Procurements: Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

4 active procurements

Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine has historically been a buyer of business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, and architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services.

Recent procurements by Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

2026-04-23 Deadline 2026-05-28 Improvement to Boat Repair Area at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Marine Engineering Division (MED) within the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) wishes to appoint a consultant to provide consultancy services for the design and delivery of improvement works to the Boat Repair Facility (Skids) and adjacent area at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre. Professional services are required for the five stages of the project and includes performance of the PSDP role for all stages, and the role of Employers Representative. View the procurement »

2026-04-10 Deadline 2026-05-18 The Provision of services in the developing and delivering a Small Ruminant Health Programme Co-funded by National... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) intends to procure by competitive process certain services provided for under the National Exchequer and co-founded by stakeholder sector entitled “Small Ruminant Health Programme”. The Measure proposes 3 key elements: 1. Development of the Small Ruminant Health Programme. The project manager to develop the programme with focus on but not limited to improve flock/herd productivity and enhance animal health management. The programme manager to … View the procurement »

2026-03-27 Supply of a Slipway Trailer and associated equipment to Ros An Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre, Co. Galway, Ireland (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
Supply of a Slipway Trailer and associated equipment to Ros An Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre, Co. Galway, Ireland View the procurement »

2026-03-25 Deadline 2026-05-15 The provision of Marketing Services for the Sport Horse Sector in Ireland (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The mission of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to serve the Government and people of Ireland by leading, developing and regulating the agri-food sector, protecting public health and optimising social, economic and environmental benefits. The current programme for Government includes a commitment to support the development of the sport horse sector. DAFM provides funding in respect of marketing the Irish Sport Horses, both nationally and internationally. As the current … View the procurement »

2026-03-25 Deadline 2026-05-15 The provision of National Equine Breeding Services (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The mission of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to serve the Government and people of Ireland by leading, developing and regulating the agri-food sector, protecting public health and optimising social, economic and environmental benefits. The current programme for Government includes a commitment to support the development of the sport horse sector and to enhance the breeding potential of Irish sport horses. DAFM is the competent authority for the implementation of the EU … View the procurement »

2026-03-16 Social Farming Model Project (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced economic operator(s) who have the capability and vision, to develop a substantial new or existing social farming model project. The service will be funded under the Department’s Rural Innovation and Development Fund. Further details can be found in the tender documents. View the procurement »

2026-03-02 Professional services for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and Appropriate Assessment Process of Ireland’s... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
In July 2025 the European Commission published a set of draft Regulations regarding the future European Budget and EU-funded programmes for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF). This includes the regulations which set out the requirements for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2027, when the current CAP Strategic Plan is scheduled to end. The regulations set out the framework for the new CAP, which represents a major departure from the previous programme period. All EU funds are subject … View the procurement »

2026-02-24 Specialist training in animal health and biosecurity for On Farm Advisors (Veterinarians) and the setting up and... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) intends to procure by competitive process certain services provided for the “Targeted Advisory Service on Animal Health” funded by National Exchequer. The Measure proposes two key elements: Training of Advisors to deliver animal health and biosecurity advice to farmers The specialist training of professional advisors (veterinarians) to deliver an On-Farm advice on animal health and biosecurity Advisory service; and, On farm Advice scheme on … View the procurement »

2026-01-30 Auxiliary Services for TB Eradication Programmes of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
Tenders are sought for the provision of suitably trained and skilled operatives to assist in the delivery of Auxiliary Services for TB Eradication Programmes of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). The Contracting Authority will require the provision of approximately two hundred (200) operatives to assist in badger capture and inspections, badger activity scoring and new sett survey for the TB Eradication Programme. Services are generally required between September and June but may … View the procurement »

2026-01-26 Event Services: Professional Conference Organiser for Large Scale International Event - Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Contracting Authority (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE)) seek the provision of a Professional Conference Organiser (PCO) to support the organisation and delivery of the Global Bioeconomy Summit in 2026. The delivery of this event will take place during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the latter running from July to December 2026. The Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 (GBS 2026) will take place in … View the procurement »

