About this opportunity
AI summaryDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council seeks a contractor to provide network coordination services for the Local Enterprise Office Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown's Enterprising Women Network under a single-party framework agreement. The scope includes scheduling meetings, booking venues and suppliers, selecting themes and speakers, facilitating sessions, managing membership databases and fees, recruiting members, directing digital marketing, and sharing enterprise support information. Eligibility requires onshore performance in Ireland. Tenderers must satisfy pass/fail selection criteria by demonstrating three instances of previous comparable project experience and submitting required staffing details. Evaluation examines qualitative award criteria first, assessing the service delivery methodology and proposed resource qualifications, alongside tender pricing. Bidders must submit completed Tender Response Documents as a Zip file exclusively via www.etenders.gov.ie by 17:00 on November 23, 2026. Clarification queries must be submitted through the portal's messaging facility by 17:00 on November 16, 2026.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- DLR CoCo
- Solicitation No.
- DLR/2026/158
Scope of work
- Setting up meeting dates, booking venues, and arranging suppliers
- Selecting appropriate themes, content, and speakers for each meeting
- Attending and running each network meeting and facilitating networking
- Managing membership database, associated records, and fee receipt
- Sourcing, recruiting, and inviting new guests to join the network
- Managing digital promotion, social media planning, content capture, and newsletters
- Carrying out post-event evaluations and providing detailed event summaries
- Annual evaluation of the network and reporting to LEO DLR
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Methodology | Not specified |
| Quality and Experience of Resources Proposed | Not specified |
| Cost / Form of Tender | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Minimum five years proven track record in managing networks or programmes of this type
- Proven experience in project management and event management
- Experience managing similar network databases, updating records, collecting fees, and handling queries
- Proven experience in program evaluation and preparing reports
- Proficiency in managing social media and digital platforms
- Three instances of previous comparable experience or projects
Documents to include with your response
- Tender Response Document (TRD)
- Pricing document / Form of Tender – Services – Cost
- European Single Procurement Document (eESPD or ESPD attachment)
- CV or professional biography for proposed resources
- Team organisation chart
Key dates
- Issue Date
- Monday 2nd November 2026
- Closing Date for Queries
- Monday 16th November 2026 at 17:00
- Closing Date for Tender Submissions
- Monday 23rd November 2026 at 17:00
- Award decision
- Monday 30th November 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via www.etenders.gov.ie only
- Instructions
- Uploaded as a Zip file via the Tender Postbox facility using the supplied Tender Response Document
Contract details
- Estimated value
- in the region of twenty thousand euro
- Place of performance
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
- Insurance and bonding
- Employer's Liability Insurance (not required by Tenderers that are sole traders without employees); additional insurance requirements subject to pass/fail self-declaration