Provision of services for community engagement activities under the Shared Island Initiative Peatland Programme
Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
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.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-12. The procurement was published on 2025-11-06.
Who? What?- • Administration, defence and social security services › Provision of services to the community
- • Architectural services for outdoor areas › Rural areas mapping services
- • Computer network services › Local area network services
- • Infill and land-reclamation work › Land rehabilitation work
- • Legal representation services › Stakeholders representation services
- • Market research services › Social research services
- • Non-residential property services › Land management services
- • Research and development consultancy services › Research consultancy services
- • Social services › Community action programme
- • Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
- • Eastern and Midland › Dublin
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-06 | Contract notice |
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...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Provision of services to the community 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier:
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000 EUR 💰
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...”
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Provision of services to the community 📦
Additional products/services: Land management services 📦
Land rehabilitation work 📦
Rural areas mapping services 📦
Stakeholders representation services 📦
Local area network services 📦
Community action programme 📦
Social research services 📦
Research consultancy services 📦
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
“Peatland restoration awareness”
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 24 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Land management services 📦
Land rehabilitation work 📦
Rural areas mapping services 📦
Stakeholders representation services 📦
Local area network services 📦
Community action programme 📦
Social research services 📦
Research consultancy services 📦
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-12 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
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-15 00:00:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6935339”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-01 15:00:00 📅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
National registration number: 4000068T
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Region: Dublin 🏙️
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
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6935339 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6935339 🌏
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 📞
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 📞
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)