2026-01-16 The provision of a technical team to support, maintain and develop Forestry Applications and associated Spatial... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
DAFM's IMT Forestry Team seeks a team of resources to assist it in its role to supportthe Departments business staff deliver Ireland's current Forestry Programme 2023-2027 and its active predecessors. The current Forestry Programme 2023-2027 is a €1.3 billion plan to boost afforestation, biodiversity, and climate action by offering increased, tax-free grants and 20-year premiums for planting various forest types, including native woodlands, agroforestry, and commercial forests, supporting landowners to … View the procurement »

2026-01-16 Fixed Voice, SIP and VoIP Services (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) wish to put a contract in place for a primary provider of fixed voice services. View the procurement »

2025-12-11 The provision of Nautilus LIMS Software (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
To support the continued excellence and modernisation of this laboratory infrastructure, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) invests in advanced technologies and professional services that enhance operational efficiency and scientific capability. A key component of this modernisation is the upgrading of its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), which underpins the digital management of laboratory workflows, data, reporting and sample lifecycle. In this context, this … View the procurement »

2025-11-10 The supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of an automated system for the extraction of food samples using... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Food Chemistry division of The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) laboratories analyses food samples for various residues of pesticides, veterinary drugs and contaminants. The current methods of analysis involve manual sample preparation, extraction and clean-up which is time consuming and open to handling errors. The division is aiming to procure an automated system which will handle most of the extraction process for the method for fruit and vegetables – described below. The … View the procurement »

2025-10-24 The provision of BullWall Ransomware Containment Software (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The requirement of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is to expand upon our existing infrastructure to cover all users and endpoints to add an additional layer of protection against ransomware attacks throughout the Department. The Department wishes to procure a ransomware containment solution under a one-year contract, paid annually in advance, with an option for two possible extensions of up to one year each. View the procurement »

2025-10-17 Managed Support Partner to provide professional support services for the Department of Agriculture Food and the... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
To support the continued excellence and modernisation of this laboratory infrastructure, the Department invests in advanced technologies and professional services that enhance operational efficiency and scientific capability. A key component of this modernisation is the upgrading of its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), which underpins the digital management of laboratory workflows, data, reporting and sample lifecycle. In this context, this Request for Tender (RFT) is issued for the … View the procurement »

2025-10-16 The provision of GitLab licences (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine seeks the provision of GitLab licences. View the procurement »

2025-10-07 A service for the handling, processing and verification of certain Pig Movement Notifications (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
Any person intending to keep pigs must, prior to taking possession of any pigs, submit an application for a pig herd number to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Successful applicants are assigned a unique herd number which is registered on the Department’s systems and activated to keep pigs. Approximately 1.5 million pigs are kept in Ireland on some 1,250 registered holdings. Of those holdings, about 270 would be regarded as commercial units. Pig keepers are required by law to … View the procurement »

2025-10-01 Satellite Imagery of the Republic of Ireland for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine invites responses to this request for tender from economic operators for the supply of services as described below: VHR satellite RGBI image is required for several Areas of Interest (AOI) within the Republic of Ireland (see accompanying images in tender documents). Imagery for these AOI must be acquired between April 1st and September 30th, 2025. The imagery must be supplied to DAFM in a tiled format (2 x 2 km tiles; see accompanying shapefile in tender … View the procurement »

2025-09-01 The provision of Sonatype Nexus LifeCycle licenses (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine seeks the provision of Sonatype Nexus LifeCycle licenses. View the procurement »

2025-08-29 Provision of a Farm Hazardous Waste Collection Service at Various Locations across the country in 2025 (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) and the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) in conjunction with stakeholders are working on actioning a recommendation of the EPA’s National Hazardous Waste Management Plans (NHWMP) 2021- 2027 namely to develop a plan for a suitable national collection and transfer scheme for farm hazardous wastes. Following an initial trial run in 2024 where 3 farm hazardous waste collection days took place, DAFM in conjunction with DCEE and … View the procurement »

