Pairc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí and Blasket Islands – Bird Surveys

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

The NPWS now wish to commission a comprehensive work programme to include planning, design and completion of a suite of site-specific bird surveys within the main terrestrial habitats in Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí – namely NPWS lands at Inch, Mountain Brandon Uplands and Owenmore valley, [and the Blasket Islands], as well as in suitable ‘control locations’. All species other than seabirds are of interest, including but not limited to, any Qualifying Interests listed on overlapping SPAs, e.g., Peregrine, Chough, and wintering waders and waterfowl. Tenders are sought for the design, planning and implementation of such surveys which are required to be of sufficient scope and standards to meet the requirements laid out in this request for tender.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-11-26

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-10-30 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-10-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Pairc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí and Blasket Islands – Bird Surveys
Short description:
The NPWS now wish to commission a comprehensive work programme to include planning, design and completion of a suite of site-specific bird surveys within the main terrestrial habitats in Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí – namely NPWS lands at Inch, Mountain Brandon Uplands and Owenmore valley, [and the Blasket Islands], as well as in suitable ‘control locations’. All species other than seabirds are of interest, including but not limited to, any Qualifying Interests listed on overlapping SPAs, e.g., Peregrine, Chough, and wintering waders and waterfowl. Tenders are sought for the design, planning and implementation of such surveys which are required to be of sufficient scope and standards to meet the requirements laid out in this request for tender.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Environmental management 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Additional products/services: Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Protection of species
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 12 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Other
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-11-26 15:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 90 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-11-15 15:00:00 📅

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Region: South-East 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +53 9117410 📞
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Buyer contracting type: The buyer is a contracting entity
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9401239 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9401239 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2026/S 212-759211 (2026-10-30)