Schools Energy Pathfinder 2025 - Biomass Programme โ€“ Biomass Package - Bundle 3 (CETB)

Cork Education and Training Board

Invitation to Tenders is sought from suitably qualified Contractors to undertake the complete Project Scope comprising of supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of modular off-site constructed containerised biomass cabins and the subsequent supply and delivery of fuel to each school for a period of 15 years. The successful Contractor will be required to enter into two separate contracts covering the works element (Contract A) and the supply of fuel element (Contract B) as follows: a. Contract A: Public Works Contract (PWC) relating to the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of modular off-site constructed containerised biomass cabins including plantroom and equipment to each school within this Bundle. b. Contract B: Local Energy Supply Contract (LESC) relating to the supply and delivery of fuel (wood pellets) and sale of heat, including full operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of biomass cabin equipment to each school within this Bundle for a period of 15 years. The Project Scope is for six (6) school site locations in County Cork. Refer to the Project Information Memorandum (PIM) included within the tender pack for further details.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-11-17

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-10-15 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-10-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Schools Energy Pathfinder 2025 - Biomass Programme โ€“ Biomass Package - Bundle 3 (CETB)
Short description:
Invitation to Tenders is sought from suitably qualified Contractors to undertake the complete Project Scope comprising of supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of modular off-site constructed containerised biomass cabins and the subsequent supply and delivery of fuel to each school for a period of 15 years. The successful Contractor will be required to enter into two separate contracts covering the works element (Contract A) and the supply of fuel element (Contract B) as follows: a. Contract A: Public Works Contract (PWC) relating to the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of modular off-site constructed containerised biomass cabins including plantroom and equipment to each school within this Bundle. b. Contract B: Local Energy Supply Contract (LESC) relating to the supply and delivery of fuel (wood pellets) and sale of heat, including full operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of biomass cabin equipment to each school within this Bundle for a period of 15 years. The Project Scope is for six (6) school site locations in County Cork. Refer to the Project Information Memorandum (PIM) included within the tender pack for further details.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 875 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services:
Construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Fuel wood ๐Ÿ“ฆ
+ 3 more
Solid fuels ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Wood fuels ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Procuring a Service where the supply, delivery and installation outcome is targeting decarbonisation heating projects through the delivery of biomass boiler heating solutions in schools.
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Climate change mitigation
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 180 months
Award criteria
Price โœ…
Quality criterion (name): Quality Weighting = 40%
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

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: 2026-11-17 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-11-17 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9305469
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: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-11-17 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9305469
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โœ…
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-11-06 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Cork Education and Training Board
National registration number: 20083274
Postal address: 21 Lavitts Quay
Postal code: T12 HYT9
Postal town: Cork
Region: South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@corketb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353214907100 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: http://www.corketb.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.corketb.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=9305469 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=9305469 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 202-722340 (2026-10-15)