years
Duration
Start date: 2026-05-05 ๐
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Description
Main site or place of performance: Nationally across Ireland
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure: Classic directive, light regime
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-10 13:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-13 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7669321
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: 6 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-13 00:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7669321
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-27 13:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Defence
National registration number:
Postal address: Station Road, Newbridge, Co Kildare W12 AD93
Postal code: W12 AD93
Postal town: Newbridge
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Eleanor Compaan
E-mail: contracts@defence.ie ๐ง
Phone: 045452192 ๐
URL: www.defence.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: www.defence.ie ๐
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=7669321 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7669321 ๐
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 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
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2026/S 048-165022 (2026-03-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Technical Rope Rescue (including the Design, Instruction, Certification, and Professional Technical Advice) to Civil Defence
Short description:
In summary, the services comprise of - Analysis of civil defence operations and the design of land-based technical rope rescue system for civil defence operations, design appropriate training syllabi and the delivery of land-based rope rescue training that is certified by an independently recognised educational training body, preparation of standard operating procedures and health and safety documentation, the provision of professional technical advice for the civil defence rope rescue system. All references to rope rescue in this RFT refers to land-based rope rescue and rescue at height. Responses much strictly be based on land-based rope rescue and rescue at height and not Swiftwater related.
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Products/services: Education and training services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included with the following justification
Justification: Service sought is rope rescue training
Main site or place of performance: all national subdivisions
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Duration: 6 years
Duration
Start date: 2026-05-05 ๐
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Description
Main site or place of performance: Nationally across Ireland
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Main features of the procedure: Classic directive, light regime
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-10 13:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-13 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7669321
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: 6 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-13 00:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7669321
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-27 13:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Defence
National registration number:
unknown
Postal address: Station Road, Newbridge, Co Kildare W12 AD93
Postal code: W12 AD93
Postal town: Newbridge
Region: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Eleanor Compaan
E-mail: contracts@defence.ie ๐ง
Phone: 045452192 ๐
URL: www.defence.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: www.defence.ie ๐
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=7669321 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7669321 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
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2026/S 048-165022 (2026-03-06)
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