Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2024-12-04
Buyer: Landing Zone Ltd t/a Dogpatch Labs
Country: IE
Region: IE061
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 65000000 | 77000000
Estimated value: 100000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-01-06

Technical requirements: The late stage non-equity accelerator programme runs from 3rd March 2025 to 16th May 2025, with three of those weeks, known as ‘core weeks’, being held onsite in Dogpatch Labs in Dublin with scheduled workshops, presentations and mentoring from experienced sustainability mentors and leaders in the sustainability sector. 

Through our industry partners, Coillte, ESB and Kerry, successful applicant startups  can get access to:
Expertise from within these companies on topics relating to agriculture, energy and forestry.
Expert feedback on their proposition and business model.
Potential access to sustainability assets - e.g. dairy farms, wind turbines and forestry sites.
Potential Proof of Concept support with partners to help scale startup products and services.

Over the course of the accelerator programme the successful startups will work with the industry partners on a proposal. At the end of the programme both parties can decide if they wish to carry that forward. There will be a further 3 months of focused support provided to the participating startups to help them in the pilot deployment phase if the industry partners wish to proceed with them.
The accelerator has been designed to attract startup talent to Ireland, nurture indigenous talent, and to increase collaboration across the national sustainability ecosystem. Our goal is to create a national sustainability accelerator and position Ireland as a leading sustainability innovation platform within Europe. The aim of having an open call for accelerator applicants is so we can identify the maximum number of startups in Ireland, the wider EU and internationally that have the potential to create positive environmental and economic outcomes. This is also in acknowledgement of the partial funding of this programme by Coillte and ESB - commercial semi-State bodies.   

The late stage non-equity accelerator programme runs from 3rd March 2025 to 16th May 2025, with three of those weeks, known as ‘core weeks’, being held onsite in Dogpatch Labs in Dublin with scheduled workshops, presentations and mentoring from experienced sustainability mentors and leaders in the sustainability sector. Through our industry partners, Coillte, ESB and Kerry, successful applicant startups  can get access to:
Expertise from within these companies on topics relating to agriculture, energy and forestry.
Expert feedback on their proposition and business model.
Potential access to sustainability assets - e.g. dairy farms, wind turbines and forestry sites.
Potential Proof of Concept support with partners to help scale startup products and services.

Over the course of the accelerator programme the successful startups will work with the industry partners on a proposal. At the end of the programme both parties can decide if they wish to carry that forward. There will be a further 3 months of focused support provided to the participating startups to help them in the pilot deployment phase if the industry partners wish to proceed with them.