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 Irelandโs 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 Departmentโs technical and proposal requirements is set out in the RFT document.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-04-21. The procurement was published on 2025-03-24.
Who? What?- โข Environmental impact assessment other than for construction โบ Environmental monitoring other than for construction
- โข Environmental management โบ Environmental auditing
- โข Environmental management โบ Environmental planning
- โข Environmental protection โบ Environmental rehabilitation
- โข Map-making services โบ Marine survey services
- โข Marine services โบ Aquatic marine services
- โข Research services โบ Marine research services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Northern and Western โบ West
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:
โAs part of Irelandโs conservation obligations concerning cetaceans there is a significant requirement for the monitoring of cetacean occurrence in all Irish...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Marine services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 75 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Description of the procurement:
โAs part of Irelandโs conservation obligations concerning cetaceans there is a significant requirement for the monitoring of cetacean occurrence in all Irish...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Marine services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Aquatic marine services ๐ฆ
Marine survey services ๐ฆ
Marine research services ๐ฆ
Environmental protection ๐ฆ
Environmental rehabilitation ๐ฆ
Environmental monitoring other than for construction ๐ฆ
Environmental planning ๐ฆ
Environmental auditing ๐ฆ
Environmental services ๐ฆ
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Aquatic marine services ๐ฆ
Marine survey services ๐ฆ
Marine research services ๐ฆ
Environmental protection ๐ฆ
Environmental rehabilitation ๐ฆ
Environmental monitoring other than for construction ๐ฆ
Environmental planning ๐ฆ
Environmental auditing ๐ฆ
Environmental services ๐ฆ
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: 2025-04-21 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-04-21 00:30:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 2
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-04-21 00:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5344221โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +53 9117551 ๐
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
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 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5344221 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
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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)
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:
โAs part of Irelandโs conservation obligations concerning cetaceans there is a significant requirement for the monitoring of cetacean occurrence in all Irish...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Marine services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 75 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Description of the procurement:
โAs part of Irelandโs conservation obligations concerning cetaceans there is a significant requirement for the monitoring of cetacean occurrence in all Irish...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Marine services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services: Aquatic marine services ๐ฆ
Marine survey services ๐ฆ
Marine research services ๐ฆ
Environmental protection ๐ฆ
Environmental rehabilitation ๐ฆ
Environmental monitoring other than for construction ๐ฆ
Environmental planning ๐ฆ
Environmental auditing ๐ฆ
Environmental services ๐ฆ
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Aquatic marine services ๐ฆ
Marine survey services ๐ฆ
Marine research services ๐ฆ
Environmental protection ๐ฆ
Environmental rehabilitation ๐ฆ
Environmental monitoring other than for construction ๐ฆ
Environmental planning ๐ฆ
Environmental auditing ๐ฆ
Environmental services ๐ฆ
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: 2025-04-21 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-04-21 00:30:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 2
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-04-21 00:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5344221โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +53 9117551 ๐
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
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 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5344221 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
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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)
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