The development, production, and broadcast of scientific content over a 3-year period.
Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
Part 1. Background Geological Survey Ireland/DECC wishes to procure the services of a television production company to develop, produce, and broadcast the equivalent of one half hour of scientific content for each year for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027, as part of a tv science series on a nationwide broadcaster in Ireland. Part 2. Required Services A Production and Development. Content themes will be developed in association with Geological Survey Ireland/DECC and should have high production values and scientific accuracy. Themes should align with current geoscience research and could cover areas such as climate action and mitigation, energy transition, resource management, or other relevant topics. Onscreen contributions and research covered should be a mix of Geological Survey Ireland scientists/projects and scientists from Irish universities and research institutions. Final editorial decisions and ownership of content will lie with the production company but Geological Survey Ireland and featured project representatives will collaborate on fact-checking. Geological Survey Ireland and partners may wish to use some content as promotional material after broadcast and in agreement with the production company. As this is a 3-year contract, content may be progressed throughout the three years, or each year could cover discrete topics. Content should be scientific, relevant to current national and global issues, and presented in a way that is accessible to everyone. Content should follow environmental and EDI goals and values as is practicable. Production companies are invited to submit broad plans for possible content and production for each of the three years, with the greatest detail for 2025. They should address how environmental and EDI goals and values will be met and they should show details on broadcasting agreements with a nationwide television broadcaster and associated online tv content provider. Intellectual Property rights will remain with any tenders whether their tender bid is successful or not. Part 3. Required Service B Broadcast. The content must be broadcast on television and via an associated online streaming/play back system as part of a science series on a nationwide broadcaster in the year of or closest television season to production. Its initial broadcast should be at primetime or as close as it practicable. It should be well advertised and promoted by the broadcaster and/or production company but Geological Survey Ireland/DECC will assist by following any communications plan devised by the broadcaster/production company for promotion. Production companies are invited to submit details of broadcast agreements in place with national broadcasters for the annual broadcast of science series at high viewership times (prime time).
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-05-01. The procurement was published on 2025-03-27.
Who? What?- โข Television and radio broadcast transmission services โบ Television broadcast transmission services
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- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | Contract notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The development, production, and broadcast of scientific content over a 3-year period.
Short description:
Products/services: Television and radio broadcast transmission services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 90 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
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Additional products/services: Television broadcast transmission services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration
Start date: 2025-05-23 ๐
End date: 2028-05-22 ๐
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-05-01 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-05-02 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5372353
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: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-05-02 00:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5372353
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
National registration number:
4002073W
Department: Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
Postal address: Tom Johnson House, Haddington Road
Postal code: D04K7X4
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: susan.fleming@decc.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: 01 678 2000 ๐
URL: http://www.decc.gov.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.decc.gov.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5372353 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5372353 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Two weeks allowed for review.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 063-203593 (2025-03-27)
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