Provision of services to deliver a Scoping exercise for the establishment of a National Wetland Inventory and associated data management system.
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The scoping exercise is expected to deliver a report describing findings; detail recommendations, including a roadmap and timeline for the NWI establishment and management, responsibilities, indicative cost and funding of key parties, for the development, governance and maintenance of a future NWI. The services will require a team of expertise in wetland ecology, GIS, spatial data management, web service publications, knowledge of ESRI geodatabase design, INSPIRE technical standards and data specifications, as well as, clear understanding of Open Data and OGC/Open services and standards. This scoping exercise for the establishment of a NWI and associated data management system is being led jointly by Tรณchar Midlands Wetland Restoration and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. This scoping exercise is being co-funded by the Irish Government and the EU through the EU Just Transition Fund as part of the implementation of Action 2.1 of the EU Just Transition Plan for Ireland. Action 2.1 aims to support the restoration and rehabilitation of degraded peatlands and wetlands and is managed by Tรณchar. The Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) is the managing authority for the EU Just Transition Fund in Ireland.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-11-20
Who? What?- โข Environmental auditing โบ Environmental information systems
- โข Environmental management โบ Environmental issues consultancy services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Southern โบ South-East
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-10-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of services to deliver a Scoping exercise for the establishment of a National Wetland Inventory and associated data management system.
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Environmental information systems ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 90 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
award criteria
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: South-East ๐๏ธ
Duration: 15 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Description
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
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: 2026-11-20 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-11-20 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9313207
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: 3 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-11-20 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9313207
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-11-05 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
National registration number:
Department: National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)
Postal address: 90 North King Street
Postal code: D07 N7CV
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Npws
E-mail: tocharwetlands@npws.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
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9313207 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9313207 ๐
EU funds programme: Just Transition Fund (2021/2027)
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 203-725841 (2026-10-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of services to deliver a Scoping exercise for the establishment of a National Wetland Inventory and associated data management system.
Short description:
The scoping exercise is expected to deliver a report describing findings; detail recommendations, including a roadmap and timeline for the NWI establishment and management, responsibilities, indicative cost and funding of key parties, for the development, governance and maintenance of a future NWI. The services will require a team of expertise in wetland ecology, GIS, spatial data management, web service publications, knowledge of ESRI geodatabase design, INSPIRE technical standards and data specifications, as well as, clear understanding of Open Data and OGC/Open services and standards. This scoping exercise for the establishment of a NWI and associated data management system is being led jointly by Tรณchar Midlands Wetland Restoration and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. This scoping exercise is being co-funded by the Irish Government and the EU through the EU Just Transition Fund as part of the implementation of Action 2.1 of the EU Just Transition Plan for Ireland. Action 2.1 aims to support the restoration and rehabilitation of degraded peatlands and wetlands and is managed by Tรณchar. The Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) is the managing authority for the EU Just Transition Fund in Ireland.
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Products/services: Environmental information systems ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 90 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
award criteria
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: South-East ๐๏ธ
Duration: 15 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Description
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
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: 2026-11-20 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-11-20 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9313207
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: 3 months
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-11-20 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9313207
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-11-05 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
National registration number:
001
Department: National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)
Postal address: 90 North King Street
Postal code: D07 N7CV
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Contact point: Npws
E-mail: tocharwetlands@npws.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
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9313207 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9313207 ๐
EU funds programme: Just Transition Fund (2021/2027)
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 203-725841 (2026-10-16)
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