AFBI03-ITT02 - Supply of Seabird Tracking Equipment

British Trust For Ornithology

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is looking for suitably qualified and experienced companies/organisations to tender for the supply of seabird tracking and biologging tags, including associated base stations and software, for use in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as part of the ACCLIMATISE project. The work will support seabird tracking activities and will contribute 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 leading Work Package 2: ‘Transboundary Conservation Strategies and Sustainable Management of Marine Predators’. As part of this work, BTO (co-leading with the RSPB) will carry out extensive seabird tracking and ecological studies across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This specifically includes tracking to investigate the at-sea distribution, foraging ecology, and flight height in breeding Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla (hereafter Kittiwake), Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis (hereafter Fulmar), Common Guillemot Uria aalge (hereafter Guillemot), and Razorbill Alca torda. This tender relates specifically to the supply of seabird tracking and biologging tags to support this work. The appointment of a Tenderer will be by a process of open tender. The requirement is set out in the Specification herein. General information on the British Trust for Ornithology is also available at www.bto.org

Deadline

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

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• PATHTRACK LIMITED

Who?

• British Trust For Ornithology

What?

• Telemetry and terminal equipment › Telemetry equipment

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › 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-ITT02 - Supply of Seabird Tracking Equipment
Short description:
“The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is looking for suitably qualified and experienced companies/organisations to tender for the supply of seabird...”
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Telemetry equipment 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 445 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
Tenders may be submitted for all lots ✅

1️⃣
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Lot 1 - Kittiwake, Guillemot and Razorbill
Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 445 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is looking for suitably qualified and experienced companies/organisations to tender for the supply of seabird...”
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Telemetry equipment 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 30 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Lot 2 - Fulmar
Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 445 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-27 14:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-27 14:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7374272
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 90
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-02-27 14:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7374272”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-02-20 14:00:00 📅

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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: rst@bto.org 📧
Phone: +44 1842750050 📞
Fax: +44 1842 750030 📠
URL: https://www.bto.org/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bto.org/ 🌏
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=7374272 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7374272 🌏
EU funds programme: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (2021/2027)
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 🏙️
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
Department: 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 2026/S 018-057952 (2026-01-23)

Contract notice (2026-01-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 445 EUR 💰
Description
225 445 EUR 💰
225 445 EUR 💰

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-27 17:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-27 17:30:00 📅
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2026-02-27 17:30:00 📅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-02-20 17:00:00 📅

Changes
Other additional information

“Deadline has been extended, and a new Call for Tender document has been uploaded to the CfT documents section.”
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 668a4742-e686-4c58-aa19-b62998d547b4-01
Source: OJS 2026/S 021-070745 (2026-01-29)

Contract award notice (2026-03-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 445 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 224 810 EUR 💰
Name of EU-financed project or programme: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds: Peaceplus acclimatise
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 445 EUR 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 10%
Cost criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 90%
Quality criterion (weighting): 90
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 225 445 EUR 💰

Procedure
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award of contract

1️⃣
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 438565
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-03-30 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 213 945 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 000159764
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Pathtrack limited
National registration number: 05876606
Postal address: Unit 1, Chevin Mill Leeds Road
Postal code: LS21 1BT
Postal town: Otley
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: enquiries@pathtrack.co.uk 📧
Phone: +44 1943 597977 📞
Size of the economic operator: Small

2️⃣
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 10 865 EUR 💰
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0002
Source: OJS 2026/S 064-226365 (2026-03-30)

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