AFBI03-ITT03 Working at Height Expertise and Supervision

British Trust For Ornithology

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) are project partners 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’. RSPB and BTO are co-leading the ornithological work within the project; this specifically includes seabird tracking and diet analysis, at sea surveys, passive acoustic monitoring, and developing a transboundary seabird conservation strategy and action plans for priority threatened seabird species. BTO and RSPB are looking for suitably qualified and experienced companies to Tender for the provision of Working at Height (WAH) expertise as part of the ACCLIMATISE project between May and August 2026. BTO and RSPB staff are trained as Industrial Rope Access Techniques Association (IRATA) Level 1 Operatives and for each Lot in this Call for Tender (CfT) are seeking field supervision from IRATA certified technicians (Level 3 and Level 2). The work will be focused on facilitating access and supervising researchers at seabird colonies across Northern Ireland. Specifications for the work are split into two Lots, Lot 1, led by BTO and Lot 2, led by RSPB. In both cases, the work carried out by the Supplier will be the same, namely enabling the safe access of Level 1 trained BTO and RSPB staff to seabird colonies in coastal locations in Northern Ireland in order to catch birds for GPS tagging as part of the ACCLIMATISE project. The primary difference between the Lots is the location of work. In both cases, the first two weeks of catching work will be located on Rathlin Island (55.29238, -6.19234), where BTO and RSPB will be working as a single unit. However, for the final two weeks BTO and RSPB teams will be split, with RSPB continuing to work on Rathlin, and BTO moving on to colonies located in Portrush (55.19821, -6.67199) and Newcastle (54.18917, -5.87803). This will result in the contractor supplying IRATA Level 3 and Level 2 support on Rathlin to a single team at the start of the field season but once BTO leave the island, concurrent Level 3 and Level 2 support will also be necessary on the mainland.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-24. The procurement was published on 2026-03-20.

Who?

• British Trust For Ornithology

What?

• Research and development consultancy services › Research consultancy services

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2026-03-20	Contract notice

Contract notice (2026-03-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: AFBI03-ITT03 Working at Height Expertise and Supervision
Short description:
“The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) are project partners in the ACCLIMATISE project, supported...”

Short description

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Research consultancy services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 91 000 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 - BTO at Rathlin Island, Portrush, and Newcastle
Estimated value excluding VAT: 73 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) are project partners in the ACCLIMATISE project, supported...”

Description of the procurement

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Research consultancy services 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 4 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Lot 2 - RSPB on Rathlin Island
Estimated value excluding VAT: 18 000 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: 2026-04-24 17:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-27 00:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7751130
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 60
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-27 00:00:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7751130”
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: 2026-04-17 17:00:00 📅

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=7751130 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7751130 🌏
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 058-200911 (2026-03-20)

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