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2027 Request for Tender for Lead Consultants: Strategic Planning and Impact Management (12-month Fixed Term Contract)

Issued by Rethink Ireland · via eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal)

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Published
18 Sept 2026
Closes
11 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC
Bid opening
11 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC
Reference
9029160
Location
Ireland
Sector
IT & Telecom
Type
services

Details

Rethink Ireland wishes to invite tenders from suitably qualified and experienced consultants to design and facilitate workshops and one-to-one support in strategic planning, implementation and impact management. The lead consultant must have: - demonstrable expertise and understanding of the complexities of developing innovative projects with a social mission, - a good knowledge of social enterprise and a demonstrable interest in social impact. - worked with Rethink Ireland within the past year (from 1st October 2025 to 1st October 2026) to be considered. Whilst consultants who have not worked with Rethink Ireland in the past 12 months cannot be contracted as a lead consultant as per our policies, we encourage you to get in touch as we do contract other consultants across the year.

Contracting authority: Rethink Ireland

Procurement type: Services

Procedure: Open

Contract involves: A Public Contract

CPV codes: 72222000-Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services; 72222100-Information systems or technology strategic review services; 80000000-Education and training services; 79632000-Personnel-training services; 80570000-Personal development training services; 92312212-Services related to the preparation of training manuals; 72212931-Training software development services; 80532000-Management training services; 80510000-Specialist training services; 80531200-Technical training services; 80521000-Training programme services; 80522000-Training seminars

Contract duration: 12 months

Awarded in lots: No

Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

Clarification period ends: 09/10/2026 17:00

Tender opening: 12/10/2026 00:00

EU funding: No

Directive: Yes Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)

Region (NUTS): IE IE0

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Context for bidders

We hold 2 notices from Rethink Ireland, going back to September 2026 — 2 of them still open. There are 75 open IT & Telecom tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 16 days.

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