The provision of ecological services to carry out boat-based visual surveys for Bottlenose dolphin in the West Connacht Coast SAC

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

As part of Ireland’s conservation obligations concerning cetaceans there is a significant requirement for the monitoring of cetacean occurrence in all Irish waters. The State also has a legal obligation through the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) to monitor key marine habitats and species and to report on their conservation status to the EU. The National Parks and Wildlife Service of DHLGH now invites tenders for the provision of ecological services to carry out boat-based visual surveys for Bottlenose dolphin in the West Connacht Coast SAC, in 2025. A detailed specification of the Department’s technical and proposal requirements is set out in the RFT document.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-04-21. The procurement was published on 2025-03-24.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2025-03-24 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-03-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The provision of ecological services to carry out boat-based visual surveys for Bottlenose dolphin in the West Connacht Coast SAC
Short description:
“As part of Ireland’s conservation obligations concerning cetaceans there is a significant requirement for the monitoring of cetacean occurrence in all Irish...”    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Marine services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 75 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“As part of Ireland’s conservation obligations concerning cetaceans there is a significant requirement for the monitoring of cetacean occurrence in all Irish...”    Show more
Additional products/services: Aquatic marine services 📦
Additional products/services: Marine survey services 📦
Additional products/services: Marine research services 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental protection 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental rehabilitation 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental monitoring other than for construction 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental planning 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental auditing 📦
Additional products/services: Environmental services 📦
Place of performance: West 🏙️
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-04-21 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-04-21 00:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5344221
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 2

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
National registration number: 000000
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Region: West 🏙️
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
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5344221 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5344221 🌏

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 059-190098 (2025-03-24)