Invasive plant eradication in Dunlewey, Glenveagh National Park

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

To eradicate all invasive plants in two manageable blocks in Dunlewey, Glenveagh National Park over a five year period.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-09-16

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-07-31 Contract notice
2026-08-05 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-07-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Invasive plant eradication in Dunlewey, Glenveagh National Park
Short description:
To eradicate all invasive plants in two manageable blocks in Dunlewey, Glenveagh National Park over a five year period.
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Forestry services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2

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Internal identifier: 1
Title: Area 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 5 years
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Area 2
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

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: 2026-09-16 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-09-16 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8769842
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: 6 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-09-16 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8769842
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-09-04 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
National registration number: 4000068T
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Region: South-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +53 9117410 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
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=8769842 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8769842 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 148-539652 (2026-07-31)
Contract award notice (2026-08-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Town: Glenveagh National Park
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Community Engagement 20 marks Liaison with local landowners and community representatives regarding landowner boundaries, access routes as well as identification, mapping and mitigation for drinking water sources in the target area. Firmโ€™s Methodology for delivery of this project 25 marks Please outline how your company proposes to meet each requirement. Specifically, how potential water pollution and over spray will be avoided in this catchment. Outline their experience of eradicating invasive plants in this type of terrain. Quality Control 25 marks Proposed quality control system for monitoring and maintaining the eradication process and adherence to approved NPWS control methods. Price Please complete Pricing Schedule at Appendix 2 30 marks
Firmโ€™s Methodology for delivery of this project 25 marks
Quality Control 25 marks
Price 30 marks
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: N/A
Quality criterion (name): Community Engagement 20 marks

Award of contract

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Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
The reason why a winner was not chosen: Decision of the buyer, not following a tenderer's request to review the award, because of technical or procedural errors
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Department: National Parks and Wildlife Service
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Main activity
Environment
Source: OJS 2026/S 150-543837 (2026-08-05)