The provision of Interpretation and Exhibition Design for a proposed new visitor facility building adjacent to the Casino at Marino, Cherrymount Crescent (off Malahide Road), Marino, Dublin.
Office of Public Works (OPW)
Office of Public Works (OPW) wishes to appoint an Integrated Interpretation Team that shall be responsible for providing all the necessary consultancy services for Stage (I) Preliminary Design to Stage (V) Handover of Works. The following disciplines are relevant to this project: โข Interpretive Design Services โข Interpretive Research services โข Project Management Services โข Graphic Design Services โข AV / Film Technical Design Services โข Procurement services โข Quantity Surveying/Cost Management Services โข PSDP Services โข Script Writing The Integrated Interpretative Team will be responsible for providing all interpretive and associated construction/fitout-related technical advice and design services to the OPW Client for the Project. The Consultant will be required to provide all necessary services including the Stage Services, described below and elsewhere in the contract. The Integrated Interpretation Team shall be required to consult and liaise with all affected stakeholders to facilitate timely design and construction/fitout of the works and to minimise impacts on those affected. The Integrated Interpretative Design Team shall comprise of all the disciplines necessary to achieve this objective. As noted in 4.3.9.1, It is expected that within the team there will be a Specialist AV / Film Advisor available to provide advice to the team during all stages of the design and fit out process. The Integrated Interpretative Design Team shall comprise of all the disciplines necessary to achieve this objective. The Team shall be led by an Interpretative designer with a track record of successfully carrying out similar works. Interpretive Research services need to include (a named) suitably qualified person able to collate/and or undertake subject matter research feeding into interpretative design, narrative development and Script Writing. The Team may be formed by a single consultant with in-house specialists or may be a group of consultants who have combined to form a team. In the latter case the Team Leader shall be an Interpretative designer who shall be clearly identified in their Tender Submission as the Lead Tenderer and shall be the entity that enters into a contract with OPW for the delivery of the Services. Other Team members shall be sub-consultants to the Lead Tenderer. Note - The cost of the works will be required to align with the available budgets. The consultant shall refine / revise designs as necessary during the lifetime of the project to achieve this, in consultation with OPW. Full list of requirements are contained within the tender documents.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-05-12. The procurement was published on 2026-04-11.
Who? What?- โข Administrative services of agencies โบ Administrative services related to tourism affairs
- โข Composition services โบ Graphic design services
- โข Construction work for art and cultural buildings โบ Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions โบ Exhibition centre construction work
- โข Construction-related services โบ Construction consultancy services
- โข Production management consultancy services โบ Design consultancy services
- โข Specialty design services โบ Design support services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Contract notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The provision of Interpretation and Exhibition Design for a proposed new visitor facility building adjacent to the Casino at Marino, Cherrymount Crescent (off Malahide Road), Marino, Dublin.
Short description:
โOffice of Public Works (OPW) wishes to appoint an Integrated Interpretation Team that shall be responsible for providing all the necessary consultancy...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Design consultancy services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โOffice of Public Works (OPW) wishes to appoint an Integrated Interpretation Team that shall be responsible for providing all the necessary consultancy...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Design consultancy services ๐ฆ
Additional products/services:
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Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 3 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services:
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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: 2026-05-12 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-12 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7888425
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: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 1
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-05-12 12:30:00 ๐
Place:
โhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7888425โ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-05-01 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Office of Public Works (OPW)
National registration number:
2109
Postal address: Jonathan Swift Street
Postal code: C15 NX36
Postal town: Trim
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@opw.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 46 942 2000 ๐
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/ ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7888425 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7888425 ๐
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
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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 072-253185 (2026-04-11)