The provision of geotechnical engineering expertise to assist in the design and assessment of management measures for Clara Bog Special Area of Conservation

Regan et al. (2019) identified potential management measures to arrest subsidence and reinstate (or at least elevate) groundwater heads and reduce hydraulic gradients between peat and substrate to restore the bog's hydrological balance. The management measures aim to fill part of the cutover bog to the south of Clara West …

CPV: 71300000 Servicios de ingeniería, 71320000 Servicios de diseño técnico, 71000000 Servicios de arquitectura, construcción, ingeniería e inspección, 71240000 Servicios de arquitectura, ingeniería y planificación, 90722000 Rehabilitación medioambiental, 90710000 Gestión medioambiental
Lugar de ejecución:
The provision of geotechnical engineering expertise to assist in the design and assessment of management measures for Clara Bog Special Area of Conservation
Organismo adjudicador:
Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Número de premio:
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1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Housing and community amenities

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : The provision of geotechnical engineering expertise to assist in the design and assessment of management measures for Clara Bog Special Area of Conservation
Description : Regan et al. (2019) identified potential management measures to arrest subsidence and reinstate (or at least elevate) groundwater heads and reduce hydraulic gradients between peat and substrate to restore the bog's hydrological balance. The management measures aim to fill part of the cutover bog to the south of Clara West by forming a bund between the bog and glacial deposits in the surrounding area and infilling behind the bund. A preliminary geotechnical design for the bund was prepared in 2015, which assessed two available options. Option one involved constructing a bund from glacial deposits, by excavating peat and backfilling with glacial material. A second option considered using geo-grid reinforced peat founded on top of the existing cutover peat. To prevent preferential seepage through the bund, the preliminary design included a toe drain and a lower permeability barrier. There is potential for a body of open water forming behind the bund. Indicative costings were also provided for both options. The Wetland Restoration Scheme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the EU Just Transition Fund Programme 2021-2027. The overall objective of the EU Just Transition Fund 2021-2027 is to enable regions and people to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050, based on the Paris Agreement. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) has been awarded funding of €12m from the EU Just Transition Fund 2021-2027 for a wetlands restoration scheme to be undertaken on a range of wetland sites, in Ireland’s Just Transition Fund (JTF) territory. Under the Wetlands Restoration Scheme, it is proposed that the management options previously considered for Clara Bog are implemented. Therefore, to progress with the detailed design of a preferred management option NPWS are seeking to procure geotechnical expertise to review existing geotechnical information and to undertake a programme of site investigations and to lead the detailed design of the preferred management option.
Procedure identifier : 393bc712-af80-42b5-a767-ba82ad0769a0
Previous notice : d4bbdc81-246e-41b0-855e-eb623af83c06-01
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71300000 Engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71320000 Engineering design services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90722000 Environmental rehabilitation
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90710000 Environmental management

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Dublin
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 200 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : The provision of geotechnical engineering expertise to assist in the design and assessment of management measures for Clara Bog Special Area of Conservation
Description : Regan et al. (2019) identified potential management measures to arrest subsidence and reinstate (or at least elevate) groundwater heads and reduce hydraulic gradients between peat and substrate to restore the bog's hydrological balance. The management measures aim to fill part of the cutover bog to the south of Clara West by forming a bund between the bog and glacial deposits in the surrounding area and infilling behind the bund. A preliminary geotechnical design for the bund was prepared in 2015, which assessed two available options. Option one involved constructing a bund from glacial deposits, by excavating peat and backfilling with glacial material. A second option considered using geo-grid reinforced peat founded on top of the existing cutover peat. To prevent preferential seepage through the bund, the preliminary design included a toe drain and a lower permeability barrier. There is potential for a body of open water forming behind the bund. Indicative costings were also provided for both options. The Wetland Restoration Scheme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the EU Just Transition Fund Programme 2021-2027. The overall objective of the EU Just Transition Fund 2021-2027 is to enable regions and people to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050, based on the Paris Agreement. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) has been awarded funding of €12m from the EU Just Transition Fund 2021-2027 for a wetlands restoration scheme to be undertaken on a range of wetland sites, in Ireland’s Just Transition Fund (JTF) territory. Under the Wetlands Restoration Scheme, it is proposed that the management options previously considered for Clara Bog are implemented. Therefore, to progress with the detailed design of a preferred management option NPWS are seeking to procure geotechnical expertise to review existing geotechnical information and to undertake a programme of site investigations and to lead the detailed design of the preferred management option.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71300000 Engineering services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71320000 Engineering design services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90722000 Environmental rehabilitation
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90710000 Environmental management

5.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Dublin
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 24 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 200 000 Euro

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 : Quality
Description : Quality
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : experience
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 35
Criterion :
Type : Cost
Description : cost
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 35
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : understanding and outputs
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 10

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

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 47 595 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Fehily Timoney and Company_66616
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000065690
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 47 595 Euro
The tender was ranked : yes
Rank in the list of winners : 1
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 423245
Date on which the winner was chosen : 23/08/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 11/10/2024
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Just Transition Fund (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds : EU Just Transition

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
Registration number : ORG001
Postal address : Newtown Road
Town : Wexford
Postcode : Y35 AP90
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +53 9117551
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Fehily Timoney and Company_66616
Size of the economic operator : Small
Registration number : IE180497
Postal address : Core House, Pouladuff Road
Town : Cork
Postcode : T12D773
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 0214964133
Internet address : www.fehilytimoney.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

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-0004

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 : 0ca0c25a-ad0f-4f4f-9f60-b36989193723 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 11/08/2025 11:07 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00526975-2025
OJ S issue number : 153/2025
Publication date : 12/08/2025