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.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-09-16
Who? What?- โข Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services โบ Forestry services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Northern and Western โบ West
- โข Southern โบ South-East
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:
Products/services: Forestry services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Area 1
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 5 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Area 2
Title
Lot Identification Number:
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: 2026-09-16 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-09-16 12:30:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏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 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8769842
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-09-04 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
National registration number:
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +53 9117410 ๐
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
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 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8769842 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
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 148-539652 (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 ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Area 1
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 5 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Area 2
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
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: 2026-09-16 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-09-16 12:30:00 ๐
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 ๐ฃ๏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 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8769842
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-09-04 12:00:00 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +53 9117410 ๐
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
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 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8769842 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 148-539652 (2026-07-31)
Contract award notice (2026-08-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
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. Firmโs 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
Firmโs 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
1๏ธโฃ
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:
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Department: National Parks and Wildlife Service
Information exchange endpoint (URL): https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
Main activity
Environment
Source: OJS 2026/S 150-543837 (2026-08-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
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. Firmโs 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
Firmโs 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
1๏ธโฃ
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๏ธโฃ
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/ ๐
Main activity
Environment
Source: OJS 2026/S 150-543837 (2026-08-05)
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