Social Farming Model Project
Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced economic operator(s) who have the capability and vision, to develop a substantial new or existing social farming model project. The service will be funded under the Departmentโs Rural Innovation and Development Fund. Further details can be found in the tender documents.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-24. The procurement was published on 2026-03-16.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Administrative services of agencies โบ Administrative healthcare services
- โข Rehabilitation services โบ Vocational rehabilitation services
- โข Social services โบ Administrative social services
- โข Social work services without accommodation โบ Daycare services
- โข Social work services without accommodation โบ Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | Contract notice |
| 2026-09-03 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-03-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Social Farming Model Project
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Social services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 885 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 4
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Lot 1
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Duration: 60 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Lot 2
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Lot 3
Title
Lot Identification Number:
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Lot 4
Title
Lot Identification Number:
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: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-24 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7731117
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: 120 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-24 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7731117
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-04-14 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
National registration number:
Postal address: Agriculture House Kildare Street
Postal code: D02 WK12
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@agriculture.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +35316072000 ๐
URL: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐
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=7731117 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7731117 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
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
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 054-189050 (2026-03-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Social Farming Model Project
Short description:
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is seeking proposals from suitable, experienced economic operator(s) who have the capability and vision, to develop a substantial new or existing social farming model project. The service will be funded under the Departmentโs Rural Innovation and Development Fund. Further details can be found in the tender documents.
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Products/services: Social services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 885 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 4
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Lot 1
Additional products/services:
Daycare services
๐ฆ
Duration: 60 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Lot 2
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
3
Title: Lot 3
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
4
Title: Lot 4
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
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: 2026-04-24 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-24 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7731117
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: 120 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-04-24 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7731117
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-04-14 12:00:00 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@agriculture.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +35316072000 ๐
URL: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐
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=7731117 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7731117 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
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 054-189050 (2026-03-16)
Contract award notice (2026-09-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 885 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 100%
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-20 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 150 000 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: South Kerry Development Partnership CLG EO
National registration number:
Postal address: West Main Street Cahersiveen Co Kerry
Postal code: V23P981
Postal town: Cahersiveen
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@skdp.net ๐ง
Phone: 0669472724 ๐
Fax: 0669472725 ๐
URL: www.southkerry.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name: Down Syndrome Ireland_128460
National registration number:
Postal address: Clash Road, Curraheen
Postal code: T12 XH4C
Postal town: Cork
E-mail: nikky.slattery@downsyndrome.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0860360366 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
3๏ธโฃ
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
The reason why a winner was not chosen: All tenders, requests to participate or projects were withdrawn or found inadmissible
Lot Identification Number:
4๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Source: OJS 2026/S 172-615942 (2026-09-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 885 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 300 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 100%
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
457450
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-20 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 150 000 EUR ๐ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier:
000169584
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: South Kerry Development Partnership CLG EO
National registration number:
191645
Postal address: West Main Street Cahersiveen Co Kerry
Postal code: V23P981
Postal town: Cahersiveen
Region: South-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@skdp.net ๐ง
Phone: 0669472724 ๐
Fax: 0669472725 ๐
URL: www.southkerry.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Tender identifier:
000168861
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0002
Name: Down Syndrome Ireland_128460
National registration number:
131012
Postal address: Clash Road, Curraheen
Postal code: T12 XH4C
Postal town: Cork
E-mail: nikky.slattery@downsyndrome.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0860360366 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
3๏ธโฃ
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
The reason why a winner was not chosen: All tenders, requests to participate or projects were withdrawn or found inadmissible
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
Source: OJS 2026/S 172-615942 (2026-09-03)
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