Summary The National Parks and Wildlife Service via Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP, (with partners, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and NatureScot), has secured funding under the Shared Island Initiative (details here) for a programme of peatland restoration in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Shared Island Initiative Peatland Programme involves the development of lighthouse demonstration sites in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland to deliver practical peatland restoration, build capacity for long-term peatland management, undertake research and monitoring, exchange knowledge, and address socio-cultural issues across a range of restoration scenarios. These include the restoration of private and public lands, demonstration of restoration of erosion impacts, reactivation of drained peatlands, forest to bog restoration, control of alien invasives, addressing grazing pressures, improving community engagement and increasing education and awareness. The programme is funded through the Irish Government’s Shared Island Initiative Fund (€10m) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (€5m) with additional funding from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and NatureScot, and through the contribution of direct personnel. The initiative is led by a partnership of LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature (WAN), National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and NatureScot, on behalf of Scotland’s Peatland ACTION Partnership. The initiative is overseen by a Steering Group. This contract includes the design and delivery of a flagship community engagement project focusing on local communities living and working in or adjacent to blanket bog habitats in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The project will draw on the lived experience of local communities and their relationship with peatlands. It will provide a platform for local communities to present a staged narrative based on their own experience in conservation and habitat management. The project will produce good practice guidance and recommendations for future community engagement.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-12.
The procurement was published on 2025-11-06.
Contract notice (2025-11-06) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of services for community engagement activities under the Shared Island Initiative Peatland Programme
Short description:
“Summary The National Parks and Wildlife Service via Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP, (with partners, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and NatureScot), has...”
Short description
Summary The National Parks and Wildlife Service via Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP, (with partners, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and NatureScot), has secured funding under the Shared Island Initiative (details here) for a programme of peatland restoration in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Shared Island Initiative Peatland Programme involves the development of lighthouse demonstration sites in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland to deliver practical peatland restoration, build capacity for long-term peatland management, undertake research and monitoring, exchange knowledge, and address socio-cultural issues across a range of restoration scenarios. These include the restoration of private and public lands, demonstration of restoration of erosion impacts, reactivation of drained peatlands, forest to bog restoration, control of alien invasives, addressing grazing pressures, improving community engagement and increasing education and awareness. The programme is funded through the Irish Government’s Shared Island Initiative Fund (€10m) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (€5m) with additional funding from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and NatureScot, and through the contribution of direct personnel. The initiative is led by a partnership of LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature (WAN), National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and NatureScot, on behalf of Scotland’s Peatland ACTION Partnership. The initiative is overseen by a Steering Group. This contract includes the design and delivery of a flagship community engagement project focusing on local communities living and working in or adjacent to blanket bog habitats in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The project will draw on the lived experience of local communities and their relationship with peatlands. It will provide a platform for local communities to present a staged narrative based on their own experience in conservation and habitat management. The project will produce good practice guidance and recommendations for future community engagement.
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Type of contract: services
Products/services: Provision of services to the community📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Summary The National Parks and Wildlife Service via Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP, (with partners, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and NatureScot), has...”
Description of the procurement
Summary The National Parks and Wildlife Service via Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE IP, (with partners, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and NatureScot), has secured funding under the Shared Island Initiative (details here) for a programme of peatland restoration in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Shared Island Initiative Peatland Programme involves the development of lighthouse demonstration sites in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland to deliver practical peatland restoration, build capacity for long-term peatland management, undertake research and monitoring, exchange knowledge, and address socio-cultural issues across a range of restoration scenarios. These include the restoration of private and public lands, demonstration of restoration of erosion impacts, reactivation of drained peatlands, forest to bog restoration, control of alien invasives, addressing grazing pressures, improving community engagement and increasing education and awareness. The programme is funded through the Irish Government’s Shared Island Initiative Fund (€10m) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (€5m) with additional funding from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and NatureScot, and through the contribution of direct personnel. The initiative is led by a partnership of LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature (WAN), National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and NatureScot, on behalf of Scotland’s Peatland ACTION Partnership. The initiative is overseen by a Steering Group. This contract includes the design and delivery of a flagship community engagement project focusing on local communities living and working in or adjacent to blanket bog habitats in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The project will draw on the lived experience of local communities and their relationship with peatlands. It will provide a platform for local communities to present a staged narrative based on their own experience in conservation and habitat management. The project will produce good practice guidance and recommendations for future community engagement.
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-12 15:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-15 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6935339
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 90
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: Dublin🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000📞 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: Dublin🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000📞 Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 215-739364 (2025-11-06)