Provision of the services of a One Stop Shop (OSS) partner to support deep energy retrofit of domestic homes in County Mayo as part of a Retrofitting-Restoration Pilot

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

During 2024, Wild Atlantic Nature commenced a pilot project of a number of houses in Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC, Co. Mayo. This is a voluntary pilot programme with a limited number of places. Previous Wild Atlantic Nature RBPS participants from the Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC were considered as potential participants in the pilot programme and were invited to express an interest in this programme. Applicants are being shortlisted based on a range of criteria including aspects related to turbary rights claims and ownership of lands within the SAC, home ownership, date of build and occupancy, primary residence and social welfare. Whether or not applicants cut or burned turf will not influence the selection process. Participants will be required to enter a legal agreement to identify sites on their lands for peatland restoration activities and also agree to cease turf-cutting activities or refrain from future turf-cutting. The pilot project is being undertaken in phases. The first phase has involved the recruitment of a small number of homeowners to go through the full process of a deep retrofit of their homes and restoration of their peatlands. To date the project has engaged four landowners to participate in phase one of the pilot. These four landowners have had a Home Energy Assessment (HEA) undertaken on their primary residences. The second phase has involved inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from all previous Wild Atlantic Nature RBPS participants from the Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC, with 38 eligible EOIs received. Those that qualify for participation in the scheme, as per the criteria outlined above, will be offered a HEA, with the top prioritised applicants offered a deep retrofit of their homes (expected to be up to 20). LIFE IP Wild Atlantic Nature will provide finance for applicants who wish to proceed with the deep retrofit of their home through the OSS model up to โ‚ฌ40,000 (or โ‚ฌ50,000 for those entitled to fuel allowance), plus any applicable SEAI grants. In cases where the retrofit cost is above the rate covered by Wild Atlantic Nature and the SEAI grants, homeowners will need to cover the excess costs. In addition, if homeowners wish to select supplementary retrofit measures for their homes in excess of what is covered by the SEAI grants and the allowable financial support from Wild Atlantic Nature, this will be at their own expense. Concurrently to the deep retrofit of homes, applicants will be entering a contract with NPWS to have turbary areas on their lands restored and sustainably managed. Tenders are invited for a suitable contractor to undertake individual HEAs on up to 38 eligible homes and deliver the deep energy retrofits of up to four residential detached homes over the course of this phase of the pilot. This is likely to be within the next calendar year.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-04-22. The procurement was published on 2025-03-12.

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  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2025-03-12 Contract notice
2025-03-13 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-03-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of the services of a One Stop Shop (OSS) partner to support deep energy retrofit of domestic homes in County Mayo as part of a Retrofitting-Restoration Pilot
Short description:
โ€œDuring 2024, Wild Atlantic Nature commenced a pilot project of a number of houses in Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC, Co. Mayo. This is a voluntary pilot...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Energy-management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 190 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œDuring 2024, Wild Atlantic Nature commenced a pilot project of a number of houses in Owenduff/Nephin Complex SAC, Co. Mayo. This is a voluntary pilot...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Energy-efficiency consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Solar energy ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Thermal insulation work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Roof insulation work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Environmental improvement works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Duration
Start date: 2025-05-01 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2026-04-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-04-22 15:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-04-23 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5272886
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 60

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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +53 9117551 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body โœ…
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5272886 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5272886 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: IE4000068T
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œ11th April 2025โ€
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 051-163693 (2025-03-12)
Contract notice (2025-03-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Source: OJS 2025/S 052-166197 (2025-03-13)