Civil engineering consultancy services – Dublin City Council Single Party Framework Agreement for an Integrated Design Team for the Clontarf Flood Defence and Public Realm Project 2026 Tender

Dublin City Council

About this tender

Dublin City Council intends to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement with an Integrated Design Team to deliver planning, engineering, environmental, stakeholder engagement and other specialist consultancy services for the Clontarf Flood Defence and Public Realm Project (CFDPRP). The project sits along the Clontarf waterfront in Dublin, adjoining designated European sites including Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Areas (SPA). It aims to address existing and future coastal and surface water flood risk while delivering public realm enhancement, active travel improvements and environmental benefits. The initial call-off contract will require the successful applicant to carry out all services needed to take the project from commencement through option identification, scheme development, environmental assessment, statutory consent processes and detailed design. This includes preparing all technical studies, surveys, modelling, assessments, reports, designs and application documentation needed to secure approvals and bring the project to a stage suitable for procurement and construction. The scheme must be a single, coherent, integrated design that balances flood protection, surface water management, active travel, public realm, biodiversity, heritage, climate resilience and environmental protection. The Framework Agreement may later be used to procure additional related services, including procurement support, construction-stage services, post-consent services and other specialist consultancy. The notice states that the project is subject to funding. Full tender documentation is available through the Irish eTenders portal under Resource ID 9181107. No specific contract duration is stated in the notice text provided.

Key requirements

• ✓Integrated design team with planning, engineering, environmental, and stakeholder engagement expertise
• ✓Coastal flood defence and surface water management scheme development
• ✓Environmental assessment including SAC/SPA designation compliance and ecological surveys
• ✓Statutory consent and planning application preparation
• ✓Detailed design, technical studies, modelling, and construction-stage support services

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Climate adaptation funding helps communities, infrastructure and businesses prepare for heat, flooding, drought and sea level rise. Most of it is public and multilateral money, often targeted at vulnerable regions and delivered with local government. Calls usually ask for a climate risk assessment and evidence that local people shaped the plan.