Provision of Ornithological Monitoring

Marine Institute_1141

Suitably qualified service providers are invited to submit proposals to design and conduct a monitoring programme of overwintering shorebirds (using standard low-tide survey methodology) at nine locations: • Bannow Bay SPA, • Castlemaine Harbour SPA, • Dungarvan Harbour SPA, • Poulnasherry Bay (within the River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA), • Tramore Backstrand SPA, • Trawbreaga Bay Complex SPA • Tralee Bay Complex SPA and • Ballyteige Burrow SPA • Dundalk Bay SPA Additionally, for each site, the development and presentation of digital flock maps for key bird species in the survey subsites. 1.1 The Marine Institute invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the” Services”). 1.2 In summary, the Services comprise: Suitably qualified service providers are invited to submit proposals to design and conduct a monitoring programme of overwintering shorebirds (using standard low-tide survey methodology) at nine locations: • Bannow Bay SPA, • Castlemaine Harbour SPA, • Dungarvan Harbour SPA, • Poulnasherry Bay (within the River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA), • Tramore Backstrand SPA, • Trawbreaga Bay Complex SPA • Tralee Bay Complex SPA and • Ballyteige Burrow SPA • Dundalk Bay SPA Additionally, for each site, the development and presentation of digital flock maps for key bird species in the survey subsites. Each Lot will result in a separate contract.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-06-11

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-05-11 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-05-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Ornithological Monitoring
Short description:
Suitably qualified service providers are invited to submit proposals to design and conduct a monitoring programme of overwintering shorebirds (using standard low-tide survey methodology) at nine locations: • Bannow Bay SPA, • Castlemaine Harbour SPA, • Dungarvan Harbour SPA, • Poulnasherry Bay (within the River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA), • Tramore Backstrand SPA, • Trawbreaga Bay Complex SPA • Tralee Bay Complex SPA and • Ballyteige Burrow SPA • Dundalk Bay SPA Additionally, for each site, the development and presentation of digital flock maps for key bird species in the survey subsites. 1.1 The Marine Institute invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the” Services”). 1.2 In summary, the Services comprise: Suitably qualified service providers are invited to submit proposals to design and conduct a monitoring programme of overwintering shorebirds (using standard low-tide survey methodology) at nine locations: • Bannow Bay SPA, • Castlemaine Harbour SPA, • Dungarvan Harbour SPA, • Poulnasherry Bay (within the River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA), • Tramore Backstrand SPA, • Trawbreaga Bay Complex SPA • Tralee Bay Complex SPA and • Ballyteige Burrow SPA • Dundalk Bay SPA Additionally, for each site, the development and presentation of digital flock maps for key bird species in the survey subsites. Each Lot will result in a separate contract.
Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Marine survey services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 EUR 💰
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 9
Tenders may be submitted for all lots ✅

1️⃣
Internal identifier: 1
Title: 1 Bannow Bay SPA
Additional products/services:
+ 3 more
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Duration: 13 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: 2
Title: 2 Castlemaine Harbour SPA
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3️⃣
Internal identifier: 3
Title: 3 Dungarvan Harbour SPA
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4️⃣
Internal identifier: 4
Title: 4 Poulnasherry Bay
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

5️⃣
Internal identifier: 5
Title: 5 Tramore Backstrand SPA
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005

6️⃣
Internal identifier: 6
Title: 6 Trawbreaga Bay SPA
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006

7️⃣
Internal identifier: 7
Title: 7 Tralee Bay Complex SPA
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0007

8️⃣
Internal identifier: 8
Title: 8 Ballyteige Burrow SPA
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0008

9️⃣
Internal identifier: 9
Title: 9 Dundalk Bay SPA
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0009

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-11 10:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-11 10:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8106105
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 120 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-11 10:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8106105
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-28 10:00:00 📅

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Marine Institute_1141
National registration number: IE6600338L
Postal address: Rinville, Oranmore
Postal code: H91 R673
Postal town: Galway
Region: West 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: tenders@marine.ie 📧
Phone: +353 91387200 📞
URL: https://www.marine.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.marine.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8106105 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8106105 🌏
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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 091-325788 (2026-05-11)
New procurements in related categories 🆕
Related searches 🔍
Region:
Éire/Ireland Ireland Northern and Western West Eastern and Midland Dublin
Products/services:
Architectural, construction, engineering... Engineering services Engineering-related scientific and... Map-making services Marine survey services Research and development services and... Research and experimental development services Research services Marine research services Sewage, refuse, cleaning and...