Request for Tenders for the provision of Research on International Approaches to School Workforce Planning
Department of Education and Youth
The Department of Education and Youth (DEY) is seeking research services from a suitably qualified contractor/s to support its work in policy planning in the area of School Workforce. The core research services required are secondary research in the form of a rapid literature review on international approaches to school workforce development and planning. The research will focus primarily on analysing international trends in schoolโs workforce policy planning and practice. It is anticipated that a review of not less than 6 international jurisdictions will be included in the successful tender, with a particular focus on education systems that are high-performing and that articulate holistic and inclusive visions for education. The research will identify learning relevant to the development of the schoolโs workforce in Ireland including workforce composition, recruitment and retention, deployment, regulation, initial and continuing professional education and collaborative cross-professional practice.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-07-10
Who? What?- โข Market research services โบ Social research services
- โข Research and development consultancy services โบ Research consultancy services
- โข Research and development services and related consultancy services โบ Design and execution of research and development
- โข Research and experimental development services โบ Research services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-06-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of Research on International Approaches to School Workforce Planning
Reference number:
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Social research services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 140 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Quantity: 1 hour
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Additional products/services:
Aim of strategic procurement: Fulfilment of social objectives
Social objective promoted: Other
Innovation procurement: The procured works, supplies or services involve research and development activities.
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: Not applicable.
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 24 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Other
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-07-10 17:00:00 ๐
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: 90 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-03 13:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Education and Youth
Postal address: Marlborough Street
Postal code: D01 RC96
Postal town: Dublin 1
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Department of Education and Youth
E-mail: info@education.gov.ie ๐ง
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Buyer contracting type: The buyer is a contracting entity
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8361412 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8361412 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 110-397139 (2026-06-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of Research on International Approaches to School Workforce Planning
Reference number:
Request for Tenders for the provision of Research on International Approaches to School Workforce Planninh
Short description:
The Department of Education and Youth (DEY) is seeking research services from a suitably qualified contractor/s to support its work in policy planning in the area of School Workforce. The core research services required are secondary research in the form of a rapid literature review on international approaches to school workforce development and planning. The research will focus primarily on analysing international trends in schoolโs workforce policy planning and practice. It is anticipated that a review of not less than 6 international jurisdictions will be included in the successful tender, with a particular focus on education systems that are high-performing and that articulate holistic and inclusive visions for education. The research will identify learning relevant to the development of the schoolโs workforce in Ireland including workforce composition, recruitment and retention, deployment, regulation, initial and continuing professional education and collaborative cross-professional practice.
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Products/services: Social research services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 140 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Quantity: 1 hour
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โ
Additional products/services:
Research on effective international approaches to school workforce planning to inform the development of public policy.
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Social objective promoted: Other
Innovation procurement: The procured works, supplies or services involve research and development activities.
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: Not applicable.
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 24 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Other
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-07-10 17:00:00 ๐
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: 90 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-03 13:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Education and Youth
Postal address: Marlborough Street
Postal code: D01 RC96
Postal town: Dublin 1
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Department of Education and Youth
E-mail: info@education.gov.ie ๐ง
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Buyer contracting type: The buyer is a contracting entity
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8361412 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8361412 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 110-397139 (2026-06-09)
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