RFT Updating QQI Assessment Infrastructure 2026
Quality and Qualifications Authority of Ireland (QQI)
QQI is the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland with responsibility for (among other things) - 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. - the external quality assurance of designated and listed awarding bodies that are not providers. - the provision of statutory guidelines on the quality assurance of education, training, research and related services. - 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. - 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 . - deciding which awards are included in the NFQ. - facilitating the recognition of qualifications inside and outside the state. Those functions operate at system level or at the level of organisations providing programmes of education and training (providers). QQI is also an awarding body. It established standards for its awards, and awards qualifications to persons who have completed programmes of education and training that it has validated (validation is approval of a programme prior to its delivery) that are offered by providers of programmes without the authority to award NFQ qualifications. It can also delegate its authority to providers meeting certain criteria. Updating QQIโs assessment infrastructure may require changes/supplementation to, or impact upon, all the above in due course. It is important to appreciate that QQIโs infrastructure is primarily focussed on the quality assurance of standards-based formative and summative assessment and is not intended to guide on how to assess learners in specific situations. Any substantial changes to QQIโs assessment infrastructure will be preceded by consultation documents (green and white papers) that will provide stakeholders with opportunities to express their views on the issues and options at the green paper stage and on proposed new policy or guidelines at the white paper stage. QQI-award specific infrastructure needs to be replaced as soon as practicable. In replacing these we plan to separate policy and procedures relating to assessment that QQI needs to maintain as an awarding body from guidelines on the quality assurance of assessment that will be relevant to all providers.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-09-30
Who? What?- โข Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security โบ Business and management consultancy and related services
- โข Education and training services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Contract notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT Updating QQI Assessment Infrastructure 2026
Short description:
Products/services: Education and training services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Business and management consultancy and related services ๐ฆ
Town: 26/27 Denzille Lane Dublin 2 D02 P266
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 18 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Description
Postal address: 26/27 Denzille Lane Dublin 2 D02 P266
Postcode: D02 P266
Town: Dublin
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-09-30 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-10-01 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8683887
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: 6 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-10-01 00:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8683887
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-09-11 23:45:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Quality and Qualifications Authority of Ireland (QQI)
National registration number:
n/a
Postal address: 26/27 Denzille Lane
Postal code: D02 P266
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: lbutler@qqi.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0876993996 ๐
URL: https://www.qqi.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.qqi.ie ๐
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=8683887 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8683887 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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 139-507657 (2026-07-21)