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Get the weekly alertContract for services for LIFE on Machair for Nest Protection Officers x 3 positions.
Sector
Deadline
10 April 2026
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Estimated Value
€350k
Value Range
100k-500k
Procedure
Not specified
Procurement Type
Services
Published
2026-03-03
Resource ID
148146-2026
CPV Classification
Common Procurement Vocabulary: the EU codes that classify what this contract is for.
- 90720000Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90722000Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90700000Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90721100Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Summary
The LIFE on Machair Project of Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, is looking for suitable person to protect breeding waders on machair habitat, through the Nest Protection Officer (NPO/Predation Risk Management) role. This CFT relates to Nest Protection in the three different operational areas of Lot 1.
Donegal, Lot 2. North Mayo and Achill, and Lot 3.
South Mayo and Connemara. The aim of the nest protection programme is to minimise predation of wader eggs and chicks to thus facilitate the maintenance and recovery of breeding wader populations in project sites.
Contract for services for LIFE on Machair for Nest Protection Officers x 3 positions.
| Buyer & Benchmark | Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage · CPV 90 median award €269,046 (IQR €84,989 to €729,671, n=338) · Median 2 bids |
| Notice Profile | Sector: Social Services · Deadline: 2026-04-10 |
| Pre-Qualification & CRO | See TED notice for full details. |
| Buyer Spend & History | 1,447 POs >EUR 20k totalling €94.0M · Top: BORD NA MONA ENERGY LTD (€6.7M), ARKPHIRE SERVICES LTD (€4.3M) · Full payment register -> |
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Buyer purchase-order spend (>EUR 20k register)
Who this buyer pays (purchase orders over EUR 20k)
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage recorded 1,447 purchase-order payments over EUR 20,000 totalling €94.0M across 430 suppliers (2024 Q1-Q4, data.gov.ie CC-BY-4.0). Top paid suppliers include BORD NA MONA ENERGY LTD (€6.7M), ARKPHIRE SERVICES LTD (€4.3M), and MICROMAIL LTD (€3.3M).
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