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RFP for the provision of Training to support increased use of AI within Food and Drink businesses, including development of industry specific use cases.

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Deadline: 30 November at 17:00 — 29 days left.
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What the buyer is looking for

This Request for Proposals (RFP) is published to invite suitable training/consulting organisations to provide proposals for educating food and drink businesses about best use of AI across all functions as well as to support the broader sector with a report on “use cases” across the industry. This activity will be funded by member companies of Food Drink Ireland Skillnet and grant assistance from Skillnet Ireland Ltd, through the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Funding for the Food Drink Ireland Skillnet is confirmed on an annual basis; therefore, the initial contract will be for the period 2026 with the option to extend to December 2029.

Contract

BuyerFood Drink Ireland Skillnet / Ibec

TypeServices

Estimated value€50,000

Published29 Oct 2026

ProcedureOpen procedure

Type of service

80 · Education & training

CPV 80000000

Clement

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16 procedures in this category since 2019. Public procurement repeats itself — those who know the rhythm prepare instead of reacting.

Deadline — Monday 30 November at 17:00

Tactics

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This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). A normal window for this market.

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Foreign bidders

In Ireland · Education & training, 82 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 2,429 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, France, Germany.

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Put together the evidence

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