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    ContractsBack for Business Programme – Service Provider Needed
    Closed contract

    Back for Business Programme – Service Provider Needed

    Contract value
    €1m
    Closed 28 Oct 2026

    Seeking an experienced service provider to deliver a four-year Back for Business programme supporting Irish emigrants returning home with entrepreneurship training and business development services.

    🇮🇪IrelandPublished 6 Oct 2026· 1 month agoviaTED
    Contract value
    €1m
    Closed 28 Oct 2026
    Tender deadline passed on 28 Oct 2026.

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.€1,015,000
      Euros
    • Tender closed
      28 Oct 2026
      1 week ago
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇮🇪Ireland

    Lifecycle

    Closed

    Tender closed on 28 Oct 2026. Awaiting award.

    6 Oct 2026Today28 Oct 2026

    Brief

    The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is looking for a single experienced service provider to develop and deliver the Back for Business Programme. This four-year contract (with potential one-year extension) supports Irish emigrants who have returned or plan to return home by offering tailored services that address skills gaps, enterprise development, and capability building. The programme aims to foster entrepreneurship and economic participation among this returning diaspora. The selected provider may be an individual, firm, company, partnership, or other commercial entity with proven expertise in business development, skills training, and supporting entrepreneurs. The programme builds on successful annual initiatives run from 2022 to 2026 and seeks to continue this proven approach to helping returnees establish and grow businesses in Ireland.

    Track record

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    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

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    Publisher
    Publications Office of the European Union
    Licence
    EU 2011/833/EU + TED reuse notice
    Source
    ted.europa.eu
    Record ID
    687062-2026

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