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

Irish Defence Forces_1144(buyer)

Published
Published 25 August 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 23 September 2026 (2 days left)

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The Irish Defence Forces seeks an academic partner to deliver three accredited education programmes: a Joint Command and Staff Course (Level 9 Masters), a Land Command and Staff Course (Level 9 Postgraduate Diploma), and a Joint Cadet Course (Level 7 Diploma), all focused on Leadership, Management and Defence Studies. The partner must provide dedicated onsite academic staff at the Defence Forces Training Centre, Curragh Camp, to support delivery, assessment, and administration of these residential programmes. The contract is valued at approximately €3.56 million with a submission deadline of 23 September 2026.

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

    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.

    €3,556,920

Key details

Country
Ireland
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
€3,556,920
Procedure
Open
Published
25 August 2026
Questions by
7 September 2026
Deadline
23 September 2026
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesAdult-education services at university levelManagement training servicesPersonal development training services

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  1. Contract Notice

    25 August 2026

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