Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Part-Time Distance Learning Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation

Macra Agricultural Skillnet

Macra Agricultural Skillnet invites tenders from suitably qualified providers for the design, academic management and delivery of a part-time, distance learning Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation. The programme will commence in September 2026 and will be delivered over a two-year period for cohorts of up to 15 learners. The programme is aimed at professionals across the Irish agri-food sector and will focus on agricultural extension, advisory capability, innovation, leadership, sustainability and knowledge transfer. The contract duration is two years. This is a below-threshold competition and no extensions apply.

Deadline
Deadline 2026-05-07

Who?

What?

Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2026-04-24 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-04-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Part-Time Distance Learning Masters in Agricultural Extension and Innovation
Short description:
โ€œMacra Agricultural Skillnet invites tenders from suitably qualified providers for the design, academic management and delivery of a part-time, distance...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Higher education services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 180 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œMacra Agricultural Skillnet invites tenders from suitably qualified providers for the design, academic management and delivery of a part-time, distance...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Adult-education services at university level ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 2 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-07 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
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: 180

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Macra Agricultural Skillnet
Postal address: Irish Farm Centre
Postal code: Dublin 12
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: grichardson@macra.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0860334583 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.macraskillnet.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: www.macraskillnet.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7986040 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7986040 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: 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
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: 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
Source: OJS 2026/S 081-288077 (2026-04-24)