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Pairc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí and Blasket Islands – Bird Surveys
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 26 November at 15:00 — 25 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
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.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (168 awards, most recently September 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around November 2026. The last award went to South Kerry Development Partnership CLG EO.n = 168
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (550 procedures with a bid count); 28% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 4 bids.n = 550
- 50% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (630 awards since 2013, spread over 287 companies). 50% went to new names.n = 630 awards since 2013
- The award came in at a median 95% of the estimated value (73 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually too high here. Sector: 99%.n = 73
- 8% of awards went to companies from abroad (630 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 8%.n = 630
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| KRCEcological Ltd | 15 | 2021–2026 |
| Wetland Surveys Ireland | 14 | 2021–2026 |
| Ecolab Ltd | 12 | 2024–2026 |
| BEC Consultants Ltd | 12 | 2021–2026 |
| APEM Limited | 10 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 147 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 27 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Cleaning, environment & waste, 125 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,784 recorded awards) — mostly from Poland, United Kingdom, France.
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