Invitation to Tender
Invitation to Tender
Northside, Hospital, and North West Clare Family Resource Centres are jointly seeking a qualified consultant or consultancy team to lead a multi-phase project.
BACKGROUND
In the Mid-west there are 9 FRCs which make up the Mid-West Regional Forum. In 2018, Northside, Hospital and North West Clare FRCs saw their Strategic Plans come to their natural fruition. The three FRCs engaged in a collaborative process to develop individual 5 Year Strategic Plans for each of the FRCs.
The 5-year lifecycle of these plans is now concluding. Each FRC is eager to build on the success of the last five years by once again engaging in a collaborative process to develop a new cycle of strategic plans.
Northside FRC
Northside Family Resource Centre was established in 1987 and has grown and developed in response to the needs of the communities in which it operates. In 1994, the international Year of the Family, the Family Resource Centre was one of a small number of centres which was funded for the first time under the Department of Social Welfare. The rationale for this funding was “the perception of a possible gap in the statutory support for Community Development activities focused on support for family and tackling child poverty”.
Community development principles are central to the functioning of the Centre and underlie all activity and support at the Centre.
The Centre, its services and community development work, has organically grown over the last 38 years. In response to the demands placed on the Centre to extend its services outside of the old RAPID area St Munchin’s Family Resource Centre changed its name in 2013 to Northside Family Resource Centre to reflect the areas in which the Centre was really operating.
Northside, Hospital, and North West Clare Family Resource Centres are jointly seeking a qualified consultant or consultancy team to lead a multi-phase project:
- Conduct a 5-year evaluation of each FRC’s work (2021–2025)
- Develop three new 5-year Strategic Plans (2026–2030)
- Create a 1-year Action Plan & Reporting Template for each organisation
This is a collaborative, values-driven project embedded in community development and the national Family Resource Centre programme.
Indicative Budget: €25,000–€35,000 (inclusive of VAT and expenses)
Contract Duration: October 2025 – April 2026
Closing Date: 4th September 2025 at 12pm
Location: Mid-West Region, Ireland
More information and details on how to apply are contained in the Invitation to Tender.