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Ireland: Tenders/Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála/Framework- Consultants to Support the Management of the Civil Society Fund

  1. Competition notice published

    Aug 12, 2024 7:24 AMAugust 12, 2024 7:24 AM

  2. Supplier selection

    Nov 19, 2024 12:00 AMNovember 19, 2024 12:00 AM

  3. Contract signed

    Dec 30, 2024 12:00 AMDecember 30, 2024 12:00 AM

  4. Result notice published

    Dec 30, 2024 3:50 PMDecember 30, 2024 3:50 PM

Brief

Framework- Consultants to Support the Management of the Civil Society Fund

Awarded

The competition has ended and a winner has been selected.

Deadline
Dec 29, 2024Expired
Award
Pris 30%
Procedure
OpenSingle stage
Agreement
Framework agreement
Estimated value
€420K

Brief

The Civil Society Fund (CSF) is the Department’s main funding scheme for NGO overseas development projects. Applications are open on an annual basis from Irish NGOs – mainly small to medium sized organisations - and invited international NGOs. The Civil Society Unit (CSU) within the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs administers the CSF and is responsible for quality assurance and ensuring value for money and accountability. A focus on project cycle management is at the core of how CSU manages its grants and partnerships with NGOs. This includes the appraisal, approval, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes of work and partners. In order to support the quality assurance process and best practice, CSU is establishing a Framework of consultants to provide technical support for the management of partner’s approved projects under the CSF. The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide high quality technical input/support to ensure that best practice quality standards are coherently applied across all stages of the Civil Society Fund project cycle. This consultancy will encompass a range of specific skills to support the appraisal, approval, financial review, monitoring and evaluation of projects, as well as processes supporting the effective management of the funding to the NGOs in receipt of Civil Society Fund grants.

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Result

TED
  • Ciara Loughney
    Winner
  • GDSI Limited_161831
    Winner
  • Gumfoot Consultancy Limited
    Winner
  • Hornbill Consultants Ltd.
    Winner
  • Southern Cross Consulting
    Winner
  • Number of tenders received
    9
  • Contract value
    Not stated
  • Maximum framework agreement valueUp to €420,000

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From the notice

  • The Civil Society Fund (CSF) is the Department’s main funding scheme for NGO overseas development projects. Applications are open on an annual basis from Irish NGOs – mainly small to medium sized organisations - and invited international NGOs. The Civil Society Unit (CSU) within the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs administers the CSF and is responsible for quality assurance and ensuring value for money and accountability. A focus on project cycle management is at the core of how CSU manages its grants and partnerships with NGOs. This includes the appraisal, approval, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes of work and partners. In order to support the quality assurance process and best practice, CSU is establishing a Framework of consultants to provide technical support for the management of partner’s approved projects under the CSF. The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide high quality technical input/support to ensure that best practice quality standards are coherently applied across all stages of the Civil Society Fund project cycle. This consultancy will encompass a range of specific skills to support the appraisal, approval, financial review, monitoring and evaluation of projects, as well as processes supporting the effective management of the funding to the NGOs in receipt of Civil Society Fund grants.

  • Contact

    consultant.tenders@dfa.ie
  • Type
    Result · Framework agreement
  • Main code
    Foreign affairs and other services
    75210000
  • 73220000Development consultancy services75211000Foreign-affairs services80000000Education and training services

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