1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Sligo County Council
Legal type of the buyer: Local authority
The buyer is a contracting entity
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Sligo County Council requires a Geothermal Contractor to undertake thermal response testing
Description: Sligo County Council (SCC) now requires a suitably qualified geothermal contractor to undertake thermal response testing (TRT) at the Sligo Regional Sports Centre. The principal test borehole is to be a new 200 m grouted vertical borehole heat exchanger that is to be drilled and completed in a manner that facilitates not only the TRT test, but also allows the borehole to be part of the final geothermal collector. This borehole will also require a Distributed Temperature Sensor (DTS) fibre optic cable to be installed to the total depth of the borehole for the purposes of long-term temperature monitoring
Procedure identifier: 67c4dc63-a2b3-4bfd-a874-49d326b24057
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Works
Main classification (cpv): 45251141 Geothermal power station construction work
Additional classification (cpv): 43300000 Construction machinery and equipment, 43600000 Parts of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction, 45100000 Site preparation work, 45120000 Test drilling and boring work
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Town: Sligo
Country subdivision (NUTS): Border (IE041)
Country: Ireland
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 70 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Other
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Sligo County Council requires a Geothermal Contractor to undertake thermal response testing
Description: Sligo County Council (SCC) now requires a suitably qualified geothermal contractor to undertake thermal response testing (TRT) at the Sligo Regional Sports Centre. The principal test borehole is to be a new 200 m grouted vertical borehole heat exchanger that is to be drilled and completed in a manner that facilitates not only the TRT test, but also allows the borehole to be part of the final geothermal collector. This borehole will also require a Distributed Temperature Sensor (DTS) fibre optic cable to be installed to the total depth of the borehole for the purposes of long-term temperature monitoring
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Works
Main classification (cpv): 45251141 Geothermal power station construction work
Additional classification (cpv): 43300000 Construction machinery and equipment, 43600000 Parts of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction, 45100000 Site preparation work, 45120000 Test drilling and boring work
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Town: sligo
Country subdivision (NUTS): Border (IE041)
Country: Ireland
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 6 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 70 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
Information about European Union funds:
EU funds programme: European Peace Facility (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds: SEUPB PEACEPLUS
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): yes
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Description: reduction in carbon emissions
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Social objective promoted: Other
Innovation procurement: The procured works, supplies or services involve research and development activities.
5.1.8.
Accessibility criteria
Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included because the procurement is not intended for use by natural persons
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available: English
Deadline for requesting additional information: 29/07/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 05/08/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 180 Days
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: Sligo County Council
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate: Sligo County Council
Organisation processing tenders: Sligo County Council
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Sligo County Council
Registration number: 0035297W
Postal address: County Hall, Riverside
Town: Sligo
Postcode: F91 Y763
Country subdivision (NUTS): Border (IE041)
Country: Ireland
Telephone: 0719111111
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: The High Court of Ireland
Registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town: Dublin
Postcode: D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number: 002024901000
Department: European Dynamics S.A.
Town: Athens
Postcode: 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS): Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών (EL301)
Country: Greece
Telephone: +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice identifier/version: 80f92163-b92a-4306-bbca-4603648cdd94 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: E3
Notice dispatch date: 06/07/2026 17:19:15 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 470955-2026
OJ S issue number: 129/2026
Publication date: 08/07/2026