Dublin City Council Contract for Site Investigation Works for the Dublin District Heating Project

Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council (DCC) is leading the development of the Dublin District Heating Project (DDHP) which aims to capture waste heat from industrial facilities on the Poolbeg Peninsula, and pipe it into homes, businesses and civic buildings in the Poolbeg, Ringsend and Docklands areas of Dublin city via a pipeline network. The primary heat source for the project will be the Dublin Waste to Energy (DWtE) facility at Poolbeg. The DDHP requires the installation of underground, highly insulated District Heating pipes. Site investigations are required to assess ground conditions along the proposed route which will inform detailed design. The total extent of the project as described in the site location map provided, has an approximate length of 6.6km. This site investigation works will be divided into the following Phases. Phase 1: Phase 1 is located in in the Poolbeg area and starts from the DWtE Facility and extends to the eastern boundary of the Irish Glass Bottle (IGB) Development. The length of the DDHP in this area is approximately 1 km. The specific works covered under Phase 1 include the following: โ€ข 15 Boreholes โ€ข 4 Slit Trenches โ€ข 4 Trial Pits Phase 2: Phase 2 extends from Seรกn Moore Road at the western boundary of the IGB site to the North Docklands area via Bremen Road, Ringsend Park, York Road to the North Docklands as far as Spencer Dock. The length of the DDHP in this area is approximately 5.6km. The specific works covered under Phase 2 include the following: โ€ข 12 Boreholes โ€ข 22 Slit Trenches โ€ข 4 Trial Pits For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie Resource ID xxxxxxx โ€“ Input when notice created . Please note that this project is subject to funding.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-10-14

Who? What? Where?
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  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-09-14 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-09-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Dublin City Council Contract for Site Investigation Works for the Dublin District Heating Project
Short description:
Dublin City Council (DCC) is leading the development of the Dublin District Heating Project (DDHP) which aims to capture waste heat from industrial facilities on the Poolbeg Peninsula, and pipe it into homes, businesses and civic buildings in the Poolbeg, Ringsend and Docklands areas of Dublin city via a pipeline network. The primary heat source for the project will be the Dublin Waste to Energy (DWtE) facility at Poolbeg. The DDHP requires the installation of underground, highly insulated District Heating pipes. Site investigations are required to assess ground conditions along the proposed route which will inform detailed design. The total extent of the project as described in the site location map provided, has an approximate length of 6.6km. This site investigation works will be divided into the following Phases. Phase 1: Phase 1 is located in in the Poolbeg area and starts from the DWtE Facility and extends to the eastern boundary of the Irish Glass Bottle (IGB) Development. The length of the DDHP in this area is approximately 1 km. The specific works covered under Phase 1 include the following: โ€ข 15 Boreholes โ€ข 4 Slit Trenches โ€ข 4 Trial Pits Phase 2: Phase 2 extends from Seรกn Moore Road at the western boundary of the IGB site to the North Docklands area via Bremen Road, Ringsend Park, York Road to the North Docklands as far as Spencer Dock. The length of the DDHP in this area is approximately 5.6km. The specific works covered under Phase 2 include the following: โ€ข 12 Boreholes โ€ข 22 Slit Trenches โ€ข 4 Trial Pits For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie Resource ID xxxxxxx โ€“ Input when notice created . Please note that this project is subject to funding.
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Type of contract: Works
Products/services: Ground investigation work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 960 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services: Construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 6 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: 2026-10-14 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-10-14 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8456863
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: 12 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-10-14 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8456863
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-09-30 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dublin City Council
National registration number: IE47732154U
Postal address: Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal code: D08 RF3F
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: stephen.cull@dublincity.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 01 2222222 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.dublincity.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dublincity.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8456863 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8456863 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 179-636107 (2026-09-14)