The Loughs Agency, as Lead Partner for the MOSAIC (Multi-disciplinary Ocean Sensing for Adaptive International Conservation) Project, is seeking suitably qualified and experienced contractors to deliver a package of field-based ecological survey and habitat mapping services within the cross-border coastal and marine waters of Northern Ireland and Ireland. This tender supports the delivery of Work Package 2 of the MOSAIC Project, which aims to inform adaptive marine spatial planning through the development of habitat association models for threatened demersal elasmobranch species, including those listed under the OSPAR Convention. MOSAIC is a โฌ8m, PEACEPLUS-funded marine research initiative (Project ID: PP00655) operating under Investment Area 5.2: Marine and Coastal Management. The project will deliver a multi-disciplinary, multi-sensor marine observation network across the Programme Area, with data collection underpinning species conservation strategies, policy engagement and cross-border cooperation. This procurement will commission a three-year field campaign beginning in Q1 2026 and will involve the design and delivery of coordinated in-situ ecological surveys using CTD profiling, eDNA water sampling, stereo baited remote underwater video (SBRUV) and micro-autonomous underwater vehicle (ฮผAUV) deployments. It will also include responsibilities for survey logistics, data quality assurance and integration with project data management systems.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-11-03.
The procurement was published on 2025-10-01.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Contract notice (2025-10-01) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Marine Survey Services
Short description:
โThe Loughs Agency, as Lead Partner for the MOSAIC (Multi-disciplinary Ocean Sensing for Adaptive International Conservation) Project, is seeking suitably...โ
Short description
The Loughs Agency, as Lead Partner for the MOSAIC (Multi-disciplinary Ocean Sensing for Adaptive International Conservation) Project, is seeking suitably qualified and experienced contractors to deliver a package of field-based ecological survey and habitat mapping services within the cross-border coastal and marine waters of Northern Ireland and Ireland. This tender supports the delivery of Work Package 2 of the MOSAIC Project, which aims to inform adaptive marine spatial planning through the development of habitat association models for threatened demersal elasmobranch species, including those listed under the OSPAR Convention. MOSAIC is a โฌ8m, PEACEPLUS-funded marine research initiative (Project ID: PP00655) operating under Investment Area 5.2: Marine and Coastal Management. The project will deliver a multi-disciplinary, multi-sensor marine observation network across the Programme Area, with data collection underpinning species conservation strategies, policy engagement and cross-border cooperation. This procurement will commission a three-year field campaign beginning in Q1 2026 and will involve the design and delivery of coordinated in-situ ecological surveys using CTD profiling, eDNA water sampling, stereo baited remote underwater video (SBRUV) and micro-autonomous underwater vehicle (ฮผAUV) deployments. It will also include responsibilities for survey logistics, data quality assurance and integration with project data management systems.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Marine survey services๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โThe Loughs Agency, as Lead Partner for the MOSAIC (Multi-disciplinary Ocean Sensing for Adaptive International Conservation) Project, is seeking suitably...โ
Description of the procurement
The Loughs Agency, as Lead Partner for the MOSAIC (Multi-disciplinary Ocean Sensing for Adaptive International Conservation) Project, is seeking suitably qualified and experienced contractors to deliver a package of field-based ecological survey and habitat mapping services within the cross-border coastal and marine waters of Northern Ireland and Ireland. This tender supports the delivery of Work Package 2 of the MOSAIC Project, which aims to inform adaptive marine spatial planning through the development of habitat association models for threatened demersal elasmobranch species, including those listed under the OSPAR Convention. MOSAIC is a โฌ8m, PEACEPLUS-funded marine research initiative (Project ID: PP00655) operating under Investment Area 5.2: Marine and Coastal Management. The project will deliver a multi-disciplinary, multi-sensor marine observation network across the Programme Area, with data collection underpinning species conservation strategies, policy engagement and cross-border cooperation. This procurement will commission a three-year field campaign beginning in Q1 2026 and will involve the design and delivery of coordinated in-situ ecological surveys using CTD profiling, eDNA water sampling, stereo baited remote underwater video (SBRUV) and micro-autonomous underwater vehicle (ฮผAUV) deployments. It will also include responsibilities for survey logistics, data quality assurance and integration with project data management systems.
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Place of performance: Border๐๏ธ
Duration: 23 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-11-03 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-11-03 15:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6637637
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: 180
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ 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
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 190-648712 (2025-10-01)
Contract notice (2025-10-21) Object Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-11-10 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-11-10 15:30:00 ๐
Changes Other additional information
โThe deadline for clarifications has been extended until 17:00 hrs on Monday 3rd November 2025.
The closing date for tender submissions has been extended...โ
The deadline for clarifications has been extended until 17:00 hrs on Monday 3rd November 2025.
The closing date for tender submissions has been extended until 15:00 hrs on Monday 10th November 2025.
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Source: OJS 2025/S 203-694995 (2025-10-21)
Contract notice (2025-10-30) Object Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-11-17 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-11-17 15:30:00 ๐
Changes Other additional information
โThe deadline for clarification requests has been extended until 17:00 on Monday 10th November 2025.
The closing date for tender submissions has been...โ
The deadline for clarification requests has been extended until 17:00 on Monday 10th November 2025.
The closing date for tender submissions has been extended until 15:00 on Monday 17th November 2025.
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Source: OJS 2025/S 210-723018 (2025-10-30)
Contract notice (2025-11-14) Object Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-01 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-01 15:30:00 ๐
Changes Other additional information
โThe closing date for tender submissions has been extended until Monday, 1st December 2025.โ
Source: OJS 2025/S 222-763834 (2025-11-14)
Contract award notice (2026-01-20) Object Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 395001.25 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about European Union funds: ERDF_2021
Description
Main site or place of performance:
โnoneโ Duration
Start date: 2026-02-01 ๐
End date: 2027-12-31 ๐
Information about options
Options โ
Description of options:
โn/aโ Award criteria
Price โ
Price (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Survey Team and Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Methodology and Field Approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Risk Management and Quality Assurance
Quality criterion (name): Data Integration and Handover
Quality criterion (name): Responsiveness and Adaptability
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: Provision of Marine Survey Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-01-19 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 395001.25 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about subcontracting
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
โspecialist SBRUV survey and analysis servicesโ
The contract is likely to be subcontracted โ Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ocean Ecology
National registration number: 08961638
Postal address: River Office, Severnside Park, Epney
Postal code: GL2 7LN
Postal town: Gloucester
Country: United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง
E-mail: ashley.kirby@ocean-ecology.com๐ง
Phone: +441452740697๐
URL: https://ocean-ecology.com/๐
Complementary information Additional information
โTHIS CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE CANCELS, AND REPLACES, NOTICE NO 5362-2026 WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN ERROR.โ Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Loughs Agency
National registration number: Loughs Agency
Postal address: Ghan Road
Postal code: A91XP48
Postal town: Carlingford
Region: Border๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenders@loughs-agency.org๐ง
Phone: +44 2871342100๐
URL: https://www.loughs-agency.org/๐ Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Loughs Agency
National registration number: Loughs Agency
Postal address: Ghan Road
Postal code: A91XP48
Postal town: Carlingford
Region: Border๐๏ธ
E-mail: tenders@loughs-agency.org๐ง
Phone: +44 2871342100๐
URL: https://www.loughs-agency.org/๐ Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โcontact tricia@evolveproc.co.ukโ
Source: OJS 2026/S 014-045930 (2026-01-20)