AFBI03-ITT01 Seabird Work in the Republic of Ireland

British Trust For Ornithology

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is looking for suitably qualified and experienced companies/organisations to tender for seabird work in the Republic of Ireland as part of the ACCLIMATISE project. The work in the Republic of Ireland will be focused on seabird tracking and contributing to a transboundary seabird conservation strategy and action plans for priority threatened seabird species. BTO is a project partner in the ACCLIMATISE project, supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). ACCLIMATISE is led by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI). Within this project, BTO is the lead on Work Package 2โ€˜Transboundary Conservation Strategies and Sustainable Management of Marine Predatorsโ€™. BTO are co-leading with RSPB on the ornithological work within the project and this specifically includes seabird tracking and diet analysis, at sea surveys, passive acoustic monitoring (PAM), and developing a transboundary seabird conservation strategy and action plans for priority threatened seabird species.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-02-27. The procurement was published on 2026-01-23.

Who?

What?

Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2026-01-23 Contract notice
2026-01-29 Contract notice
2026-03-30 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-01-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: AFBI03-ITT01 Seabird Work in the Republic of Ireland
Short description:
โ€œThe British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is looking for suitably qualified and experienced companies/organisations to tender for seabird work in the Republic...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Research and development consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 172 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is looking for suitably qualified and experienced companies/organisations to tender for seabird work in the Republic...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Research consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 32 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
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: 2026-02-27 14:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-27 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7322291
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: 6

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: British Trust For Ornithology
National registration number: 00357284
Postal address: The Nunnery
Postal code: IP24 2PU
Postal town: Thetford
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: rst@bto.org ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +44 1842750050 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +44 1842 750030 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL: https://www.bto.org/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bto.org/ ๐ŸŒ
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=7322291 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7322291 ๐ŸŒ

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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 018-057508 (2026-01-23)
Contract notice (2026-01-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 172 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-27 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-28 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: The Nunnery,

Changes
Other additional information

โ€œThe deadline has been extended, and a new Call for Tender document has been uploaded to the CfT documents section.โ€
Source: OJS 2026/S 021-071384 (2026-01-29)
Contract award notice (2026-03-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 172 500 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 172 084 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about European Union funds: ERDF_2021
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 20%
Cost criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 80%
Quality criterion (weighting): 80

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 438564
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-03-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 172 084 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about subcontracting
Value excluding VAT likely to be subcontracted to third parties: 52 017 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Proportion (%): 31
The contract is likely to be subcontracted โœ…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: BirdWatch Ireland
National registration number: 116468
Postal address: Unit 20, Block D, Bulord Business Campus
Postal code: A63 RW83
Postal town: Kilcoole
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: adonaghy@birdwatchireland.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0879154750 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.birdwatchireland.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2026/S 064-224805 (2026-03-30)