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Pairc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí and Blasket Islands – Bird Surveys

Issued by Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage · via eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal)

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Published
30 Oct 2026
Closes
26 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC
Bid opening
26 Nov 2026, 15:30 UTC
Value
EUR 130,000
Reference
9401239
Location
Ireland
Sector
Water & Environment
Type
services

At a glance

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage in Ireland has published a tender in water & environment: “Pairc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí and Blasket Islands – Bird Surveys”. Submissions close on 26 November 2026, 25 days from today. The stated value is EUR 130,000. Quote reference 9401239 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 44 notices from this buyer since 2026, 20 of them currently open. There are 37 open water & environment notices in Ireland on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through eTenders — Ireland (national public procurement portal), not through FreeTender.

Details

The NPWS now wish to commission a comprehensive work programme to include planning, design and completion of a suite of site-specific bird surveys within the main terrestrial habitats in Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí – namely NPWS lands at Inch, Mountain Brandon Uplands and Owenmore valley, [and the Blasket Islands], as well as in suitable ‘control locations’. All species other than seabirds are of interest, including but not limited to, any Qualifying Interests listed on overlapping SPAs, e.g., Peregrine, Chough, and wintering waders and waterfowl. Tenders are sought for the design, planning and implementation of such surveys which are required to be of sufficient scope and standards to meet the requirements laid out in this request for tender.

Contracting authority: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

Procurement type: Services

Procedure: Open

Contract involves: A Public Contract

CPV codes: 90710000-Environmental management; 90720000-Environmental protection; 79311000-Survey services

Estimated value: EUR 130,000

Contract duration: 12 months

Awarded in lots: No

Evaluation: Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

Clarification period ends: 15/11/2026 15:00

Tender opening: 26/11/2026 15:30

EU funding: No

Directive: No Directive: 2014/24/EU (Classic)

Region (NUTS): IE IE0

Tenders are submitted through etenders.gov.ie, which requires supplier registration.

Context for bidders

We hold 44 notices from Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage, going back to August 2026 — 20 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Water & Environment and Transport & Logistics. There are 37 open Water & Environment tenders in Ireland. This one closes in 25 days.

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