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Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála(buyer)

Published: Published 6 October 2026
Deadline: Deadline: 4 November 2026 (15 days left)

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Overview

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is seeking a single service provider to develop and implement the 'Back for Business' programme over a four-year period, with an option to extend for an additional year. The tailored work programme aims to foster and support entrepreneurial activity by addressing the skills, enterprise, and capability gaps of emigrants who have returned, or plan to return, to live and work in Ireland. The contract has an estimated value of €1,015,000, with proposals due by 4 November 2026.

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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
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Dublin, Ireland
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Development and Implementation of the Back for Business Programme
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced service providers who have the capability and vision to develop and implement a tailored work programme to address the skills, enterprise and capability gaps of emigrants who have returned, or plan to return, to live and work in Ireland in order to foster and support entrepreneurial activity amongst that specific group. The Department is seeking ONE single provider of the service which may be a person(s), firm(s), company(ies), partnership(s), corporation(s) or other commercial entity. The programme will run for four years and the Department will have the option to extend by one additional year. Each year from 2022 to 2026, the Department ran a programme ‘Back for Business’, which sought to address these needs. The Department has decided that there is merit in continuing a programme that meets these aims and is seeking a provider on that basis.
€1,015,000

Key details

Country: Ireland
Status: Open for bids
Category: Services
Estimated value: €1,015,000
Procedure: Open
Published: 6 October 2026
Questions by: 28 October 2026
Deadline: 4 November 2026

Classification (CPV)

Business analysis consultancy servicesProject management consultancy servicesForeign affairs and other servicesForeign-affairs servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness and management consultancy servicesGeneral management consultancy services

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Contract Notice
6 October 2026

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