Consultancy in Genetic Genomic breeding program design and implementation

Irish Cattle Breeding Federation

ICBF wishes to enter into a contract to acquire knowledge, skills and expertise relevant to undertake tasks related to operating large scale routine genetic genomic evaluations in livestock, experience in developing new phenotypes relevant for livestock breeding, experience in developing new breeding programs as per details below and experience in the development, validation and deployment of individual animal sustainability and climate orientated metrics and their integration into breeding programs. The requirement is estimated at 150 days of service provision per year, delivered on-site at ICBF offices if required

Deadline

Deadline 2026-08-26

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-07-24 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-07-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Consultancy in Genetic Genomic breeding program design and implementation
Short description:
ICBF wishes to enter into a contract to acquire knowledge, skills and expertise relevant to undertake tasks related to operating large scale routine genetic genomic evaluations in livestock, experience in developing new phenotypes relevant for livestock breeding, experience in developing new breeding programs as per details below and experience in the development, validation and deployment of individual animal sustainability and climate orientated metrics and their integration into breeding programs. The requirement is estimated at 150 days of service provision per year, delivered on-site at ICBF offices if required
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Research and development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 700 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Postal address: Ballincollig
Postcode: P31D452
Town: Ballincollig
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 5 years
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: 2026-08-26 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-26 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8718346
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: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-26 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8718346
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-08-10 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation
National registration number: 4914R
Postal address: Link Road, Ballincollig, Cork. P31 D452
Postal code: P31 D452
Postal town: Cork
Region: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: mmadden@icbf.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353238820222 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: http://www.icbf.com ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.icbf.com ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8718346 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8718346 ๐ŸŒ
EU funds programme: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (2021/2027)
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 143-520323 (2026-07-24)