Environmental monitoring other than for construction⬅️
Recent procurements of environmental monitoring other than for construction in Ireland
2023-10-20Provision of Article 17 Technical Support (Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage)
The National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage is responsible for the conservation of natural habitats and species and the protection of biological diversity in Ireland. NPWS are seeking one suitably qualified candidate for 320 days from December 2023 to November 2025 to work in a hybrid manner with a mix of remote working and to be present in NPWS offices in 90 North King Street, Dublin 7, when required, to assist with tasks arising from the …
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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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2023-07-28Support for Coastal Ecology in SAR (Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage)
The Scientific Advice and Research Directorate (SARD) in NPWS supports conservation, protection and restoration of nature, including coastal habitats. SARD provides scientific and technical assistance relating to conservation projects and compiles scientific evidence to support decision making. Coastal ecology is an important element of the work of SARD. As an island with a complex and variable coastline, Ireland supports a large number of coastal habitats including 15 habitats that are listed on Annex I …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Alan Lauder Consulting
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
2023-07-20Intel Pilot Project Phase 2 (Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage)
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) provides the legislative and policy framework for the conservation of nature and biodiversity in Ireland. It also oversees its implementation, based on good science, with particular emphasis on the protection of habitats and species. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage manages the Irish State's nature conservation responsibilities under national and European law. A …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Russell Plant Hire Ltd
2023-06-14SPU CO23-2023 National 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 from …
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2023-05-03LA2266C - RFT for the Supply of Mobile Air Research Laboratory Equipment comprising of Six (6) Lots for... (Education Procurement Service (EPS))
TU Dublin is seeking tenders for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of several instruments for the measurement of atmospheric gaseous and particulate pollution along with the in the field and the fit-out of the vehicle to meet instrument requirements. All the below lots will be installed in a Van, tenderers will be given the opportunity to come on site to assess where the instrument will be located. Model of the van is a Maxus Deliver 9 long wheelbase, high roof diesel van. Please see …
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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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2023-04-12Contractor support to implement and refine automated/manual processes to create a fully connected river network for... (Environmental Protection Agency)
The EPA Catchments Unit is tendering for contractor support to implement and refine existing automated and manual processes to create a fully connected river network for Ireland. This will enhance the modelling and assessment capabilities of the EPA for water and other environmental domains and will be used by other external stakeholders. It will build on recent developments like the National Land Cover map and use of the Ordinance Survey’s PRIME2 datasets for mapping.
A pilot has already been completed …
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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
2022-11-24Otter Survey (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)
NPWS is now calling for tenders to manage a new survey of the otter in the Republic of Ireland that will meet NPWS obligations for the species under Article 11 of the EU Habitats Directive. The survey should establish the current distribution and range of the otter in Ireland; provide an updated estimate of population size and trend to inform the next Article 17 report (due in 2025); and allow for national and regional comparisons with the results of previous otter surveys in Ireland.
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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
2022-02-08The sampling and analysis of groundwater throughout Ireland for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Environmental Protection Agency)
The EPA is establishing a contract for the procurement of The Sampling And Analysis Of Groundwater Throughout Ireland for 2022. This contract will be for groundwater quality sampling and analysis of selected parameters, in relation to the EPA's national groundwater quality Water Framework Directive monitoring programme. This monitoring programme has been established to satisfy Ireland's obligations in respect of the monitoring requirements of the WFD for groundwater.
The contract awarded will cover …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:CDM Smith Ireland Ltd
2021-10-01Contract for Maintenance and Environmental Monitoring Support Services (Met Eireann)
Contract services for maintenance and support services for the Met Eireann environmental monitoring station at Valentia Island. Met Éireann’s contributes to Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas and Transboundary Air Pollution Monitoring Network through its commitment to the “European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme” (EMEP), Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) and GHG emissions and Short Lived Climate Forcers (SLCF) monitoring programmes.
Although Ireland is not a member of the programme, Met Éireann’s …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:National University of Ireland, Galway...
2021-08-19EIT1511C - NUIM - Provision of Earth Observation & Satellite Navigation Pathfinder Projects (Education Procurement Service (EPS))
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Maynooth University to coordinate a Pathfinder R&D work-programme (12 months). The overall aim is to engage Public and Private organisations with a view to encourage the development of innovative data products and information services to help better manage Food Production, Carbon Emissions, Marine Resources etc. With this in mind, the ESA has set aside a fund to help companies collaborate with Irish Government Agencies in order to explore and develop novel EO …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:ICON GeoNet feasaTreeMetrics Ltd
2021-07-19Study On The Impact of Fires On The Biodiversity of Killarney National Park (Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government)
The National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage wishes to commission a comprehensive survey of the impacts, and the chrono-sequence of fire recovery or otherwise, on lands burned over the past four decades, as well as surveys in unburned areas, in order to assess the biological impacts of the fires, in particular the fire of April 2021, on the biodiversity of Killarney National Park.
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2021-07-06DART+ Rail Fleet Consultant Advisory Services (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail)
The Service Provider shall support Irish Rail during the New Fleet project by:
• undertaking reviews of the design and specification documentation submitted by the manufacturer;
• undertaking factory inspections visits, including factory acceptance tests, during vehicle manufacturing to monitor build quality;
• provide on-site personnel to monitor build quality on a continuous basis during the manufacturing period if requested;
• developing specification variations if required; v) developing …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:Jacobs Engineering Ireland Ltd
2021-05-28A Pilot Farm Environmental Study Programme (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
The Farm Environmental Study (FES) Programme objective is to develop a national baseline database of farm scale habitat and biodiversity data along with additional environmental parameters. The programme will focus on:
• a data collating exercise bringing together existing national databases on habitats and biodiversity in order to produce an individual farm level data inventory and map;
• a farm level survey of habitats both agriculturally productive and semi-natural in order to establish proportion …
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2020-07-08Bird Surveys Professional Service Framework (Bord Na Mona)
In 2011, Bord Na Móna plc published a ‘Strategic Framework for the Future Use of Peatlands’, which reviews and assesses the land bank resource, identifies key issues and considers options for future land-use. This strategy recognises that cutaway peatlands have significant potential for the development of wind energy.
Bord na Móna plc and specifically Bord na Móna Powergen Ltd have completed a high-level site selection study examining the potential for developing cutaway peat land for the purposes of …
View the procurement » Mentioned suppliers:BiosphereFehily TimoneyInis EnvironmentalMcCarthy Keville O'SullivanRSK IrelandTobins Consulting
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