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Ireland – Recruitment services – CFT to establish a To establish a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Recruitment Services – Executive Search, General and Specialist Recruitment

Issued by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

Published
18 Sept 2026
Closes
22 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
EUR 2,000,000
Reference
646326-2026
Location
Ireland
Sector
Financial & Professional Services
Type
services

Details

Through the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement ("Framework Agreement"), the successful tenderer(s) ("Framework Members") will be required to work with Research Ireland in the sourcing, assessment, selection and placement activities as described in detail in Appendix 1 to this CFT “Requirements and Specifications” for a diverse range of roles that arise across Research Ireland. Research Ireland invites tenders for the establishment of a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment and personnel placement services across the organisation, including executive search, general recruitment and specialist recruitment, and encompassing permanent, fixed-term/specified-purpose and temporary staffing requirements. The Framework Agreement will replace the current Framework Agreement for recruitment services. For the avoidance of doubt, Agency Staff placed under the current framework agreement will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions applicable to that Framework until the termination of the employment.

Lots Lot 1 — CFT to establish a To establish a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Recruitment Services – Executive Search, General and Specialist Recruitment (estimated 2000000): Through the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement ("Framework Agreement"), the successful tenderer(s) ("Framework Members") will be required to work with Research Ireland in the sourcing, assessment, selection and placement activities as described in detail in Appendix 1 to this CFT “Requirements and Specifications” for a diverse range of roles that arise across Research Ireland. Research Ireland invites tenders for the establishment of a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of recruitment and personnel placement services across the organisation, including executive search, general recruitment and specialist recruitment, and encompassing permanent, fixed-term/specified-purpose and temporary staffing requirements. The Framework Agreement will replace the current Framework Agreement for recruitment services. For the avoidance of doubt, Agency Staff placed under the current framework agreement will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions applicable to that Framework until the termination of the employment.

Buyer: Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland

Buyer country: IRL

Procedure: open

CPV code: 79600000

Full notice, tender documents and how to bid are on the official TED page (link above).

Context for bidders

We hold 2 notices from Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, going back to August 20262 of them still open. There are 56 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 35 days.

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