# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?buyer=DHPLG 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Airlifting service for three Irish national parks" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/75de6cf8-a690-4851-be93-8a851df5e75b/irish-national-parks-material-airlifting-service" last-updated: 2026-10-12T22:20:17.409527+00:00 --- # Airlifting service for three Irish national parks The National Parks and Wildlife Service intends to establish a single-party, 48-month framework for a suitably qualified supplier to airlift materials at Connemara National Park, Wild Nephin National Park and Burren National Park. The public eTenders notice gives an estimated value of EUR 1.5 million, states a Most Economically Advantageous Tender evaluation and requires tenders to remain valid for 180 days. The submission deadline is 10 November 2026 at 17:00; the portal does not state a timezone. Clarifications close on 3 November at 17:00, also without a stated timezone. - Status: open - Country: IE - Buyer: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage - Submission deadline: 2026-11-10 (date) - Original notice: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=9234780 - Source checked: 2026-10-12T22:10:46.894722Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "75de6cf8-a690-4851-be93-8a851df5e75b", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-12T22:20:17.409527+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-12T22:10:46.894722Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/75de6cf8-a690-4851-be93-8a851df5e75b/irish-national-parks-material-airlifting-service", "locale": "en", "title": "Airlifting service for three Irish national parks", "summary": "The National Parks and Wildlife Service intends to establish a single-party, 48-month framework for a suitably qualified supplier to airlift materials at Connemara National Park, Wild Nephin National Park and Burren National Park. 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