Barrow Corridor Tourism Masterplan

Waterways Ireland_225

Waterways Ireland, in association with Fรกilte Ireland is seeking to commission a pioneering and transformational Tourism Masterplan for a development corridor traversing the Grand Canal Barrow Line and Barrow Navigation. The overall objective of the Masterplan is to inform strategic planning decisions that will enable sustainable development of the Barrow Corridor and increase its appeal to both Domestic and International audiences, enabling it to become a key tourism destination. While the Masterplan is being commissioned through the lens of Tourism destination development, it is intended that local communities as well as visitors will benefit from the resulting recreational infrastructure and experience development investments. Since 2019, Fรกilte Ireland and Waterways Ireland have collaborated through a Strategic Partnership to enhance the cultural, environmental, economic, and tourism landscape of rural and urban Ireland. This alliance has brought together two entities with a shared aspiration to create sustainable development tourism opportunities, each with a unique set of expertise and resources. Through the Partnership, the Partners work to provide increased and enhanced public infrastructure and experiences for visitors throughout the inland waterways.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-07-10

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
2026-06-11 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-06-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Barrow Corridor Tourism Masterplan
Short description:
Waterways Ireland, in association with Fรกilte Ireland is seeking to commission a pioneering and transformational Tourism Masterplan for a development corridor traversing the Grand Canal Barrow Line and Barrow Navigation. The overall objective of the Masterplan is to inform strategic planning decisions that will enable sustainable development of the Barrow Corridor and increase its appeal to both Domestic and International audiences, enabling it to become a key tourism destination. While the Masterplan is being commissioned through the lens of Tourism destination development, it is intended that local communities as well as visitors will benefit from the resulting recreational infrastructure and experience development investments. Since 2019, Fรกilte Ireland and Waterways Ireland have collaborated through a Strategic Partnership to enhance the cultural, environmental, economic, and tourism landscape of rural and urban Ireland. This alliance has brought together two entities with a shared aspiration to create sustainable development tourism opportunities, each with a unique set of expertise and resources. Through the Partnership, the Partners work to provide increased and enhanced public infrastructure and experiences for visitors throughout the inland waterways.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Real estate services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 120 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 18 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: 2026-07-10 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-10 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8387998
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: 18 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-10 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8387998
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-30 16:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Waterways Ireland_225
National registration number: 1211
Postal address: 2 Sligo Road
Postal code: BT74 7JY
Postal town: Enniskillen
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@waterwaysireland.org ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 02866323004 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.waterwaysireland.org ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.waterwaysireland.org ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Social protection
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8387998 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8387998 ๐ŸŒ
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
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 113-407779 (2026-06-11)