RFP for the provision of Training to support increased use of AI within Food and Drink businesses, including development of industry specific use cases.
Issued by Food Drink Ireland Skillnet / Ibec · via eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal)
- Published
- 29 Oct 2026
- Closes
- 30 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC
- Bid opening
- 1 Dec 2026
- Value
- EUR 50,000
- Reference
- 9388767
- Location
- Ireland
- Sector
- Education & Training
- Type
- services
At a glance
Food Drink Ireland Skillnet / Ibec in Ireland has published a tender in education & training: “RFP for the provision of Training to support increased use of AI within Food and Drink businesses, including development of industry specific use cases.”. Submissions close on 30 November 2026, 33 days from today. The stated value is EUR 50,000. Quote reference 9388767 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 2 notices from this buyer since 2026, 1 of them currently open. There are 57 open education & training notices in Ireland on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal), not through FreeTender.
Details
This Request for Proposals (RFP) is published to invite suitable training/consulting organisations to provide proposals for educating food and drink businesses about best use of AI across all functions as well as to support the broader sector with a report on “use cases” across the industry. This activity will be funded by member companies of Food Drink Ireland Skillnet and grant assistance from Skillnet Ireland Ltd, through the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Funding for the Food Drink Ireland Skillnet is confirmed on an annual basis; therefore, the initial contract will be for the period 2026 with the option to extend to December 2029.
Contracting authority: Food Drink Ireland Skillnet / Ibec
Procurement type: Services
Procedure: Open
Contract involves: A Public Contract
CPV codes: 80000000-Education and training services
Estimated value: EUR 50,000
Contract duration: 36 months
Awarded in lots: No
Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Clarification period ends: 20/11/2026 13:00
Tender opening: 01/12/2026 00:00
EU funding: No
Directive: No Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)
Region (NUTS): IE061
Tenders are submitted through etenders.gov.ie, which requires supplier registration.
Context for bidders
We hold 2 notices from Food Drink Ireland Skillnet / Ibec, going back to August 2026 — 1 of them still open. There are 57 open Education & Training tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 33 days.
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Documents
- Contract notice 9388767.pdfDownload (pdf)
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