Wild Ireland - create an immersive, nature-based visitor experience connecting people with Ireland’s lost wildlife and natural heritage.
The Wild Ireland Project Limited
Wild Ireland’s Coast-to-Coast project is an ambitious capital development designed to transform the visitor experience at the meeting point of the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route. The project will create an immersive, nature-based destination that connects people with Ireland’s lost wildlife and natural heritage through innovative interpretation, play, and exploration. The development will include enhanced visitor infrastructure, engaging educational installations, and sensitively designed habitats that reflect Ireland’s Celtic rainforest environment. The aim is to increase dwell time, attract new domestic and international visitors, and deliver meaningful educational and conservation outcomes. This project will position Wild Ireland as a flagship cross-border tourism attraction, driving regional economic growth while inspiring a deeper public connection to biodiversity and conservation.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-17. The procurement was published on 2026-03-24.
Who? What? Where?- • Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
- • Eastern and Midland › Dublin
- • Northern and Western › Border
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-03-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Wild Ireland - create an immersive, nature-based visitor experience connecting people with Ireland’s lost wildlife and natural heritage.
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 389 860 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier:
Aim of strategic procurement: Innovative purchase
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Social objective promoted: Other
Innovation procurement: The procured works, supplies or services involve research and development activities.
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are included
Main site or place of performance: Wild Ireland, Dundrain, Burnfoot, Co. Donegal
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Duration: 6 months
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): “Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Quality criterion (weighting): 1
Quality criterion (name): Meat
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-17 17:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-17 00:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7779309
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 21 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Advanced or qualified electronic signature or seal (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) is required
Opening date: 2026-04-17 00:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7779309
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-04-07 00:00:00 📅
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies: Other service contract
Award criteria
Weight type: Order of importance
Tendering terms
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive – CVD) ✅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Wild Ireland Project Limited
National registration number:
Department: Education
Postal address: Dundrain
donegal
Postal code: F93 KN7X
Postal town: Burnfoot
Region: Border 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Education and Marketing
E-mail: killian@wildireland.org 📧
Phone: 0868309190 📞
URL: https://wildireland.org 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://wildireland.org 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7779309 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7779309 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Wild Ireland Project Limited
National registration number:
Department: Education & Marketing
Postal address: Wild Ireland, Dundrain, Burnfoot, Co. Donegal
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
URL: www.wildireland.org 🌏
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 060-209634 (2026-03-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Wild Ireland - create an immersive, nature-based visitor experience connecting people with Ireland’s lost wildlife and natural heritage.
Short description:
Wild Ireland’s Coast-to-Coast project is an ambitious capital development designed to transform the visitor experience at the meeting point of the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route. The project will create an immersive, nature-based destination that connects people with Ireland’s lost wildlife and natural heritage through innovative interpretation, play, and exploration. The development will include enhanced visitor infrastructure, engaging educational installations, and sensitively designed habitats that reflect Ireland’s Celtic rainforest environment. The aim is to increase dwell time, attract new domestic and international visitors, and deliver meaningful educational and conservation outcomes. This project will position Wild Ireland as a flagship cross-border tourism attraction, driving regional economic growth while inspiring a deeper public connection to biodiversity and conservation.
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Products/services: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 389 860 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Aim of strategic procurement: Innovative purchase
The procurement procedure for BT-777-Lot is designed to integrate environmental, social, and innovation-focused objectives throughout the sourcing process. Specifically:
Environmental Impact Reduction:
Products and services are selected with priority given to low-carbon alternatives, energy-efficient solutions, and materials with minimal environmental footprint.
Where applicable, suppliers are required to demonstrate compliance with recognised environmental management standards (e.g., ISO 14001) and provide evidence of sustainable sourcing or production practices.
Life-cycle considerations, including reduced packaging, durability, and recyclability, are factored into the award criteria.
Social Objectives:
The procurement encourages suppliers who contribute positively to social goals, such as fair labour practices, inclusivity in hiring, and local community engagement.
Opportunities are provided for SMEs, local businesses, and social enterprises, helping to stimulate economic activity and social cohesion in the region.
Innovation Promotion:
The tender explicitly allows and encourages innovative approaches to the work, supply, or service, including new technologies, process improvements, or service delivery methods that can achieve greater sustainability, efficiency, or social benefit.
Evaluation criteria reward proposals that demonstrate creative solutions with measurable environmental and social impact.
Through these measures, the procurement process for BT-777-Lot aligns with overarching sustainability goals, strengthens the social and economic fabric, and fosters innovative solutions that contribute to long-term value for both the contracting authority and wider society.
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Social objective promoted: Other
Innovation procurement: The procured works, supplies or services involve research and development activities.
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are included
Main site or place of performance: Wild Ireland, Dundrain, Burnfoot, Co. Donegal
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Duration: 6 months
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): “Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Quality criterion (weighting): 1
Quality criterion (name): Meat
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-04-17 17:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-17 00:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7779309
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 21 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Advanced or qualified electronic signature or seal (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) is required
Opening date: 2026-04-17 00:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7779309
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-04-07 00:00:00 📅
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies: Other service contract
Award criteria
Weight type: Order of importance
Tendering terms
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive – CVD) ✅
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Wild Ireland Project Limited
National registration number:
632716
Department: Education
Postal address: Dundrain
donegal
Postal code: F93 KN7X
Postal town: Burnfoot
Region: Border 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Education and Marketing
E-mail: killian@wildireland.org 📧
Phone: 0868309190 📞
URL: https://wildireland.org 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://wildireland.org 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7779309 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7779309 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Wild Ireland Project Limited
National registration number:
632716
Department: Education & Marketing
Postal address: Wild Ireland, Dundrain, Burnfoot, Co. Donegal
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
URL: www.wildireland.org 🌏
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 060-209634 (2026-03-24)
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