Environment Procurement Briefing
Weekly Overview
This week's Irish public sector environment procurement pipeline is notably active, with 19 tenders spanning waste management, ecological consultancy, water services, and environmental impact assessment. The total estimated value across listed opportunities exceeds €16 million, with several high-value frameworks and multi-year service contracts dominating the landscape. Deadlines are concentrated between late May and mid-June 2026, giving firms a tight window to prepare competitive submissions across multiple concurrent opportunities.
Key Opportunities
| Tender | Value |
|---|---|
Framework for Environmental Consultancy Services for Transport Projects funded by the NTA Unknown (NTA-funded) The highest-value environmental consultancy opportunity in this week's pipeline, this framework offers significant multi-year revenue potential for firms with transport and environmental assessment expertise. | €5,000,000 |
Servicing of five Civic Amenity Sites in Tipperary County Council for the Collection of Waste Streams for Recovery, Further Processing and Disposal Tipperary County Council At €3 million, this is the largest waste management contract in the current list and represents a substantial long-term operational services opportunity for waste and recycling firms. | €3,000,000 |
Cork Docklands South Quays - Environmental Surveys Unknown Linked to a major urban regeneration project in Cork city, this contract offers strong visibility and positions the winning firm as a key environmental adviser on a high-profile infrastructure development. | €250,000 |
Provision of ecology services Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage Awarded by a central government department, this ecology services contract offers both reputational value and the potential for repeat or follow-on engagements given the Department's broad environmental remit. | €330,000 |
TII523_Lot 1: Consideration of total cost and total value of environmental factors in transport infrastructure projects Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) This TII research and assessment contract addresses emerging green infrastructure valuation methodology, making it attractive to specialist environmental economics and consultancy firms seeking public sector profile. | €315,000 |
Market Trends
Ecological and biodiversity services are in strong demand, with multiple tenders this week covering habitat surveys, maërl bed mapping, and species distribution assessments, reflecting Ireland's obligations under EU nature directives and the national biodiversity action plan.
Waste management services continue to represent the largest share of environment sector contract value, with four separate waste-related tenders totalling over €6 million, spanning civic amenity sites, institutional waste collection, and street cleaning.
Transport infrastructure is an increasingly prominent driver of environmental consultancy demand, with both the NTA framework (€5 million) and two TII research lots (€570,000 combined) signalling sustained public investment in environmental integration across major transport projects.
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