Mid-Term Review of Ireland’s Civil Society Partnership for a Better World (2023-2027)

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála ran this procurement for “Mid-Term Review of Ireland’s Civil Society Partnership for a Better World (2023-2027)” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• expenditure on the services to be covered by the proposed contract may amount to some €60,000
• The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) seeks to engage Consultancy services to
• supports Irish civil society partners of significant capacity to deliver long-term development and
• 3. Provide a systematic and objective assessment of the ICSP scheme, particularly regarding the
• development community. It shall be finished as a high quality document, supported with
• The contract will be for up to a maximum of 40 consultancy days. The services are expected to
• The service provider is free to take up other services at the same time with another contracting
• The consultancy services will be managed by an assigned project officer from the Civil Society Unit of
• will primarily provide services from their own facilities with an occasional requirement to attend
• A thorough understanding of civil society organisations’ operations in development and
• A strong background in development and humanitarian assistance management system
• and any particular challenges they foresee for the successful implementation of the Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• effectiveness, relative to the stated objectives. It will constitute a reflection of the scheme’s way of
• The review will also have a forward-looking objective, providing recommendations on strengthening
• Given the 5 year programmatic nature of the ICSP committed funding, and the significant
• the department remains committed to flexibility in its funding arrangement to respond to the

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — not specified for this tender
• Insurance — not specified for this tender
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — not specified in extract.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• [RFT Mid-Term Review of ICSP.pdf] Request for Tenders
• [RFT Mid-Term Review of ICSP.pdf] education in Ireland. The scheme
• [RFT Mid-Term Review of ICSP.pdf] , as well as the
• [RFT Mid-Term Review of ICSP.pdf] actions and timeframes.
• management and technical feedback to the Draft report will be submitted within 10
• [RFT Mid-Term Review of ICSP.pdf] respondents to this

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 12 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Title: Mid-Term Review of Ireland’s Civil Society Partnership for a Better World (2023-2027)
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• If the Force Majeure Event continues for 14 days either Party may terminate at 14 days’
• Client, (if the breach(es) are capable of remedy), within 30 days after receipt of a request
• main irrevocable open for acceptance by you for a period of 12 months from the closing date for receipt of te
• [RFT Mid-Term Review of ICSP.pdf] Request for Tenders
• Mid-Term Review of Ireland’s Civil Society Partnership for a Better World
• conduct a mid-term review of Ireland’s Civil Society Partnership for a Better World (ICSP). The Mid

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Numeric qualification gates were only partially visible, so eligibility certainty required full pack review.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — specialist operator with compliant procurement governance and evidencable experience.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — not clearly specified in extract.
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: RFT Mid-Term Review of ICSP.pdf, ORIGINAL Signature

[RFT Mid-Term Review of ICSP.pdf, Appendix 1 Financial Submission.docx.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2 Confirmation of Bona Fides.docx, Appendix 4 Services Contract.pdf, RFT Mid-Term Review of ICSP.pdf] Request for Tenders.