Provision of scientific, ecological and hydrological services for a Restoration Plan for Pollardstown Fen SAC, Co.Kildare, Ireland

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

Tóchar Midlands Wetland Restoration seeks proposals for the provision of services to develop, implement and monitor a restoration plan for Pollardstown Fen SAC. The contract is for 22 months from March 2025 to December 2026. Pollardstown Fen is an extended wetland complex, located close to Newbridge, within the Curragh sand and gravel aquifer, in County Kildare. Pollardstown Fen is the largest (226 hectares) calcareous spring-fed fen in Ireland. It is a Statutory Nature Reserve under the Wildlife Act 1976, is registered under the international Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, a Special Area of Conservation (SAC 000396) under the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), a ‘Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystem’ under the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and a European Council Biogenetic Reserve. The aim of this project is to set out proposals for restoration of fen and associated habitats at Pollardstown Fen SAC (0000396), to implement measures and monitor their effectiveness. The restoration plan will identify technically feasible restoration measures for the various zones of the site including the fen habitats, Rathbride woodland, and surrounding wetland margins. It will guide restoration activities, and will document implementation details for these restoration plan measures. The restoration measures set out will enable nature conservation targets for Annex I habitats at this SAC to be met. Although the focus of the restoration plan is on fen habitats, it is anticipated that restoration measures will also benefit other wetland habitats, important species and contribute to socioeconomic benefits for the local community, improvements to biodiversity and reduced carbon emissions.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-02-17. The procurement was published on 2025-01-09.

Who? What? Where?
  • • Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
  • • Eastern and Midland › Dublin
  • • Extra-Regio NUTS 2 › Extra-Regio NUTS 3
  • • Extra-Regio NUTS 2 › Extra-Regio NUTS 3
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-01-09 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-01-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of scientific, ecological and hydrological services for a Restoration Plan for Pollardstown Fen SAC, Co.Kildare, Ireland
Short description:
Tóchar Midlands Wetland Restoration seeks proposals for the provision of services to develop, implement and monitor a restoration plan for Pollardstown Fen SAC. The contract is for 22 months from March 2025 to December 2026. Pollardstown Fen is an extended wetland complex, located close to Newbridge, within the Curragh sand and gravel aquifer, in County Kildare. Pollardstown Fen is the largest (226 hectares) calcareous spring-fed fen in Ireland. It is a Statutory Nature Reserve under the Wildlife Act 1976, is registered under the international Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, a Special Area of Conservation (SAC 000396) under the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), a ‘Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystem’ under the EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and a European Council Biogenetic Reserve. The aim of this project is to set out proposals for restoration of fen and associated habitats at Pollardstown Fen SAC (0000396), to implement measures and monitor their effectiveness. The restoration plan will identify technically feasible restoration measures for the various zones of the site including the fen habitats, Rathbride woodland, and surrounding wetland margins. It will guide restoration activities, and will document implementation details for these restoration plan measures. The restoration measures set out will enable nature conservation targets for Annex I habitats at this SAC to be met. Although the focus of the restoration plan is on fen habitats, it is anticipated that restoration measures will also benefit other wetland habitats, important species and contribute to socioeconomic benefits for the local community, improvements to biodiversity and reduced carbon emissions.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Environmental protection 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 80 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services:
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Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
DNSH
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Postal address: Pollardstown Fen
Town: Newbridge
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Duration
Start date: 2025-03-04 📅
End date: 2026-12-03 📅
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-02-17 16:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-02-18 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4930730
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 3 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-02-18 00:00:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4930730
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
National registration number: 001
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +53 9117551 📞
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4930730 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4930730 🌏
EU funds programme: Just Transition Fund (2021/2027)
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 0
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 008-018779 (2025-01-09)
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