1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Legal type of the buyer: Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority: Environmental protection
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Provision of services to deliver a Scoping exercise for the establishment of a National Wetland Inventory and associated data management system.
Description: The scoping exercise is expected to deliver a report describing findings; detail recommendations, including a roadmap and timeline for the NWI establishment and management, responsibilities, indicative cost and funding of key parties, for the development, governance and maintenance of a future NWI. The services will require a team of expertise in wetland ecology, GIS, spatial data management, web service publications, knowledge of ESRI geodatabase design, INSPIRE technical standards and data specifications, as well as, clear understanding of Open Data and OGC/Open services and standards. This scoping exercise for the establishment of a NWI and associated data management system is being led jointly by Tóchar Midlands Wetland Restoration and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. This scoping exercise is being co-funded by the Irish Government and the EU through the EU Just Transition Fund as part of the implementation of Action 2.1 of the EU Just Transition Plan for Ireland. Action 2.1 aims to support the restoration and rehabilitation of degraded peatlands and wetlands and is managed by Tóchar. The Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) is the managing authority for the EU Just Transition Fund in Ireland.
Procedure identifier: 68653a9d-4891-4678-b14b-99b463c3a498
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 90714100 Environmental information systems
Additional classification (cpv): 90713000 Environmental issues consultancy services, 90710000 Environmental management
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 90 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Provision of services to deliver a Scoping exercise for the establishment of a National Wetland Inventory and associated data management system.
Description: The scoping exercise is expected to deliver a report describing findings; detail recommendations, including a roadmap and timeline for the NWI establishment and management, responsibilities, indicative cost and funding of key parties, for the development, governance and maintenance of a future NWI. The services will require a team of expertise in wetland ecology, GIS, spatial data management, web service publications, knowledge of ESRI geodatabase design, INSPIRE technical standards and data specifications, as well as, clear understanding of Open Data and OGC/Open services and standards. This scoping exercise for the establishment of a NWI and associated data management system is being led jointly by Tóchar Midlands Wetland Restoration and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. This scoping exercise is being co-funded by the Irish Government and the EU through the EU Just Transition Fund as part of the implementation of Action 2.1 of the EU Just Transition Plan for Ireland. Action 2.1 aims to support the restoration and rehabilitation of degraded peatlands and wetlands and is managed by Tóchar. The Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) is the managing authority for the EU Just Transition Fund in Ireland.
Internal identifier: 0
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 90714100 Environmental information systems
Additional classification (cpv): 90713000 Environmental issues consultancy services, 90710000 Environmental management
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): South-East (IE052)
Country: Ireland
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 15 Months
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 90 000,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
Information about European Union funds:
EU funds programme: Just Transition Fund (2021/2027)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
5.1.7.
Strategic procurement
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Description: award criteria
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: The protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available: English
Deadline for requesting additional information: 05/11/2026 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: 20/11/2026 12:00:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 3 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 20/11/2026 12:30:00 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used: yes
Electronic payment will be used: yes
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: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Organisation processing tenders: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Registration number: 001
Department: National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)
Postal address: 90 North King Street
Town: Dublin
Postcode: D07 N7CV
Country subdivision (NUTS): Dublin (IE061)
Country: Ireland
Contact point: NPWS
Telephone: +53 9117410
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: b7930366-4062-42fe-8cce-dd4be345b065 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 16/10/2026 14:46:53 (UTC+01:00) Central European Time, Western European Summer Time
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 725841-2026
OJ S issue number: 203/2026
Publication date: 20/10/2026