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MI-CFT25-021 Provision of Ornithological Monitoring

Public buyer: Marine Institute_1141
Galway
Place of performance: Galway
Estimated value: €180,000 excl. VAT
Amount awarded: €180,000 excl. VAT
Planned end of contract: 1 July 2026
Bids received: 2
Procedure: Open procedure
Any company may submit a bid.
Publication: 3 July 2026
Notice language: English

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Description

Suitably qualified service providers are invited to submit proposals to design and conduct a monitoring programme of overwintering shorebirds, using standard low-tide survey methodology, at eight locations: Bannow Bay SPA, Castlemaine Harbour SPA, Dungarvan Harbour SPA, Poulnasherry Bay, Tramore Backstrand SPA, Trawbrega Bay Complex SPA and Ballycotton Bay SPA. Additionally, the development of digital flock maps for key bird species in the survey subsites.

Awarded to

8 lots

Bannow Bay SPA
Castlemaine Harbour SPA
Dungarvan Harbour SPA
Poulnasherry Bay
Tramore Backstrand SPA
Trawbrega Bay SPA
Tralee Bay Complex SPA
Ballycotton Bay SPA

CPV codes

European codes that classify what the contract is about. They are how we find the tenders for your trade.

71354500 73112000 79311000 79311300 98360000 98361000 98362100

Winning prices for comparable contracts

A quarter below: €49,995
Median: €145,525
A quarter above: €560,000

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Source : TED – Office des publications de l'Union européenne © Union européenne, données retraitées. Reference 458044-2026.