CONTRACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF AN IRISH AGROECOLOGICAL LIVING LAB FOR ECOFABULANDS
University College Dublin ( UCD )
The Contracting Authority wishes to contract with a suitable company or organisation to establish and operate the Irish Agroecological Living Lab (LL) under the ecoFABULAnds project: Innovating for future-proof agroecological, biodiverse, and sustainably productive landscapes of Europe. The LL will act as a bioregional demonstrator for the co-creation, testing, and scaling of agroecological transition strategies at the landscape level in Ireland, contributing directly to WP2 (Living Labs), WP3 (Transition Solutions and Scaling Strategies), and WP4 (Environmental Education and Dissemination) of the project. The LL will focus on upland and lowland mixed-use landscapes in South-East Ireland, building on existing Bioregional Weaving Lab networks, and will engage farmers, local authorities, civil society, researchers, and policy stakeholders to co-create actionable agroecological innovations.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-11-20. The procurement was published on 2025-10-21.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Research and development services and related consultancy services โบ Research and development consultancy services
- โข Research services โบ Research laboratory services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | Contract notice |
| 2026-10-22 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-10-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Contract for the establishment and operation of an irish agroecological living lab for ecofabulands
Reference number:
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-11-20 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-11-20 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6824639
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-11-20 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6824639
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-11-11 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University College Dublin ( UCD )
National registration number:
Postal address: Belfield, Dublin 4
Postal code: D04 V1W8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@ucd.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0035317164990 ๐
URL: https://www.ucd.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ucd.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6824639 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6824639 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 204-701494 (2025-10-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Contract for the establishment and operation of an irish agroecological living lab for ecofabulands
Reference number:
UCDOPP5542
Short description:
The Contracting Authority wishes to contract with a suitable company or organisation to establish and operate the Irish Agroecological Living Lab (LL) under the ecoFABULAnds project: Innovating for future-proof agroecological, biodiverse, and sustainably productive landscapes of Europe. The LL will act as a bioregional demonstrator for the co-creation, testing, and scaling of agroecological transition strategies at the landscape level in Ireland, contributing directly to WP2 (Living Labs), WP3 (Transition Solutions and Scaling Strategies), and WP4 (Environmental Education and Dissemination) of the project. The LL will focus on upland and lowland mixed-use landscapes in South-East Ireland, building on existing Bioregional Weaving Lab networks, and will engage farmers, local authorities, civil society, researchers, and policy stakeholders to co-create actionable agroecological innovations.
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Products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
UCDOPP5542
Additional products/services:
Research services
๐ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-11-20 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-11-20 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6824639
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-11-20 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6824639
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-11-11 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University College Dublin ( UCD )
National registration number:
CHY158
Postal address: Belfield, Dublin 4
Postal code: D04 V1W8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@ucd.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0035317164990 ๐
URL: https://www.ucd.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ucd.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6824639 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6824639 ๐
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
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 204-701494 (2025-10-21)
Contract award notice (2026-10-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 160 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Most economically advantageous tender
Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Other
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-10 ๐
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Bioregional Weaving Alliance Ireland CLG (EO)
National registration number:
Postal address: Dunhill Ecopark, Ballyphilip
Postal code: X91FVF9
Postal town: Dunhill, Co. Waterford
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: sarah@bioregion.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0830981121 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 0035317167777 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 207-738330 (2026-10-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 160 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Most economically advantageous tender
Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Other
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
460600
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-10 ๐
Tender identifier:
000144563
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Bioregional Weaving Alliance Ireland CLG (EO)
National registration number:
762472
Postal address: Dunhill Ecopark, Ballyphilip
Postal code: X91FVF9
Postal town: Dunhill, Co. Waterford
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: sarah@bioregion.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0830981121 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Micro
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 0035317167777 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 207-738330 (2026-10-22)
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