2025-08-26 The provision of Electronic Identification (EID) Readers for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (AIM... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) wishes to invite quotes for the provision of Thirty Six (36) EID tag stick readers with the provision for further optional purchases of up to a maximum of a further thirty four (34) over the lifetime of the proposed contract under Lot 1. DAFM also wishes to invite quotes for the provision of Sixteen (16) EID microchip handheld readers with the provision for further optional purchases of up to a maximum of a further twenty (20) over the lifetime of … View the procurement »

2025-08-08 Targeted Active Surveillance for TSEs (BSE and Scrapie) In Cattle, Sheep And Goats in Ireland (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
Approved laboratories are required to test brain tissue samples for the presence of TSEs in cattle, sheep and goat carcasses using one of the rapid tests approved for the monitoring of TSEs in accordance with Regulation (EC) 999/2001 as amended. In particular, the successful Rapid Testing Laboratory (RTL) will be testing for BSE in cattle and for Scrapie in sheep and goats. View the procurement »

2025-06-27 Procurement Services and Contract Management Consultancy (Revised) (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The EU’s Customs Union prohibits customs duties on imports and exports between member states and details a common customs tariff in MS relations with third countries. There is also a principle of mutual recognition of standards whereby goods are certified in one Member State (MS) and this certification is accepted in all MS. As a result, goods move freely between MS without the need for customs declarations, associated controls and inspections. This means that no controls are carried out at Irish ports … View the procurement »

2025-06-23 Online e-Learning Software for the delivery of CPD Training (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) requires an online e-learning solution to deliver Continued Professional development training to approved FAS advisors that can be completed at a time and place that is convenient to them within their existing work commitments. This online platform should be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The platform should provide a means of assessment at points in the training modules. On successful completion of assessment the platform should produce … View the procurement »

2025-06-18 CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR MARINE ENGINEERING WORKS AT ROS AN MHÍL FISHERY HARBOUR CENTRE, CO. GALWAY, IRELAND (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) requires the services of a Marine Civil Engineering Consultancy. DAFM wish to appoint consultants with expertise in civil and marine engineering to prepare a preliminary report, detailed design and tender documentation for Marine Projects at Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC), Co Galway, Ireland. View the procurement »

2025-06-09 Dinish Bridge Refurbishment (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) requires the services of a consultancy firm with expertise in public realm, roads, bridge, civil, structural and marine engineering and public lighting design to prepare stages: i. preliminary report, ii. design, iii. tender action, evaluation, award iv. construction and v. handover for the Dinish Bridge Refurbishment at Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre, Co. Cork. View the procurement »

2025-05-19 Recruitment Services (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is a multi-functional organisation which provides a wide range of services both directly and through specialist state agencies operating under its aegis. The Department has a wide and diverse customer base which includes farmers, consumers, food processers and other commercial operators, those involved in sea fishing, forestry, bio-energy, research as well as diverse EU Institutions, other State Bodies and special interest groups. The Mission of … View the procurement »

2025-05-12 Nitrogen Analyser for the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of a Nitrogen Analyser system for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). DAFM reserves the right to purchase up to an additional three (3) Nitrogen Analysers over the next five (5) years from the date of contract award. View the procurement »

2025-05-08 Cisco Subscription Licensing under a 3-Year Enterprise Agreement (Security) (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department currently uses Cisco Secure Firewall, Cisco ISE, Cisco Secure Client (Premier) with network access and posture modules and associated Cisco Umbrella entitlements primarily for secure remote access and posture for over 3,000 users. Cisco ISE is also used to provide TACACS+ authentication services and identity services for firewall transversal, while the Department uses Cisco ThousandEyes for network (LAN, WAN), internet services, and application monitoring. Our current web proxy platform is … View the procurement »

