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Ireland: Tenders/Gas Networks Ireland/26/042 - Provision of Towage Services for Ireland's Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve

  1. Planning notice published

    Oct 8, 11:28 AMOctober 8, 2026 11:28 AM

  2. Planned competition start

    Oct 9, 12:00 AMOctober 9, 2026 12:00 AM

Brief

26/042 - Provision of Towage Services for Ireland's Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve

Planned

The competition has not been announced yet.

Deadline
Oct 9,Expired
Agreement
Buying services
Estimated value
€0

Brief

Gas Networks Ireland is planning the procurement of marine towage services to support the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve (SGER) in the Shannon Estuary. The services require two 80TBP tugs with active escort notation and FiFi 1 capability to support the maneuvering of the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) and visiting Liquified Natural Gas Carriers (LNGCs). This is a prior information notice, and any future competitions will be advertised via the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and on www.etenders.gov.ie.

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From the notice

  • Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) intends to establish a Qualification System (QS) for the purpose of running a competitive procurement process for the provision of Marine Towage services to support the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve (SGER) in the Shannon Estuary. GNI has identified the requirement for a total of 160 Total Bollard Pull (TBP) of towage delivered through two 80TBP tugs with active escort notation and FiFi 1 capability to support the manoeuvring of the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) and visiting Liquified Natural Gas Carriers (LNGCs) at the project site. This is a periodic indicative notice (PIN) and is used for information purposes only. This is not a call for competition and therefore no tender documents are available. Any future competitions will be subject to appropriate advertisement via the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and on www.etenders.gov.ie.

  • Contact

    Tenders@gasnetworks.ie
  • Type
    Planning
  • Main code
    Towing and pushing services of ships
    63727000
  • 34513200Tug boats34516000Marine fenders34520000Boats34521000Specialised boats45244100Marine installations45262421Offshore mooring work60653000Hire of boats with crew63727100Towing services71354500Marine survey services76100000Professional services for the gas industry98360000Marine services98361000Aquatic marine services98362100Marine-base support services

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