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CfT: The provision of a technical team to support, maintain and develop Forestry Applications and associated Spatial Systems in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's (DAFM) Wexford Office

Name of Contracting Authority:
Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine
Title:
The provision of a technical team to support, maintain and develop Forestry Applications and associated Spatial Systems in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's (DAFM) Wexford Office
CfT CA Unique ID:
CFT 7337304
Evaluation Mechanism:
Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)
Description:
DAFM's IMT Forestry Team seeks a team of resources to assist it in its role to supportthe Departments business staff deliver Ireland's current Forestry Programme 2023-2027 and its active predecessors. The current Forestry Programme 2023-2027 is a €1.3 billion plan to boost afforestation, biodiversity, and climate action by offering increased, tax-free grants and 20-year premiums for planting various forest types, including native woodlands, agroforestry, and commercial forests, supporting landowners to grow income while achieving national targets. The team will support 60+ paying schemes associated with this programme and predecessor programmes. DAFM Forestry is also the states largest land licencing body by some distance. Forestry licencing is a complex, nonlinear regulatory process with many internal and external stakeholders. The IMT Forestry team will also support and develop the IT processes around this. Tenderers should note that the roles being sought through this Request for Tender are existing positions within the Department’s IMT Group, which are currently being provided by incumbent service providers. The Department may assign any of the resources to other IMT teams, if required, throughout the term of the contract. The contract team will be expected to collaborate with contract resources from other vendors/Department staff from other teams. The IMT Forestry team will consist of a mixture of Department staff, contract resources from this Tender process and other vendors.
Procurement Type:
Services
CPC Category:
Other services
Directive:
2014/24/EU (Classic)
Procedure:
Open
CfT Involves:
A Public Contract
CPV Codes:
72000000-IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72100000-Hardware consultancy services
72200000-Software programming and consultancy services
72230000-Custom software development services
72300000-Data services
72400000-Internet services
72500000-Computer-related services
72600000-Computer support and consultancy services
72700000-Computer network services
72800000-Computer audit and testing services
72900000-Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services
Contact Point:
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Award per Item:
Yes
Inclusion of e-Auctions :
No
NUTS codes:
IE
Estimated value (EUR):
13,200,000
Above or Below threshold:
Above
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
23/02/2026 16:00
Deadline for dispatching invitations:
End of clarification period:
13/02/2026 16:00
Upload of documents within the clarifications:
Yes
Tenders Opening Date:
23/02/2026 16:30
Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest:
Yes
Contract awarded in Lots:
No
Contract duration in months or years, including any options and renewals:
48 months
Validity of Tender in days or months:
120 days
EU funding:
No
Multiple tenders will be accepted:
No
Date of Publication/Invitation:
20/01/2026 03:21
TED links for published notices:
https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:41201-2026...
Date of Awarding:
Language of publication:
EN
Number of openers:
Two