Waterways Ireland abstraction licensing support

Verified opportunity overview

Waterways Ireland is procuring evidence, modelling, environmental assessment and EPA submission support for fourteen large abstractions and two proposed or reinstated Grand Canal sources. 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 26 August 2026, 12:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Gather data, model abstraction effects, assess environmental impacts and prepare EPA licensing submissions for the identified existing and proposed sources. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

The public summary presents a single five-year services requirement. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Hydrology, modelling, ecology, licensing, data, stakeholder, reporting and professional-liability requirements remain in the RFT. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The procedure is Open procedure. Refer to the current official workspace. Award criteria, response forms and mandatory declarations remain in the procurement pack.

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 water-resource consultancies, hydrologists, environmental modellers, ecologists and regulatory-submission teams. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

The current official workspace, updated on 30 July, supersedes an older 12 August search listing with a 26 August deadline. No estimated value is published and no licence outcome is inferred. 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 workspace at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8567421, checked on 31 July 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.