Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessments

Tender description

The successful tenderer will be required to undertake appropriately scaled screening for and where required full Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)(under the EU SEA Directive) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) (under the EU Habitats Directive) of various tourism plans over the lifetime of this contract as and when required by Fáilte Ireland. The successful tenderer will be responsible for the implementation and management of all stages of the SEA and AA processes in compliance with the requirements of relevant legislation at European and national level as well as relevant best practice guidance in relation to such assessments. Fáilte Ireland may require environmental services for work that may be linked to or is outside the remit of services above. Lot 1: The successful tenderer will be required to undertake appropriately scaled screening for and where required full Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)(under the EU SEA Directive) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) (under the EU Habitats Directive) of various tourism plans over the lifetime of this contract as and when required by Fáilte Ireland. The successful tenderer will be responsible for the implementation and management of all stages of the SEA and AA processes in compliance with the requirements of relevant legislation at European and national level as well as relevant best practice guidance in relation to such assessments. Fáilte Ireland may require environmental services for work that may be linked to or is outside the remit of services above. Typical type services are listed below however it should be noted that the scope for such work may go beyond what is set out here. A) Development of Best Practice Guidelines in environmental protection and the Tourism Industry e.g. Guidelines for sustainable Tourism on specific protected Habitats, Guidelines on Sustainable Trail Development & Monitoring. B) Development of workshop and training material for use by Fáilte Ireland in their role of promoting Environmentally Sustainable Tourism to Local Authorities, Community Groups, Business Sector etc.