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Public contract award · eTenders 195398

Provision of services for the development and implementation of ‘Back for Business’, the enterprise development programme for nascent entrepreneurial emigrants who have returned to Ireland

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála awarded this contract to Fitzsimons Consulting on 22 December 2021, using an open procedure, and 3 bids were received. The notice publishes a value of €875,000. The published term is 60 months, to Dec 2026.

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Who awarded it, and to whom

Public bodyDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála231 published awards

How big is it?

Larger than 81% of contract awards, and number 18 of 95 from this public body.

A log scale: each step is ten times the last. “Typical” is the median contract award, €200K.

How long does it run?

A published term of 5 years, to Dec 2026.

Awarded2021-12-22Ends2026-12-22

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What the notice says

Procedure
Open ProcedureAny business could bid.
Competition type
BespokeA one-off contract tendered for this purchase.
Bids received
3Bids the buyer received from businesses.
eTenders tender ID
195398eTenders' own page for a tender needs a free supplier login, so this record links to the OGP open data on data.gov.ie instead.
TED notice
663679-2021 (opens in a new tab)Opens the official notice on TED, the EU's public tenders site.

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"Provision of services for the development and implementation of ‘Back for Business’, the enterprise development programme for nascent entrepreneurial emigrants who have returned to Ireland", contract award record on Declared (declared.ie), compiled from OGP open data row · tender 195398. https://declared.ie/contracts/ogp-195398-43392/provision-of-services-for-the-development-and. Data refreshed 12 October 2026.

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