Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Evaluation Consultancy Services Framework
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is issuing this request for tenders inviting tenders from economic operators for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement. In summary, the Services required comprise: i) senior technical advice at different stages of a DFAT evaluation, or evaluation-type exercise such as a reviews; ii) the development and delivery of training, learning events, and the provision of relevant guidance on contemporary evaluation best practice to the Department, and iii) delivering alone, or as a member(s) of an evaluation team along with the Department’s Evaluation and Audit Unit (“EAU”), evaluations and evaluation-type exercises in response to DFAT’s needs, including planned evaluations such as of DFAT Mission Strategies in partner countries. The framework agreement will be divided into three (3) lots: Lot 1. Senior technical advisory services, including quality assurance Lot 2. Building evaluation capacity and culture Lot 3. Evaluation team
DeadlineDeadline 2026-07-16
Who? What?- • Business and management consultancy services › Evaluation consultancy services
- • Foreign affairs and other services › Foreign-affairs services
- • Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
- • Eastern and Midland › Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | Contract notice |
| 2026-06-22 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-06-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Evaluation Consultancy Services Framework
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Evaluation consultancy services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots ✅
1️⃣
Internal identifier:
Title: Lot 1. Senior technical advisory services, including quality assurance
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2️⃣
Internal identifier:
Title: Lot 2. Building evaluation capacity and culture
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3️⃣
Internal identifier:
Title: Lot 3. Evaluation team
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: 2026-07-16 18:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-16 18:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8418817
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
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 ✅
Maximum number of participants: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-16 18:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8418817
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-09 18:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
National registration number:
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 🌏
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=8418817 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8418817 🌏
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 116-420304 (2026-06-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Evaluation Consultancy Services Framework
Short description:
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is issuing this request for tenders inviting tenders from economic operators for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement. In summary, the Services required comprise: i) senior technical advice at different stages of a DFAT evaluation, or evaluation-type exercise such as a reviews; ii) the development and delivery of training, learning events, and the provision of relevant guidance on contemporary evaluation best practice to the Department, and iii) delivering alone, or as a member(s) of an evaluation team along with the Department’s Evaluation and Audit Unit (“EAU”), evaluations and evaluation-type exercises in response to DFAT’s needs, including planned evaluations such as of DFAT Mission Strategies in partner countries. The framework agreement will be divided into three (3) lots: Lot 1. Senior technical advisory services, including quality assurance Lot 2. Building evaluation capacity and culture Lot 3. Evaluation team
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Products/services: Evaluation consultancy services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots ✅
1️⃣
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Lot 1. Senior technical advisory services, including quality assurance
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2️⃣
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Lot 2. Building evaluation capacity and culture
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3️⃣
Internal identifier:
3
Title: Lot 3. Evaluation team
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-07-16 18:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-16 18:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8418817
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
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 ✅
Maximum number of participants: 5
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-16 18:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8418817
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-09 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
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 🌏
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=8418817 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8418817 🌏
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 116-420304 (2026-06-16)
Contract notice (2026-06-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator ✅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
URL: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
Changes
Other additional information
Main reason for change: Buyer correction
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 9fe19327-174d-409c-a7b4-e8f9646a628a-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 120-437709 (2026-06-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
Procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator ✅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
URL: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
Changes
Other additional information
For Lot 1, 2 and 3, the following correction of details has been made.
Section 5.1.15., Techniques Framework agreement, previously stated "Framework agreement, without reopening of competition", this has been corrected to "Framework agreement, with reopening of competition".
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Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 9fe19327-174d-409c-a7b4-e8f9646a628a-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 120-437709 (2026-06-22)
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