Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme

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TED (EU)

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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála

Ireland

€1m

3 Nov 2026

Description

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.

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Buyer

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála

Country

Ireland

Regions (NUTS)

Dublin

Category

Administration, defence and social security services · IT services, consulting and software development · Business services: law, marketing, printing, security75210000, 75211000, 72221000, 72224000, 79410000, 79400000, 79411000

Contract value

€1m

Deadline

3 Nov 2026

Published

5 Oct 2026

Languages

English

Source

TED (EU) · 687062-2026

Full notice and tender documentsTender documents

How to bid

Procedure

Open - anyone may submit a tender

Submit your tender at

https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9213638

Submission language

ENG

Electronic submission

Required

Tender documents

Freely available

Tenders opened

2026-11-04+01:00

Contract terms

Type of contract

Services

Place of performance

IE061

Duration

5 years

Your tender must stay valid for

12 months

Framework agreement

No

Dynamic purchasing system

No

EU funded

No

Contact the buyer

Email

dfatenders@dfa.ie

Phone

+353 14082000

Address

Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2., D02 VY53, Dublin

Website

https://www.dfa.ie

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