Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) for Simultaneous Interpretation Services for Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The key objectives of this PMC for the DFAT are: 1. To establish the nature, structure, and capacity of the market to provide simultaneous interpretation services which may be required for official-level events, meetings and conferences taking place in Ireland during the six-month term of the Presidency. . 2. To …

CPV: 79000000 Бизнес услуги: право, маркетинг, консултиране, набиране на персонал, печат и охрана, 79540000 Услуги по устни преводи
Място на изпълнение:
Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) for Simultaneous Interpretation Services for Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Издаващ орган:
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Номер на наградата:
6055571

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) for Simultaneous Interpretation Services for Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Description : The key objectives of this PMC for the DFAT are: 1. To establish the nature, structure, and capacity of the market to provide simultaneous interpretation services which may be required for official-level events, meetings and conferences taking place in Ireland during the six-month term of the Presidency. . 2. To improve the DFAT’s knowledge of both the range of suppliers of simultaneous interpretation services in the market and to demonstrate their capacity to provide services for a programme of events at the scale, duration, complexity, and security profile of a typical Presidency of the Council of the EU. 3. To identify any obstacles or risk factors associated with the provision and delivery of simultaneous interpretation services for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 July 2026. 4. To gather pricing models information and establish indicative costing methodologies. 5. To make suppliers in the market aware of the possible forthcoming procurement opportunity. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade wishes to invite simultaneous interpretation service providers to make submissions, using the Response form in the Preliminary Market Consultation document provided. For full details please see the Preliminary Market Consultation document with the PMC Notice published on https://www.eTenders.gov.ie , the Irish Public Procurement portal, https://www.etenders.gov.ie , ID6055571 ( https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/pmc/viewPmc.do?resourceId=6055571). Interested parties should note that this is not a call for competition, and there will be no award of business as a result of this market consultation process.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79540000 Interpretation services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

3. Part

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0001

Title : Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) for the provision of Simultaneous Interpretation Services for Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Description : The Department is interested in exploring the capacity of the market to meet simultaneous interpretation requirements which may arise for official-level events, meetings and conferences taking place in Ireland during the six-month term of the Presidency. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade wishes to invite simultaneous interpretation service providers to make submissions, using the Response form in the Preliminary Market Consultation document provided. For full details please see the Preliminary Market Consultation document with the PMC Notice published on eTenders, the Irish Public Procurement portal, https://www.etenders.gov.ie , ID6055571 ( https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/pmc/viewPmc.do?resourceId=6055571). Interested parties should note that this is not a call for competition, and there will be no award of business as a result of this market consultation process.
Internal identifier : 6055571

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79540000 Interpretation services

3.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

3.1.4 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 Euro

3.1.5 General information

This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Organisation processing tenders : Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Registration number : Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Postal address : Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D02 VY53
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 14082000
Internet address : https://www.dfa.ie/
Buyer profile : https://www.dfa.ie/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 94a04758-9f74-4a78-90f9-66ddf4116cbd - 01
Form type : Planning
Notice type : Prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice used only for information
Notice dispatch date : 04/07/2025 14:47 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00442383-2025
OJ S issue number : 128/2025
Publication date : 08/07/2025
Estimated date of publication of a contract notice within this procedure : 01/09/2025