Professional services for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and Appropriate Assessment Process of Irelandโ€™s draft CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2028-2034

Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

In July 2025 the European Commission published a set of draft Regulations regarding the future European Budget and EU-funded programmes for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF). This includes the regulations which set out the requirements for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2027, when the current CAP Strategic Plan is scheduled to end. The regulations set out the framework for the new CAP, which represents a major departure from the previous programme period. All EU funds are subject to consolidation into a new โ€œNational and Regional Partnership Planโ€, the โ€œNRP Planโ€. The main objectives of the CAP for the period post-2027 are set out in the NRP Regulation article 3 to further improve the sustainable development of farming, food and rural areas and to contribute to achieving the stated objectives. The successful tenderer/consortia will be required to compile; (a) an appropriately scaled Strategic Environmental Assessment of the draft CAP Chapter of the NRP Plan for the period 2028-2034 which fully complies with the principles and requirements of Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment and the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 435 of 2004), as amended; (b) a screening for Appropriate Assessment (AA) of the draft CAP Chapter of the NRP Plan for the period 2028-2034 which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011); (c) subject to the results of the AA screening process, an AA of the draft draft CAP Chapter of the NRP Plan for the period 2028-2034 which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011); Tenderers should note that there is no guarantee that the Assessment referred to at (d) will be required. On receipt of the Screening Report referred to at (c), the Contracting Authority will make a decision on whether the successful tenderer will be requested to proceed with the assessment referred to at (d). (d) the successful tenderer shall ensure timely, proactive, and effective engagement with the Contracting Authority, including the acknowledgment and provision of substantive responses to all reasonable requests for information, clarification, progress updates, or inputs within 72 hours, unless otherwise agreed in writing, in order to support effective programme delivery. Please refer to the RFT documents for further information.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-10. The procurement was published on 2026-03-02.

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
2026-03-02 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-03-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Professional services for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and Appropriate Assessment Process of Irelandโ€™s draft CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2028-2034
Short description:
In July 2025 the European Commission published a set of draft Regulations regarding the future European Budget and EU-funded programmes for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF). This includes the regulations which set out the requirements for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2027, when the current CAP Strategic Plan is scheduled to end. The regulations set out the framework for the new CAP, which represents a major departure from the previous programme period. All EU funds are subject to consolidation into a new โ€œNational and Regional Partnership Planโ€, the โ€œNRP Planโ€. The main objectives of the CAP for the period post-2027 are set out in the NRP Regulation article 3 to further improve the sustainable development of farming, food and rural areas and to contribute to achieving the stated objectives. The successful tenderer/consortia will be required to compile; (a) an appropriately scaled Strategic Environmental Assessment of the draft CAP Chapter of the NRP Plan for the period 2028-2034 which fully complies with the principles and requirements of Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment and the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 435 of 2004), as amended; (b) a screening for Appropriate Assessment (AA) of the draft CAP Chapter of the NRP Plan for the period 2028-2034 which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011); (c) subject to the results of the AA screening process, an AA of the draft draft CAP Chapter of the NRP Plan for the period 2028-2034 which complies with the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011); Tenderers should note that there is no guarantee that the Assessment referred to at (d) will be required. On receipt of the Screening Report referred to at (c), the Contracting Authority will make a decision on whether the successful tenderer will be requested to proceed with the assessment referred to at (d). (d) the successful tenderer shall ensure timely, proactive, and effective engagement with the Contracting Authority, including the acknowledgment and provision of substantive responses to all reasonable requests for information, clarification, progress updates, or inputs within 72 hours, unless otherwise agreed in writing, in order to support effective programme delivery. Please refer to the RFT documents for further information.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 372 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services:
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Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 42 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-10 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-10 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7615877
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: 120 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-10 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7615877
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-31 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
National registration number: IE4773186Q
Postal address: Agriculture House Kildare Street
Postal code: D02 WK12
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@agriculture.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +35316072000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7615877 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7615877 ๐ŸŒ
EU funds programme: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (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 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
Source: OJS 2026/S 043-147317 (2026-03-02)
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