Rahan Flood Relief Scheme โ€” Engineering and Environmental Consultancy Services

Offaly County Council_448

Offaly County Council invites tenders for engineering and environmental consultancy services for the Rahan Flood Relief Scheme at Tullybeg, Rahan, County Offaly, on the River Clodiagh. The Scheme comprises approximately 430 metres of reinforced concrete flood defence wall along the right bank of the River Clodiagh, with embankment at the tie-in points, protecting residential properties and the wastewater treatment plant to the 1 percent AEP fluvial standard. The commission covers Stage (ii) statutory consent and detailed design, Stage (iv) construction-stage services and Stage (v) handover and defects period, under the Capital Works Management Framework. The construction works will be delivered by Office of Public Works direct labour; procurement of a works contractor is not included in this commission. The services include detailed design, hydrological and hydraulic modelling, ground investigation specification and interpretation, review and validation of the completed EIA and Appropriate Assessment screening, statutory consent documentation for approval under Part 8, works package preparation for direct labour delivery, Project Supervisor Design Process duties, construction-stage technical support and design authority, and handover documentation. The Scheme is funded by the Office of Public Works.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-09-18

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Procurement history
Date Document
2026-08-04 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-08-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Rahan Flood Relief Scheme โ€” Engineering and Environmental Consultancy Services
Short description:
Offaly County Council invites tenders for engineering and environmental consultancy services for the Rahan Flood Relief Scheme at Tullybeg, Rahan, County Offaly, on the River Clodiagh. The Scheme comprises approximately 430 metres of reinforced concrete flood defence wall along the right bank of the River Clodiagh, with embankment at the tie-in points, protecting residential properties and the wastewater treatment plant to the 1 percent AEP fluvial standard. The commission covers Stage (ii) statutory consent and detailed design, Stage (iv) construction-stage services and Stage (v) handover and defects period, under the Capital Works Management Framework. The construction works will be delivered by Office of Public Works direct labour; procurement of a works contractor is not included in this commission. The services include detailed design, hydrological and hydraulic modelling, ground investigation specification and interpretation, review and validation of the completed EIA and Appropriate Assessment screening, statutory consent documentation for approval under Part 8, works package preparation for direct labour delivery, Project Supervisor Design Process duties, construction-stage technical support and design authority, and handover documentation. The Scheme is funded by the Office of Public Works.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 80 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: RFRS - 2026 - 01
Estimated value excluding VAT: 220 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โœ…
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
he design and construction of the flood defence works are subject to environmental controls addressing the sensitivity of the River Clodiagh, Inland Fisheries Ireland working windows, bird nesting season constraints on vegetation removal, invasive species and crayfish plague biosecurity, and the setting of the Rahan monastic complex. The Consultant is required to describe the environmental management measures to be applied to the commission, which are assessed as a suitability criterion, and to prepare a construction and operational stage water quality and fisheries protection method statement. The Scheme itself is a climate change adaptation measure, providing protection to the 1% AEP fluvial standard.
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Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Climate change mitigation
Main site or place of performance:
The Services are performed at Tullybeg, Rahan, County Offaly, on the right bank of the River Clodiagh, and at the Consultantโ€™s own offices. The site extends approximately 430 metres along the right bank between the Rahan wastewater treatment plant and Rahan Bridge, in the townland of Tullybeg. Site attendance is required during the statutory consent process, for ground investigation supervision, and at defined hold points and technical meetings during construction, which will be carried out by Office of Public Works direct labour. Meetings with the Contracting Authority will be held at รras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore, County Offaly, or online.
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Postal address: clodiagh river
Tullybeg
Rahan Offaly
Postcode: R35 NX34
Town: Rahan
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Midland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 36 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Postal address: รras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore, Co Offaly
Postcode: R35 F893
Town: Rahan Co. Offaly

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: 2026-09-18 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-09-18 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8771772
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: 60 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-09-18 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8771772
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-09-04 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Offaly County Council_448
National registration number: 0401100N
Postal address: Aras an Chontae, Charleville Road
Postal code: R35F893
Postal town: Tullamore
Region: Midland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: customerservice@offalycoco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 579346800 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.offaly.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.offaly.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8771772 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8771772 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 149-541354 (2026-08-04)