2025-04-25 Licence renewal and purchase for Citrix XenMobile and XenDesktop environments with Netscaler (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department currently uses XenMobile (10.15.0.23) with a Netscaler (13.1 build 56.18) as its Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution. This is an on-premise implementation with currently over 2400 mobile devices enrolled. The Citrix applications currently deployed are Secure Mail and Secure Web, within the Secure Hub container. The Department would like to renew our 2200 Citrix HMC licences which expire on May 15th 2025. We would also like to renew our Citrix ADC license and some licences … View the procurement »

2025-04-22 Packaging and sampling spoons for use in BSE and Scrapie sampling testing (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) operates a TSE Surveillance Programme throughout the Republic of Ireland. One element of the programme involves the extraction and transportation of brain tissue matter from carcasses at knackeries and slaughter plants to a designated rapid testing laboratory (RTL) within the Republic of Ireland for post-mortem assessment. 1. In that regard the Contracting Authority requires a packaging solution for the storage and transportation of brain tissue … View the procurement »

2025-04-02 Supply of RIB type Boat and associated equipment to Ros An Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre, Co. Galway, Ireland (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
Supply of RIB type Boat and associated equipment to Ros An Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre, Co. Galway, Ireland View the procurement »

2025-03-27 Architect Led Single Point Design Team for the Redevelopment of the Passenger Embarkation Area at Ros An Mhíl... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine wishes to appoint a Single Point Design Team for the design and construction of a new passenger embarkation area at Ros An Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre. View the procurement »

2025-03-21 A Social Farming Network (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
Social farming is the practice of offering, on a voluntary basis, farming and horticultural participation in a farming environment as a choice to people who avail of a range of therapeutic day support services. These operations are run in a number of settings ranging from working family farms, local community initiatives through to more institutional frameworks. Social farming is widely practiced across Europe and is considered at an advanced stage of development in the Netherlands, Norway and Italy. It … View the procurement »

2025-03-18 A service for an Evaluation of the EU School Scheme (School Milk and School Fruit and Vegetables/Food Dudes) in... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
This Department is seeking tender submissions for the provision of research services to carry out an Evaluation of the EU School Scheme in Ireland (School Milk Scheme and Food Dudes Programme) in accordance with the EU requirements to measure the effectiveness of the current School Scheme Strategy i.e., whether it has been successful in achieving or progressing towards its objectives, and to what extent (see procurement documents for further details). View the procurement »

2025-03-13 Laundry Services for Offices and Laboratories of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (“DAFM”), is a department of the Government of Ireland. Its mission is to lead the sustainable development of a competitive, consumer focused agri-food sector and to contribute to a vibrant rural economy and society. It is led by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The official headquarters of the Department are in Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin. The Department maintains a veterinary office or laboratory at each of the locations … View the procurement »

2025-03-07 Procurement Services and Contract Management Consultancy (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The EUs Customs Union prohibits customs duties on imports and exports between member states and details a common customs tariff in MS relations with third countries. There is also a principle of mutual recognition of standards whereby goods are certified in one Member State (MS) and this certification is accepted in all MS. As a result, goods move freely between MS without the need for customs declarations, associated controls and inspections. This means that no controls are carried out at Irish ports … View the procurement »

2025-03-06 Mycobacterium Bovis Culture and PCR Testing for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is responsible for the Irish bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication programme, which seeks to eradicate infection with Mycobacterium bovis from the Irish cattle population. Lymph nodes from animals suspected of being infected with Mycobacterium bovis can be tested for its presence, and isolates of Mycobacterium bovis can be cultured, with these isolates then available for further molecular analysis. Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium bovis isolates … View the procurement »

2025-02-26 Plant and GO Hire Provision of Plant with Operative Hire and the Provision of a Groundworks Operative Hire at An... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
Plant and GO Hire Provision of Plant with Operative Hire and the Provision of a Groundworks Operative Hire at An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre, Dingle, Co. Kerry View the procurement »

2025-02-07 Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Short-Term Contracted Veterinary Services (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Contracting Authority is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of short-term veterinary services. These may include but are not limited to the provision of Locum Tenens services, Border Control Post services and other short-term veterinary services. Full details for each contract will be provided at the time of mini competition. The Contracting Authority invites individuals, veterinary practices, groups of veterinary practices or consortia who wish to participate in the DPS to … View the procurement »

