Decarbonisation of Heating Systems at Fota House: Bivalent Air-to-Water Heat Pump Installation
Irish Heritage Trust
The Irish Heritage Trust (IHT) is seeking a qualified contractor to supply, install, and commission a high-efficiency low-carbon heating solution at Fota House, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. This project is part of a wider sustainability initiative to replace the existing obsolete oil-fired heating system with a renewable bivalent solution while strictly adhering to the conservation requirements of a protected heritage property. The scope of works includes: โข Heat Pump Installation: Supply and installation of three (3) 50 kW R290 air-to-water monoblock heat pumps. โข Bivalent System Integration: Modifying the existing piping network to integrate the new heat pumps with the recently installed natural gas (NG) condensing boilers, which will remain for peak-load and backup support. โข Ancillary Components: Installation of a 1000L buffer tank, new pumps, mixing valves, magnetic filters on each circuit, and flow/return headers. โข Controls and BMS: Complete integration of the heat pump system with the existing Building Management System (BMS), including the installation of internal control modules (e.g., NeoBox) for real-time demand management and digital monitoring. โข Metering: Installation of MID-approved energy meters (heat and electrical) as specified in the technical designs. โข System Refurbishment: Targeted replacement of specific underground radiant coils and modification of high-risk sections of the existing heating infrastructure.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-07-03
Who? What?- โข Energy and related services โบ Electrical services
- โข Heat-exchange units โบ Heat pumps
- โข Mechanical installations โบ Mechanical engineering installation works
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Southern โบ South-West
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Contract notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Decarbonisation of Heating Systems at Fota House: Bivalent Air-to-Water Heat Pump Installation
Short description:
Products/services: Mechanical engineering installation works ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Quantity: 1
Additional products/services:
Place of performance: South-West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 6 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Description
Postal address: Fota Island, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland, T45 Y642
Postcode: T45 Y642
Town: Fota House, Fota Island, Co Cork
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: 2026-07-03 13:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-03 13:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8234985
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: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-03 13:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8234985
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-19 13:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Heritage Trust
National registration number:
IE422959
Postal address: 11 Parnell Sq
Postal code: D01 ND60
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: j.weir@irishheritagetrust.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 (0)1 5392957 ๐
Address of the buyer profile: www.etenders.gov.ie(https://www.etenders.gov.ie) ๐
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=8234985 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8234985 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 103-372431 (2026-05-29)
- Construction work (>20 new procurements)