Provision of Marine Surveys for Biological Data Collection within the South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan
Buyer: Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
- Published
- 28 August 2026
- Estimated value
- €2,850,000
- Place of performance
- IE061
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Notice number
- 00596280-2026
- Reference
- 56ddff6a-7492-40a8-bf7b-c4001a579ef8
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 76520000Servicios prestados en alta mar
Description
The Minister for the Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) invites interested parties to submit responses to this request for tender for a desktop study for best practice methodology for characterising the migratory patterns of for birds (waterbirds and seabirds, passerine birds), digital aerial surveys for birds and marine mammals, benthic habitat survey over the SC-DMAP area and environs as specified within each lot. The SC-DMAP is situated off the coast of County Cork, Waterford and Wexford. As part of a new plan-led regime, the offshore wind Phase Two policy approved by Government in March 2023 requires that all future offshore renewable energy developments in Ireland will take place within Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAPs), which will be established according to provisions in the Maritime Area Planning Act, 2021. Specifically, all future developments will take place at specific sites within DMAPs that have been identified for this purpose by Government. In October 2024, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications made the South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Renewable Energy (SC DMAP), following the approval of both Houses of the Oi…
Lots (3)
| Lot | Description | CPV code | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desktop Study for best practice methodology for characterising the migratory patterns of birds (waterbirds and seabirds, passerine birds) over the SC-DMAP area and environs | 76520000 Servicios prestados en alta mar | €2,850,000 |
| 2 | Digital Aerial Surveys for bird, marine mammal and other megafauna data collection | 76520000 Servicios prestados en alta mar | €2,850,000 |
| 3 | Benthic Surveys | 76520000 Servicios prestados en alta mar | €2,850,000 |
Award criteria
- Cost — Cost @ 37.5%
- Quality — Quality @62.5%
- Cost — Cost @37.5%
- Cost — Cost @37.5%
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| APEM Limited | €1,229,798 | — |
| ECOS Estudios Ambientales y Oceanografía SL | €1,133,400 | — |
| Ocean Ecology | €47,106 | — |
Official publications
- TED · 00596280-2026 · 28 August 2026
- OJS · 166/2026 · 28 August 2026
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