Recent procurements of environmental indicators analysis other than for construction in Ireland
2023-10-20The Provision of Research and Outreach Services for the Biodiversity Forum (Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage)
Ireland’s National Biodiversity Forum is convened by the Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform and comprises 15-20 members including representatives of landowners, farmers, industry, natural heritage and environmental NGOs, Universities and Institutes of Technology, local authorities and representatives from Northern Ireland. Its functions are to: • provide independent monitoring of progress in the on-going implementation of the National Biodiversity Plan (NBAP), highlighting progress and …
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2023-09-25Expert Advice on Environmental Assessment services (Department of the Environment Climate and Communications)
The Department seeks the provision of competent environmental expertise (e.g. environmental science, ecology, hydrogeology, noise assessment, etc.) to carry out an evaluation on Environmental Screening Forms and supporting documentation submitted to the GSRO by Mineral Prospecting Licence holders in relation to the mineral exploration activities within a Prospecting Licence and to report to the GSRO as to whether the proposed exploration activity could be carried out without significant adverse effects …
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2023-07-27Support for the production of Site-Specific Conservation Objectives (Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage)
The National Parks and Wildlife Service NPWS of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are seeking tenders from interested parties to provide support to the Conservation Planning Unit in the Scientific Advice and Research Directorate of NPWS in the production and delivery of Site-Specific Conservation Objectives SSCOs for Natura 2000 sites within Ireland. SSCOs are a legal requirement and key feature in the protection processes for designated Natura 2000 sites and their features within …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Dr Sue Wilson
2023-05-19National Limestone Pavement and Juniper Survey 2023 (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)
• Review and revise where necessary the monitoring methods developed by Wilson and Fernández (2013) • Undertake the monitoring of conservation status of a representative sample of the limestone pavement and associated habitats across the country (22 sites; 203 monitoring stops) • Provide recommendations for updating Conservation Objectives and Standard Data Forms of SACs, as required • Update and undertake the National Conservation Status Assessment of limestone pavement (8240) in Ireland Data arising …
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2023-04-19National Coastal Lagoon Monitoring Programme (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)
Coastal Lagoons are identified in Annex I of the Habitats Directive as a “Priority Habitat” and therefore in need of special protection. Within Ireland there are twenty-five Special Areas of Conservation which have Coastal Lagoons (1150) as a qualifying interest. Under Article 11 of the Habitats Directive, surveillance of the conservation status of Annex I habitats is required and under Article 17 each member state is obliged to report on this status to the European Commission every six years.
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2023-02-22Provision of Environmental Consultancy Services (Commission for Regulation of Utilities)
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (“CRU”) is Ireland’s independent energy and water regulator.
The CRU currently wishes to contract for consultancy support to provide independent environmental advice and assistance particularly in regard to its consenting functions. Specifically, the successful tenderer will assess whether applicants applying for Section 39A gas pipeline consents have adequately addressed all of the relevant environmental requirements as well as reviewing environmental …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Roughan & O'Donovan Limited
2022-07-07Tender for automatic Bioaerosol collection system for real-time measurement (Met Eireann)
Met Éireann wishes to purchase an automatic Bioaerosol collection system for real-time measurement of bioaerosol particles, the technical specifications of which are provided in the Appendix A1 “Technical specifications document”. The initial procurement will be for 1 instrument for a trial/Proof of Concept (POC) purposes. If deemed successful, the client proposes to purchase further systems through this RFT and set up a national network of up to 20 monitoring instruments. Tenders are also invited to bid …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Swisens AG
2022-06-16LA1915C - KCC - Provision of Accredited Laboratory Analysis Services (Education Procurement Service (EPS))
Tenders are sought for the Provision of Accredited Laboratory Analysis Services for Kildare County Council (EPA Licensed Sites) over a four (4) year period.
Kildare County Council as part of its obligations for site under the EPA Licences undertake detailed water and air monitoring programmes. These programmes include sampling of groundwater, surface waters and leachates. Also included in this scope is the provision of dust analysis. Kildare County Council are seeking tenders from competent contractors …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:City Analysts Ltd
2021-09-17Met Éireann invites quotations for the supply of : 1 Brewer Spectrophotometer (referred to as a Brewer for... (Met Eireann)
This contract is a single contract for the purchase of 1 Brewer Spectrophotometer including delivery and installation of the instrument at the site location.
A detailed specification of requirements is set out in Appendix 1. It is proposed to place a maintenance contract for a period of three years with an option for renewal for up to a further two years. The instrument will be used to measure Ultra Violet, or Visible, radiation in the solar spectrum. By examining the differential absorption of select …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:OTT HydroMet B.V.
