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Ireland – Adult-education services at university level – RFT for the Provision of a Single Academic Partner for Officer Education Pathways Courses

Issued by Irish Defence Forces_1144 · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

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Published
30 Aug 2026
Closed
23 Sept 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
EUR 3,556,920
Reference
585098-2026
Location
Ireland
Sector
Education & Training
Type
services

At a glance

Irish Defence Forces_1144 in Ireland has published an invitation to bid in education & training: “Ireland – Adult-education services at university level – RFT for the Provision of a Single Academic Partner for Officer Education Pathways Courses”. The deadline passed on 23 September 2026. The stated value is EUR 3,556,920. Quote reference 585098-2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 16 notices from this buyer since 2026, 5 of them currently open. There are 60 open education & training notices in Ireland on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), not through FreeTender.

Details

The Irish Defence Forces (DF) seek an academic partner to provide accredited programmes that addresses specific requirements for the training and education of the Defence Forces Senior Commissioned Leadership and Cadets in accordance with Defence Forces Regulations: a. Joint Command and Staff Course (JCSC) - Level 9 Masters in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies. b. Land Command and Staff Course (LCSC) - Level 9 Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies. c. Joint Cadet Course - Level 7 Diploma in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies. Tenderers should have a demonstrable and substantial expertise in Leadership, Management, Defence, Security and International Relations including the support of Research in these areas up to and including PhD (Level 10) standard. A proven track record of delivering similar/comparable collaborative educational programmes within international military colleges, defence academies or equivalent institutions is desirable. The academic partner shall provide dedicated staff at the DFTC, Curragh Camp, to support the delivery and administration of all programmes. The allocation of dedicated and onsite academic staff to the Military College to deliver residential components of the course, participate in practical formative and summative assessment events and to provide to overall support to both military instructors and students of the JCSC, LCSC and Joint Cadet Course.

Lots Lot 1 — RFT for the Provision of a Single Academic Partner for Officer Education Pathways Courses (estimated 3556920)

Buyer: Irish Defence Forces_1144

Buyer country: IRL

Procedure: open

CPV code: 80430000

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