ENQEIR880 – Ground Investigation Services
EirGrid plc
EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of a range of specialised ground investigation services, resources and geotechnical consultancy advice, relevant studies or reports from a strategic partner(s) and intends to utilise, as necessary, a flexible 3rd party resourcing model. The provision of services and allocation of resources shall be outlined for each assignment in order to best meet EirGrid’s requirement. Ground investigations may be required at different project stages to, among other purposes, determine project design parameters and to validate assumptions made in feasibility studies. The investigations may vary in nature and include invasive and/ or non-invasive ground investigation services and successful applicants will be required to provide all relevant reporting on health and safety functions.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-06-17. The procurement was published on 2024-05-15.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- • Causeway Geotech Ltd
- • Ground Investigations Ireland Ltd
- • Irish Drilling Limited
- • Murphy Geospatial Ltd (A Woolpert Company)
- • Tetra Tech Consulting Ireland Limited
- • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services › Laboratory services
- • Engineering-related scientific and technical services › Surveying services
- • Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services › Ground investigation services
- • Geology, oceanography and hydrology services › Oceanography and hydrology services › Bathymetric surveys services
- • Geology, oceanography and hydrology services › Geology services › Archaeological services
- • Site preparation and clearance work › Ground investigation work
- • Topographical and water divining services › Topographical services
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2024-05-15 | Contract notice |
| 2026-05-19 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2024-05-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ENQEIR880 – Ground Investigation Services
Short description:
“EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of a range of specialised ground investigation services, resources and geotechnical consultancy advice, relevant...”
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Ground investigation services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
Tenders may be submitted for all lots ✅
1️⃣
Internal identifier: ENQEIR880- Lot 1
Title: Intrusive Ground Investigation Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of a range of specialised ground investigation services, resources and geotechnical consultancy advice, relevant...”
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Ground investigation services 📦
Additional products/services: Topographical services 📦
Archaeological services 📦
Bathymetric surveys services 📦
Surveying services 📦
Laboratory services 📦
Ground investigation work 📦
Maximum renewals: 0
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
2️⃣
Internal identifier: ENQEIR880 - Lot 2
Title: Non-Intrusive Investigation, Surveying and Monitoring Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Topographical services 📦
Archaeological services 📦
Bathymetric surveys services 📦
Surveying services 📦
Laboratory services 📦
Ground investigation work 📦
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-06-17 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“N/A”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please see the contract documents”
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number: 338522
Postal address: 160 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 (01) 6771 700 📞
URL: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Electricity
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3598091 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=3598091 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 096-292296 (2024-05-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ENQEIR880 – Ground Investigation Services
Short description:
“EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of a range of specialised ground investigation services, resources and geotechnical consultancy advice, relevant...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Ground investigation services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
Tenders may be submitted for all lots ✅
1️⃣
Internal identifier: ENQEIR880- Lot 1
Title: Intrusive Ground Investigation Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“EirGrid has a requirement for the provision of a range of specialised ground investigation services, resources and geotechnical consultancy advice, relevant...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Ground investigation services 📦
Additional products/services: Topographical services 📦
Archaeological services 📦
Bathymetric surveys services 📦
Surveying services 📦
Laboratory services 📦
Ground investigation work 📦
Maximum renewals: 0
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
2️⃣
Internal identifier: ENQEIR880 - Lot 2
Title: Non-Intrusive Investigation, Surveying and Monitoring Services
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Topographical services 📦
Archaeological services 📦
Bathymetric surveys services 📦
Surveying services 📦
Laboratory services 📦
Ground investigation work 📦
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-06-17 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“N/A”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please see the contract documents”
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: EirGrid plc
National registration number: 338522
Postal address: 160 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: tenders@eirgrid.com 📧
Phone: +353 (01) 6771 700 📞
URL: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eirgridgroup.com/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Electricity
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3598091 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=3598091 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 096-292296 (2024-05-15)
Contract award notice (2026-05-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 40 000 000 EUR (framework approximate) 💰
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 40 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 8 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Internal identifier: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Award of contract
1️⃣
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 429281
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-10-07 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 32 000 000 EUR 💰
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 32 000 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 000105505
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ground Investigations Ireland Ltd
National registration number: 405726
Postal address: Catherinestown House, Hazelhatch Road
Postal code: D22 YD52
Postal town: Co. Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@gii.ie 📧
Phone: 016015175 📞
URL: www.gii.ie 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Large
2️⃣
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 000105900
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0002
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Causeway Geotech Ltd
National registration number: NI610766
Postal address: 8 Drumahiskey Road
Postal code: BT537QL
Postal town: Ballymoney
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: paul.dunlop@causewaygeotech.com 📧
Phone: +442827666640 📞
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
National registration number: 0000
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Phone: 0000 📞
Complementary information
Review body
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2026/S 096-344970 (2026-05-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 40 000 000 EUR (framework approximate) 💰
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 40 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 8 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Internal identifier: 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 36 000 000 EUR 💰
Award of contract
1️⃣
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 429281
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2025-10-07 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 32 000 000 EUR 💰
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 32 000 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 000105505
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ground Investigations Ireland Ltd
National registration number: 405726
Postal address: Catherinestown House, Hazelhatch Road
Postal code: D22 YD52
Postal town: Co. Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@gii.ie 📧
Phone: 016015175 📞
URL: www.gii.ie 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Large
2️⃣
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 000105900
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0002
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Causeway Geotech Ltd
National registration number: NI610766
Postal address: 8 Drumahiskey Road
Postal code: BT537QL
Postal town: Ballymoney
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: paul.dunlop@causewaygeotech.com 📧
Phone: +442827666640 📞
Size of the economic operator: Micro, small, or medium
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
National registration number: 0000
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Phone: 0000 📞
Complementary information
Review body
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2026/S 096-344970 (2026-05-19)
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