Postgraduate Certificate In Nursing Home Management

Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet

Leading Healthcare Providers (LHP) Skillnet is seeking to partner with one or more Higher Education Institutions to deliver a Level 9 Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing Home Management specifically designed for leaders working within Ireland's nursing home sector. This initiative, fully funded by the Department of Health, aims to strengthen leadership, governance and management capability across nursing homes through the provision of accredited postgraduate education tailored to the Irish residential care sector. The initiative will provide one fully funded place for every nursing home in Ireland over the lifetime of the programme. The initial phase of the initiative will commence in 2026, this procurement relates to the continued national rollout of the initiative during 2027 and 2028. Established in January 2008, Leading Healthcare Providers (LHP) Skillnet is a not-for-profit Learning Network co-funded by Skillnet Ireland and our member companies. Skillnet Ireland is funded through the National Training Fund by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Of the 70+ Skillnet Ireland Learning Networks, LHP Skillnet is the only Network dedicated exclusively to supporting the private healthcare sector. We do this through the provision of high-quality, sector-led, subsidised training, education, research and workforce development. Skillnet Ireland, on behalf of LHP Skillnet, has been awarded this contract by the Department of Health to manage the rollout of the Nursing Home Leadership Education and Development (NH-LEAD) Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to strengthen the leadership capability of nursing home managers and senior leaders, supporting excellence in governance, regulatory compliance, quality improvement and person-centred care. Through collaboration with one or more Higher Education Institutions, the initiative will equip leaders with the knowledge, skills and professional competencies required to respond to the increasingly complex operational, regulatory and strategic demands of residential care services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-07-29. The procurement was published on 2026-07-15.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ( RCSI)

Who?

• Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet

What?

• Education and training services › Higher education services

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2026-07-15	Contract notice
2026-10-13	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2026-07-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Postgraduate Certificate In Nursing Home Management
Short description:

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Higher education services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR 💰
Additional nature of the contract: Supplies
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 24 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Postal address: 2A convent road
Postcode: A96 W7C5
Town: Dublin

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-07-29 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-14 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8652121
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 90 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-14 00:00:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8652121
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-29 12:00:00 📅

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Leading Healthcare Providers Skillnet
National registration number: 350136
Postal address: 2A Convent Road Dun Laoghaire
Postal code: A96 W7C5
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: carmelkelly@lhpskillnet.ie 📧
Phone: 01 218 7698 📞
URL: https://www.lhpskillnet.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lhpskillnet.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local Agency/Office
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8652121 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8652121 🌏
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 135-492814 (2026-07-15)

Contract award notice (2026-10-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 000 000 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): RCSI was appointed to deliver the Postgraduate Certificate in Residential Care Facility Management as part of the Nursing Homes Leadership & Management Education Initiative, funded by the Department of Health. The contract covers the delivery of the postgraduate programme and associated educational provision in accordance with the agreed programme requirements.
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria:

The award criteria and their respective weightings were specified in the Call for Tender (CFT). Accordingly, the relative importance of each criterion was communicated to tenderers in advance, and no separate justification for omitting weightings is applicable. The evaluation was conducted in accordance with the published criteria, weightings and scoring methodology.

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 460135
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-18 📅
Title: Delivery of a Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing Home Management
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 000 000 EUR 💰
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier: 000190801
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ( RCSI)
National registration number: CHY1277
Department: Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery ( RCSI)
Postal address: 123 St Stephen’s Green Dublin 2 D02 YN77
Postal code: DO2 YN77
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: padraigkelly@rcsi.ie 📧
URL: https://www.rcsi.ie 🌏
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.rcsi.com/dublin 🌏
The winner is listed on a regulated market ✅
Size of the economic operator: Large
Source: OJS 2026/S 199-709884 (2026-10-13)

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