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Ireland: Tenders/Irish Defence Forces_1144/RFT for the Provision of a Single Academic Partner for Officer Education Pathways Courses

  1. Competition notice published

    Aug 24, 9:44 AMAugust 24, 2026 9:44 AM

  2. Questions deadline

    Sep 7, 11:00 AMSeptember 7, 2026 11:00 AM

  3. Tender submission deadline

    Sep 23, 11:30 AMSeptember 23, 2026 11:30 AM

  4. Opening date

    Sep 23, 12:00 PMSeptember 23, 2026 12:00 PM

  5. Tender validity period

    Mar 22, 2027 12:30 PMMarch 22, 2027 12:30 PM

Brief

RFT for the Provision of a Single Academic Partner for Officer Education Pathways Courses

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The competition has expired without a winner being announced.

Deadline
Sep 23,Expired
Procedure
OpenSingle stage
Agreement
Buying services
Estimated value
€3.6Mover 7 years

Brief

The Irish Defence Forces_1144 needs an academic partner to provide accredited programs for the training and education of their Senior Commissioned Leadership and Cadets, including a Level 9 Masters, a Level 9 Postgraduate Diploma, and a Level 7 Diploma in Leadership, Management, and Defence Studies. The contract duration is 7 years, with a maximum total value of 3,556,920 EUR. The academic partner must have demonstrable and substantial expertise in Leadership, Management, Defence, Security, and International Relations, including support for research up to PhD (Level 10) standard. A proven track record of delivering similar collaborative educational programs within international military colleges, defence academies, or equivalent institutions is desirable. Dedicated staff must be provided at the DFTC, Curragh Camp, to support program delivery and administration, including onsite academic staff for residential components, practical assessments, and overall support to instructors and students.

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  • The Irish Defence Forces (DF) seek an academic partner to provide accredited programmes that addresses specific requirements for the training and education of the Defence Forces Senior Commissioned Leadership and Cadets in accordance with Defence Forces Regulations: a. Joint Command and Staff Course (JCSC) - Level 9 Masters in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies. b. Land Command and Staff Course (LCSC) - Level 9 Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies. c. Joint Cadet Course - Level 7 Diploma in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies. Tenderers should have a demonstrable and substantial expertise in Leadership, Management, Defence, Security and International Relations including the support of Research in these areas up to and including PhD (Level 10) standard. A proven track record of delivering similar/comparable collaborative educational programmes within international military colleges, defence academies or equivalent institutions is desirable. The academic partner shall provide dedicated staff at the DFTC, Curragh Camp, to support the delivery and administration of all programmes. The allocation of dedicated and onsite academic staff to the Military College to deliver residential components of the course, participate in practical formative and summative assessment events and to provide to overall support to both military instructors and students of the JCSC, LCSC and Joint Cadet Course.

  • Contact

    info@military.ie
  • Type
    Competition
  • Location
    Dublin
  • Main code
    Adult-education services at university level
    80430000
  • 80000000Education and training services80532000Management training services80570000Personal development training services

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