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 Services de boisement, 77200000 Services sylvicoles, 77231000 Services de gestion des forêts, 77231100 Services de gestion des ressources forestières, 77231300 Services d'administration forestière, 77231900 Services de planification sectorielle de la forêt
Lieu d'exécution:
9497 Afforestation Forestry Consultancy Services
Service d'adjudication:
Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
Numéro d'adjudication:
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