Research Services for Updating QQIโ€™s Standards-based Assessment Infrastructure for FET and HE in Ireland

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)

QQI is the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland with responsibility for (among other things) โ€ข the external quality assurance of providers of further education (FET) and training or higher education (HE) (providers) in Ireland including designated, delegated and listed awarding bodies. โ€ข the external quality assurance of designated and listed awarding bodies that are not providers. โ€ข the provision of statutory guidelines on the quality assurance of education, training, research and related services. โ€ข determining national policies and criteria for access, transfer and progression in relation to learners (ATP), and monitoring the implementation of procedures for ATP by providers. โ€ข promoting, maintaining, further developing and implementing the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), which is a system of levels and types for awards of qualifications based on standards of knowledge, skill or competence . โ€ข deciding which awards are included in the NFQ. โ€ข facilitating the recognition of qualifications inside and outside the state. In summary the services comprise the establishment of a validated evidence base for QQI to use when updating its standards-based assessment infrastructure for further education and training and higher education in Ireland. QQI wishes to discover stakeholdersโ€™ views on issues that might be addressed in that regard including what is working well and what is not. The focus is on the quality assurance of assessment including its interpretations and uses and not on specific techniques for assessment. It is also seeking to better understand the national context for standards-based assessment including how awarding bodies in Ireland satisfy themselves of the effectiveness of their standards-based assessment-related policies considering that assessment has both summative and formative purposes. Finally, QQI is interested in a comparison of practices of a selection of awarding bodies, providers, quality assurance agencies, and regulators in other countries to the quality assurance of standards-based assessment including its interpretations and uses with those in Ireland

Deadline

Deadline 2026-09-30

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
2026-07-22 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-07-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Research Services for Updating QQIโ€™s Standards-based Assessment Infrastructure for FET and HE in Ireland
Short description:
QQI is the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland with responsibility for (among other things) โ€ข the external quality assurance of providers of further education (FET) and training or higher education (HE) (providers) in Ireland including designated, delegated and listed awarding bodies. โ€ข the external quality assurance of designated and listed awarding bodies that are not providers. โ€ข the provision of statutory guidelines on the quality assurance of education, training, research and related services. โ€ข determining national policies and criteria for access, transfer and progression in relation to learners (ATP), and monitoring the implementation of procedures for ATP by providers. โ€ข promoting, maintaining, further developing and implementing the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), which is a system of levels and types for awards of qualifications based on standards of knowledge, skill or competence . โ€ข deciding which awards are included in the NFQ. โ€ข facilitating the recognition of qualifications inside and outside the state. In summary the services comprise the establishment of a validated evidence base for QQI to use when updating its standards-based assessment infrastructure for further education and training and higher education in Ireland. QQI wishes to discover stakeholdersโ€™ views on issues that might be addressed in that regard including what is working well and what is not. The focus is on the quality assurance of assessment including its interpretations and uses and not on specific techniques for assessment. It is also seeking to better understand the national context for standards-based assessment including how awarding bodies in Ireland satisfy themselves of the effectiveness of their standards-based assessment-related policies considering that assessment has both summative and formative purposes. Finally, QQI is interested in a comparison of practices of a selection of awarding bodies, providers, quality assurance agencies, and regulators in other countries to the quality assurance of standards-based assessment including its interpretations and uses with those in Ireland
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Administration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Education and training services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 18 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Town: Dublin

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: 2026-09-30 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-10-02 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8702808
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 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-10-02 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8702808
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-09-11 23:45:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
National registration number: n/a
Postal address: 26/27 Denzille Lane
Postal code: D02 P266
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: lbutler@qqi.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0876993996 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.qqi.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.qqi.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=8702808 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8702808 ๐ŸŒ
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 141-512911 (2026-07-22)
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