2021-05-19The EPA is establishing a Multiple Operator Framework Agreement for the Procurement of Services to Undertake... (Environmental Protection Agency)
The EPA is establishing a multiple operator framework agreement for the procurement of services to undertake characterisation of municipal waste, other waste streams and post-consumer products. Contracts may be awarded across any of the EPA Offices.It is envisaged that initial contracts awarded under the framework will include: Characterisation and compositional analysis of household and non-household (commerical) municipal waste (residual, recyclables and organics). Additional services that may be …
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2020-10-02Provision of Water Framework Directive (WFD) Related Services 2021-2023 (Waterways Ireland)
Waterways Ireland is looking for a consultant to take care of the WFD canals monitoring programme from 2021 to 2023. This encompasses the following, at various locations along the Royal Canal, the Grand Canal and the Shannon Erne:
• sample collection and analysis
— physico-chemistry: quarterly water quality sampling events
— biology: yearly aquatic macrophyte and benthic macroinvertebrate surveys
• classification of ecological potential
• scientific analysis and provision of reports.
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Invas Biosecurity
2020-06-24Innovating for Soft Plastic in a Circular Economy (Environmental Protection Agency)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under the category of pre-commercial procurement (PCP). The Environmental Protection Agency is leading a challenge under Enterprise Ireland’s SBIR Ireland programme to seek solutions to reduce the amount of single-use plastic packaging used in school meals and to reduce the carbon footprint of schools by cutting plastic packaging waste generation. Currently, meals are provided packaged in a range of containers and soft-plastic wrappers that are disposed of …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Radical Innovations Group AB
2020-01-24National waste statistics collection, validation and compilation support (Environmental Protection Agency)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to establish, as a result of this Invitation to Tender, a Multiple Operator Framework Agreement for the procurement of waste data collection, validation and analysis support services. The successful tenderers will be appointed to work from a Framework Agreement to provide the EPA with these support services.The EPA’s Waste Statistics Team (WST), within the Office of Environmental Sustainability, is responsible for reporting under a number of statutory …
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2019-09-16Provision of Owners Engineer Services for Coillte’s Bio Energy Opportunity – Project Shine (Coillte CGA)
Coillte CGA (Coillte, or the Company) has taken the decision to engage a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of owner’s engineer services in relation to the company’s opportunity for the development and delivery of a bio-energy infrastructure project at one of its manufacturing sites. The opportunity under development by Coillte comprises the potential development and installation of a bio-energy plant to produce thermal and electrical energy to meet the full operational needs the …
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2019-08-30Integrated Catchment Science and Management Support and Services Framework (Environmental Protection Agency)
The EPA Catchments Unit is establishing a multi-operator framework agreement for the procurement of provision of support and services for integrated catchment science and management to support the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. This will be a 4-year multi-party framework tender covering 2019-2023 and the EPA envisage that a minimum of two operators will be assigned.
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:RPS Group Ltd
2019-06-14Provision of Owners Engineer Services for Coillte’s Bio Energy Opportunity — Project Shine (Coillte CGA)
Coillte CGA (Coillte, or the Company) has taken the decision to explore interest amongst suitably qualified service providers for the provision of certain services in relation to the Company’s opportunity for the development of a renewable energy project at one of its manufacturing sites. The project under consideration by Coillte encompasses the potential development of a bio-energy plant to produce thermal and electrical energy to meet the full operational needs of the on-site manufacturing …
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2018-04-26Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Bathing Water Quality Challenge (Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council)
The challenge is to develop a method of collating and communicating the quality of bathing water using all sources of information for the use of all stakeholders, namely bathers, local authority staff, the EPA and Irish Water. Bathers should be encouraged to report on their swimming experience at particular locations, with emphasis on reporting on perceived water quality. An improved method of communicating known bathing water quality risks to bathers is required, with information being provided to …
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2017-08-25Request for Tenders for the Provision of Environmental Consultancy Services in Cork and the Provision of a Framework... (National Transport Authority)
The objective of the Cork Transport Strategy is to provide a long-term strategic planning framework for the integrated development of transport infrastructure and services in the Cork Metropolitan Area, for the period from 2017 to 2036. The strategy will cover all modes of land transport and will also deal with ancillary items such as parking provision, freight movement, demand management and park and ride proposals.
The Authority intends to enter into a contract with the successful Tenderer to undertake …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:CAAS Limited
2017-06-02National waste statistics collection, validation and compilation support (Environmental Protection Agency)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to establish a multi-operator framework for 4 years. The initial contract, and subsequent contracts will be for the provision of an on-site resource (one contractor) within the EPA Headquarters in Wexford, Ireland, to support and assist the EPA's Waste Statistics Team in carrying out tasks related to the EPA's responsibilities for national waste reporting under 6 statutory reporting obligations (Waste Statistics Regulation, Waste Electrical and Electronic …
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2017-02-24Emissions and waste data collection, collation and validation support (Environmental Protection Agency)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires the provision of an on-site resource (1 contractor) within the EPA Headquarters in Wexford, Ireland, to support and assist the EPA's Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Team in carrying out tasks related to the EPA's competent authority role under the national PRTR regulations. Key tasks include the collection, collation and validation of data (concerning releases to air, water, waste-water and off-site waste transfers as reported from large …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Wolfhound Archaeology