9497 Afforestation Forestry Consultancy Services

IE has a requirement for a forestry consultant, to include: • Afforestation Site Assessments • Form 1 Applications to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) o To include all mapping requirements o Site notice installation o INET application o Further Information Requests (FIRs) o Reports required for Forestry Appeals Committee • …

CPV: 77231600 Zalesňování, 77200000 Služby v oblasti lesnictví, 77231000 Služby lesní správy, 77231100 Hospodaření s lesními zdroji, 77231300 Správa lesů, 77231900 Sektorové plánování v lesnictví
Místo provedení:
9497 Afforestation Forestry Consultancy Services
Misto zadání:
Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Číslo zakázky:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting entity : Railway services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : 9497 Afforestation Forestry Consultancy Services
Description : IE has a requirement for a forestry consultant, to include: • Afforestation Site Assessments • Form 1 Applications to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) o To include all mapping requirements o Site notice installation o INET application o Further Information Requests (FIRs) o Reports required for Forestry Appeals Committee • Reaction and Nitrogen (RandN) Surveys • Habitat Surveys • Peat Depth Surveys • Ornithology Surveys • Wetlands Habitat Surveys • Natura Impact Statements (NIS) • Drainage Surveys • Landscape Impact Assessments FIR responses are part of the overall costs, however if 3rd party costs are required to answer a FIR, these will be agreed separately with IE prior to commencing. IE are seeking companies; with core expertise in Form 1 afforestation applications for the Creation of Woodland on Public Land Scheme to DAFM. • who can provide an end-to-end service including site assessments, determining fencing requirements and all groundwork requirements, mapping, INET applications and all environmental surveys as required from DAFM for each individual site. • with the resources in place to cover a nationwide network of land banks owned by any of the CIE Group, and keep the client informed of application progress through to technical approval. • who must be a registered company and have registered foresters with the DAFM and who are CPD accredited on the list of approved foresters from DAFM. Note: If required, once technical approval is issued, the awarded forestry consultant will transfer approval in full to Irish Rail (as a registered Forestry Company), or any other forestry consultant at no additional charge. A separate tender will be developed to carry out any Form 2 (planting) and Form 3 (maintenance) work on sites submitted for application in this tender.
Procedure identifier : 3b5fb708-f89a-41fa-a202-101dc7f2ee2f
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 77231600 Afforestation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77200000 Forestry services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231000 Forestry management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231100 Forest resources management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231300 Forest administration services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231900 Forest sectoral planning services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 70 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : 9497 Afforestation Forestry Consultancy Services
Description : IE has a requirement for a forestry consultant, to include: • Afforestation Site Assessments • Form 1 Applications to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) o To include all mapping requirements o Site notice installation o INET application o Further Information Requests (FIRs) o Reports required for Forestry Appeals Committee • Reaction and Nitrogen (RandN) Surveys • Habitat Surveys • Peat Depth Surveys • Ornithology Surveys • Wetlands Habitat Surveys • Natura Impact Statements (NIS) • Drainage Surveys • Landscape Impact Assessments FIR responses are part of the overall costs, however if 3rd party costs are required to answer a FIR, these will be agreed separately with IE prior to commencing. IE are seeking companies; with core expertise in Form 1 afforestation applications for the Creation of Woodland on Public Land Scheme to DAFM. • who can provide an end-to-end service including site assessments, determining fencing requirements and all groundwork requirements, mapping, INET applications and all environmental surveys as required from DAFM for each individual site. • with the resources in place to cover a nationwide network of land banks owned by any of the CIE Group, and keep the client informed of application progress through to technical approval. • who must be a registered company and have registered foresters with the DAFM and who are CPD accredited on the list of approved foresters from DAFM. Note: If required, once technical approval is issued, the awarded forestry consultant will transfer approval in full to Irish Rail (as a registered Forestry Company), or any other forestry consultant at no additional charge. A separate tender will be developed to carry out any Form 2 (planting) and Form 3 (maintenance) work on sites submitted for application in this tender.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 77231600 Afforestation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77200000 Forestry services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231000 Forestry management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231100 Forest resources management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231300 Forest administration services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 77231900 Forest sectoral planning services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 70 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not 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

5.1.11 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 : 29/08/2025 12:00 +01:00

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 requests to participate : 05/09/2025 12:00 +01:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Conditions relating to the performance of the contract : See documents
Financial arrangement : See documents

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 additional information about the procurement procedure : Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Organisation processing tenders : Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Registration number : 119571
Postal address : Inchicore
Town : Dublin
Postcode : Dublin 8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 017034143
Internet address : https://www.irishrail.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
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 information

Notice identifier/version : 1db13a19-9047-4d2c-9adf-9b205be6afb4 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 31/07/2025 08:39 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00505803-2025
OJ S issue number : 146/2025
Publication date : 01/08/2025