Provision of Anti-fraud Training Services

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1. At a glance

Buyer Title CPV / category Estimated value Per-year Procedure type Lots Location Contract length Submission deadline Go-live / start | :-------------------- | :---------------------------------- | :------------- | :-------------- | :------- | :------------- | :--- | :------------ | :-------------- | :------------------ | :-------------- | An Rialálaí Agraibhia Provision of Anti-fraud Training Services 80510000-2 €45,000 Not stated Open Procedure 1 Republic of Ireland Not stated 2026-10-02 15:00 Not stated

2. Scope of Work

The contract requires the development and delivery of anti-fraud awareness training services for the Agri-Food Regulator's personnel. The training aims to enhance staff understanding of their responsibilities, fraud risks, warning signs, and preventative measures, supporting the recognition, response, and reporting of suspected fraudulent activity. The training is exclusively for Agri-Food Regulator staff, not external stakeholders or regulated entities.

The contractor will be responsible for:

• Developing training content: This content must be practical, engaging, and appropriate for the roles and responsibilities of Agri-Food Regulator staff. It needs to address specific financial and other fraud risks, including:
• Identification of potential fraud indicators.
• Recognising fraudulent or suspicious communications.
• Phishing and impersonation attempts.
• Payment and invoice fraud.
• Social engineering tactics.
• Preventative measures.
• Appropriate actions for suspected fraudulent activity.
• Delivering training: The primary delivery method will be an in-person, interactive half-day session annually at the Regulator's offices.
• Providing an online option: A live, instructor-led, interactive online training option must be available. This is for staff unable to attend in person and for new starters, facilitating ease of reference to policy changes and accommodating different staff roles.
• Tailoring content: The training content must be consistent with and reflect the Agri-Food Regulator's internal policies, procedures, and guidance on fraud prevention, financial controls, information security, and incident reporting. Relevant internal documentation will be provided to facilitate this tailoring.
• Maintaining content currency: The contractor must ensure training content remains accurate, current, and relevant throughout the contract term.
• Reporting completions: A report on staff training completions must be provided to the Regulator.
• Promoting a fraud-deterrent culture: The training should help staff recognise, report, and prevent fraud within their roles, supporting the broader objective of deterring fraudulent activity and facilitating its prevention and detection.
• Aligning with policies: The training must highlight the practical relevance of the Regulator's financial policies, anti-fraud, protected disclosures, internal audit policies, code of conduct, and disciplinary procedures.

The current staff number is 19, with expectations of growth. All staff are required to participate annually.

3. Background & buyer context

An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) was established in December 2023 under the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023. Its remit is to promote fairness and transparency in the agri-food supply chain, focusing on business-to-business relationships. Key functions include enforcing unfair trading law and publishing analysis of price and market data. The Regulator must consider the circumstances and needs of the agricultural and food sector, particularly farming, fishing, and small food businesses.

This procurement is driven by the Agri-Food Regulator's commitment to maintaining strong risk management and internal control systems. An essential component of these systems is providing appropriate anti-fraud awareness training to its staff to ensure the safeguarding of assets and the detection of fraud and other irregularities.

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement: Not specified for this tender.
• Insurance: The successful bidder must hold the following insurances for the term of the contract:
• Employer's Liability: €13 million limit per claim or series of claims arising from a single occurrence.
• Public Liability: €6.5 million limit per claim or series of claims arising from a single occurrence.
• Professional Indemnity: €1 million in aggregate per insurance year.
• Certifications: Not specified for this tender.
• Past experience: Bidders must demonstrate the successful delivery of two comparable contracts (in scale, nature, quality, and complexity) within the four years preceding the tender deadline. For individual consultants, sole traders, newly established entities, or consortia, relevant experience gained by proposed personnel in previous roles may be accepted if clearly explained.
• Personnel: Not specified for this tender, beyond the requirement for qualified and experienced trainers.
• Geographic / facility constraints: Not specified for this tender.

Bidders must also confirm adherence to good employment practices and labour law, adequate data protection measures, and measures for the delivery of a sustainable, environmentally friendly service. They must declare they are not bankrupt, guilty of corruption, fraud, money laundering, membership of a criminal organisation, or involved in child labour/human trafficking, and are compliant with all statutory obligations.

5. Award criteria & scoring

The contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the most economically advantageous tender, based on the best price-quality ratio.

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