Fota House, Arboretum and Gardens is looking for a masterplan to boost visitors

The Victorian Working Garden at Fota House includes a beautiful orchard, pit houses, and working glasshouses. Photo: Fota House and Gardens.

The Irish Heritage Trust wants to significantly increase visitor numbers and dwell time

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31 August 2023

At Growtrade, we highlight public procurement opportunities from around Ireland that would be suitable to landscapists, growers, turfgrass professionals, horticulturalists, and forestry professionals.

Here is one such tender from Irish Heritage Trust, which wishes to significantly increase the visitor numbers and dwell time at Fota House, Arboretum and Gardens by creating a brilliant, inspiring, elegant, visitor attraction / visitor offer /visitor proposition that aligns with the vision and values of the trust, listens to and understands the requirements of those that visit and those that don’t, takes cognisance of the best international trends in sustainable Heritage Tourism and delivers an evidence base phased delivery plan to achieve the Irish Heritage Trusts aspiration for the site.

Type of contract: Services

Contracting authority: Irish Heritage Trust

Contact: Peter Kirk

Response deadline: 26/09/2023 12:00:00 (Irish time)

CPV codes

71241000-Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
71222000-Architectural services for outdoor areas
71221000-Architectural services for buildings
71420000-Landscape architectural services
92530000-Botanical and zoological garden services and nature reserve services
92520000-Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings
75125000-Administrative services related to tourism affairs

You can view and apply for this contract here.

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