2025-02-07 Technical Support for Citrix XenMobile environment with Netscaler (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine requires 2nd- and 3rd-level technical support for the XenMobile EMM solution in the form of a helpdesk and onsite support for the term as specified in the tender document. The helpdesk will not be used for certain changes in the XenMobile environment as these are carried out in-house. View the procurement »

2024-12-16 The Provision of Services as One Health, Sustainable Food Systems and Food Safety Lead Specialists (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
SFSI is a consortium of public bodies that are responsible for the agriculture (including aquaculture) and food sectors in Ireland. Covering diverse technical and skills domains, SFSI is charged with developing long-term relationships internationally based on the transfer of Irish knowledge, expertise and technologies, in support the development of safe, secure and sustainable food and agriculture systems. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is an SFSI consortium member. The Department of … View the procurement »

2024-12-06 Archival services for Land Commission records (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine wishes to procure archival services to undertake a 12-month pilot cataloguing and re-housing project, in order to devise a comprehensive project plan for cataloguing all of the records of the former Irish Land Commission. The plan will also enable the Minister to estimate the resources required to deliver the full cataloguing and preservation project, as well as the costs and timeframe for delivery. The successful tenderer will be contracted to perform … View the procurement »

2024-11-22 The Provision of Gamma-Interferon Sample Testing for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is responsible for the Irish bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication programme, which seeks to eradicate infection with Mycobacterium bovis from the Irish cattle population. Detection of TB-infected cattle by carrying out a gamma interferon test on blood samples to detect an immune response to Mycobacterium bovis is an important part of the programme. The test is approved under EU and Irish legislation as a statutory test, and its use is approved by … View the procurement »

2024-11-18 Sample Analysis of Food of Animal Origin for Ireland’s National Risk-Based Control Plan (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The National Risk-Based Control Plan (NRCP) is an important component of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (the Department) overall food safety programme involving the testing of animal and food samples for residues. Under EU legislation (Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017), each Member State is required to implement a residue sampling and analysis monitoring plan and to submit their programmes annually to the European Commission for … View the procurement »

2024-11-15 Training services in animal health and biosecurity for On Farm Advisors (Veterinarians) and the setting up and... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) intends to procure by competitive process certain services provided for under the EU co-financed Rural Development Programme Measure entitled “Targeted Advisory Service on Animal Health” included in the Ireland’s National/EU co-financed National Rural Development Plan 2014 – 2020 (extended to 2025). The Measure proposes two key elements: Training of Advisors to deliver animal health advice to farmers The specialist training of professional … View the procurement »

2024-09-25 Consignment Handling and Support Services at Dublin Airport (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFM) carry out checks on all consignments of live animals; plants; products of animal or plant origin; animal by products (ABP); germinal products; and regulated plants and plant products, pesticides, forestry, organics and food of non-animal being imported into the EU through Dublin airport Border Control Post (BCP). The rules relating to the importation of live animals and plants, as well as food of plant and animal origin, into the EU, are laid down in European … View the procurement »

2024-09-20 National Reference Laboratory services for Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM, the Contracting Authority) and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) are the competent authorities for the implementation of legislation governing Official Controls of Genetically Modified Feed and Food (GMFF), respectively. Ireland has a legal obligation to appoint National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) under European Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/625. Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls, ensures the verification of compliance … View the procurement »

2024-09-17 Services as Team Leader to Sustainable Food Systems Ireland Strengthened high potential value chains project in the... (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine)
The Executive Team of Sustainable Food Systems Ireland (SFSI) undertakes business development, project preparation and delivery, project management and administration and coordination activities on behalf of the Consortium Members and is the point of contact for overseas clients - governments, agencies and other organisations. The Team can negotiate participation in international food, agriculture (including aquaculture) and rural development projects through direct business development activities and … View the procurement »