Ireland – Foreign affairs and other services – Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme
Issued by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)
- Published
- 6 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 4 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC
- Value
- EUR 1,015,000
- Reference
- 687062-2026
- Location
- Ireland
- Sector
- Financial & Professional Services
- Type
- services
At a glance
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála in Ireland has published an invitation to bid in financial & professional services: “Ireland – Foreign affairs and other services – Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme”. Submissions close on 4 November 2026, 30 days from today. The stated value is EUR 1,015,000. Quote reference 687062-2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 4 notices from this buyer since 2026, 3 of them currently open. There are 105 open financial & professional services notices in Ireland on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), not through FreeTender.
Details
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of emigrants who have returned, or plan to return, to live and work in Ireland in order to foster and support entrepreneurial activity amongst that specific group. The Department is seeking ONE single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity. The programme will run for four years and the Department will have the option to extend by one additional year. Each year from 2022 to 2026, the Department ran a programme ‘Back for Business’, which sought to address these needs. The Department has decided that there is merit in continuing a programme that meets these aims and is seeking a provider on that basis.
Lots Lot 1 — Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme (estimated 1015000)
Buyer: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Buyer country: IRL
Procedure: open
CPV code: 75210000
Full notice, tender documents and how to bid are on the official TED page (link above).
Context for bidders
We hold 4 notices from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála, going back to September 2026 — 3 of them still open. They buy mostly in IT & Telecom, Defence & Security and Financial & Professional Services. There are 105 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 30 days.
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Documents
- TED-official-notice-687062-2026.pdfDownload (pdf)
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