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1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Loughs Agency
Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority: Environmental protection
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Provision of Marine Survey Services
Description: The Loughs Agency, as Lead Partner for the MOSAIC (Multi-disciplinary Ocean Sensing for Adaptive International Conservation) Project, is seeking suitably qualified and experienced contractors to deliver a package of field-based ecological survey and habitat mapping services within the cross-border coastal and marine waters of Northern Ireland and Ireland. This tender supports the delivery of Work Package 2 of the MOSAIC Project, which aims to inform adaptive marine spatial planning through the development of habitat association models for threatened demersal elasmobranch species, including those listed under the OSPAR Convention. MOSAIC is a €8m, PEACEPLUS-funded marine research initiative (Project ID: PP00655) operating under Investment Area 5.2: Marine and Coastal Management. The project will deliver a multi-disciplinary, multi-sensor marine observation network across the Programme Area, with data collection underpinning species conservation strategies, policy engagement and cross-border cooperation. This procurement will commission a three-year field campaign beginning in Q1 2026 and will involve the design and delivery of coordinated in-situ ecological surveys using CTD profiling, eDNA water sampling, stereo baited remote underwater video (SBRUV) and micro-autonomous underwater vehicle (μAUV) deployments. It will also include responsibilities for survey logistics, data quality assurance and integration with project data management systems.
Procedure identifier: 6b367177-2235-4d4f-8d8d-f70abfffe47b
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 71354500 Marine survey services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Border (IE041)
Country: Ireland
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Provision of Marine Survey Services
Description: The Loughs Agency, as Lead Partner for the MOSAIC (Multi-disciplinary Ocean Sensing for Adaptive International Conservation) Project, is seeking suitably qualified and experienced contractors to deliver a package of field-based ecological survey and habitat mapping services within the cross-border coastal and marine waters of Northern Ireland and Ireland. This tender supports the delivery of Work Package 2 of the MOSAIC Project, which aims to inform adaptive marine spatial planning through the development of habitat association models for threatened demersal elasmobranch species, including those listed under the OSPAR Convention. MOSAIC is a €8m, PEACEPLUS-funded marine research initiative (Project ID: PP00655) operating under Investment Area 5.2: Marine and Coastal Management. The project will deliver a multi-disciplinary, multi-sensor marine observation network across the Programme Area, with data collection underpinning species conservation strategies, policy engagement and cross-border cooperation. This procurement will commission a three-year field campaign beginning in Q1 2026 and will involve the design and delivery of coordinated in-situ ecological surveys using CTD profiling, eDNA water sampling, stereo baited remote underwater video (SBRUV) and micro-autonomous underwater vehicle (μAUV) deployments. It will also include responsibilities for survey logistics, data quality assurance and integration with project data management systems.
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 71354500 Marine survey services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Border (IE041)
Country: Ireland
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 23 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: No strategic procurement
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: cost
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 60
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: methodology for service delivery
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 16
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: organisational development and CPD commitment
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 12
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: key personnel and team structure
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 12
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: Loughs Agency
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The High Court of Ireland
6. Results
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0001
Winner selection status: No winner was chosen and the competition is closed.
The reason why a winner was not chosen: Decision of the buyer, because of a change in needs
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Received tenders or requests to participate:
Type of received submissions: Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 4
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Loughs Agency
Registration number: Loughs Agency
Postal address: Ghan Road
Town: Carlingford
Postcode: A91XP48
Country subdivision (NUTS): Border (IE041)
Country: Ireland
Telephone: +44 2871342100
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
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 information
Notice identifier/version: 97c29d9a-6d12-40b0-81f3-e52a926a0de0 - 01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 29
Notice dispatch date: 05/01/2026 11:27:20 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 5362-2026
OJ S issue number: 3/2026
Publication date: 06/01/2026