Camden Fort Meagher large-scale development plan

Verified opportunity overview

Cork County Council is procuring a multidisciplinary consultant team to prepare a large-scale development plan for Camden Fort Meagher. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.

Current status and key dates

The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 19 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Cork County Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced multidisciplinary Consultant Team to prepare a comprehensive Large Scale Development Plan (LSDP) for Camden Fort Meagher, Crosshaven, Co. Cork. The commission forms part of the Camden Fort Meagher Regeneration Programme and is funded under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) Category 2 Programme. The purpose of the commission is to establish a clear, evidence-based and deliverable long-term vision for Camden Fort Meagher and to prepare a publication-quality Large Scale Development Plan capable of guiding future conservation, enhancement, management, visitor development, investment and sustainable regeneration of the Fort. Recognising the strategic importance and future potential of Camden Fort Meagher as a nationally significant heritage, tourism, cultural and educational destination, Cork County Council successfully secured funding under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) Category 2 Programme to support the next phase of its regeneration. The RRDF Category 2 Programme comprises two complementary consultancy commissions. The first commission, which is the subject of this Brief, is the preparation of a comprehensive LSDP. The purpose of the LSDP is to establish the long-term strategic framework for the conservation, enhancement, management and sustainable regeneration of Camden Fort Meagher. The second commission, to be procured separately by Cork County Council will prepare a Project Prioritisation, RRDF Category 1 Readiness and Delivery Strategy to identify, evaluate, prioritise and advance selected projects towards future RRDF Category 1 funding applications. The two commissions will run concurrently and together will provide Cork County Council with both a long-term strategic framework and a portfolio of mature projects capable of supporting future investment and implementation. The successful Consultant shall cooperate fully with Cork County Council in facilitating coordination between both commissions. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The official procedure is Open. The submission deadline is 19 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as below threshold. The clarification deadline is 5 October 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 19 October 2026, 12:30 Europe/Dublin. An online expression of interest is required. Multiple tenders are not accepted. Tender validity is 180 days. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is not stated. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.

Amendments and status history

The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.

Supplier relevance

Relevant to suppliers qualified for the Camden Fort Meagher large-scale development plan procurement under official eTenders resource 9006566. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

The official source leaves the estimated-value field blank; no value is inferred. This procurement does not prove supplier appointment, contract award, delivery, implementation, operational use or realised outcomes. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.

Official sources and verification history

Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9006566, checked on 9 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.