A major media body is seeking consultancy on emissions reporting, energy management and certification as climate duties tighten across the public sector.
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A new Energy and Environmental Consultancy tender from Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) shows how climate regulation is reshaping the way broadcasters buy professional services. The media organisation is seeking expertise in greenhouse gas emissions reporting, energy management and environmental certification to underpin its decarbonisation strategy and ensure compliance with national and EU obligations. The move reflects a wider shift across public bodies, which are turning to specialist advisers to translate climate targets into operational change.
Published on 15th April 2026, RTÉ’s contract notice is short but clear about its ambitions. The buyer wants qualified consultancies with the skills to support decarbonisation while keeping pace with tightening environmental rules. The focus is not on one-off technical fixes but on building the evidence base and frameworks needed to manage emissions over time.
The scope revolves around three main areas:
Together, these elements point to a comprehensive approach. Robust greenhouse gas reporting should give RTÉ a clearer picture of its carbon footprint, from direct operations through to purchased energy. Energy management expertise can help the organisation understand how and where it uses energy, and what options exist to cut consumption or switch to lower-carbon sources. Environmental certification ties these strands together in a recognisable framework that demonstrates compliance to regulators, funders and audiences.
The notice also underlines the regulatory driver. RTÉ expects its consultants to support compliance with national and EU obligations. Across Europe, broadcasters and other media organisations now face a growing volume of climate-related requirements, from emissions disclosure through to energy efficiency expectations in buildings and infrastructure. The tender signals that, for RTÉ, meeting those obligations requires dedicated, external expertise.
RTÉ is far from alone in seeking this kind of support. Since late 2025, a steady run of procurements has highlighted how climate and energy commitments are creating long-term demand for specialist consultancy across sectors.
In January 2026, EirGrid plc launched a contract notice for Sustainability Consultancy Services. It aims to establish a framework agreement to support EirGrid’s strategy for transforming Ireland’s electricity system, focusing on decarbonization, compliance with EU directives, and providing expert advisory input across various sustainability areas. Where RTÉ’s notice is organisation-specific, EirGrid’s framework underlines that whole systems are being re-engineered around decarbonisation, with consultants embedded in that process.
The financial sector is moving in the same direction. In February 2026, the European Banking Authority issued a prior information notice for Environmental Consultancy Services. The planned work covers environmental management systems, greenhouse gas emission reduction studies and support for offsetting emissions, with delivery potentially in Paris, Frankfurt or Brussels. That combination of management systems, technical analysis and offsetting mirrors the blend of strategic and practical advice sought by RTÉ.
Central government is also leaning on consultants to turn climate strategies into delivery. In December 2025, the Ministry of Investments and European Projects in Romania published a contract notice for Consultancy for Energy Efficiency Program. The engagement is designed to enhance managerial and technical capacities for cities and communities under an energy efficiency and renewable energy support measure, aligning work with European Energy Award standards. That again underscores how external advisers are being asked to interpret and implement European-level frameworks on the ground.
Environmental compliance work is widening beyond carbon alone. In March 2026, Donegal County Council issued a notice for Consultancy for Landfill Management. The buyer wants an engineering services provider to design, manage and operate restored landfills, focusing on leachate and landfill gas systems, licensing reports, safety statements, ATEX assessments and hydrogeological risk assessments. While technically very different from RTÉ’s needs, it reflects the same reliance on specialists to navigate complex environmental rules.
Cities are taking a similar route. In February 2026, the Environment and Planning Department of the City of Reykjavík, through the Office of financial service and advisory, went to market with a framework for specialist services in building and construction, transport and mobility, environmental matters and urban planning. Here, environmental consultancy is treated as a core part of how a city plans its future infrastructure.
RTÉ’s tender also sits within a cluster of climate-related procurements linked to media, culture and data-driven tools.
In November 2025, Coimisiún na Meán published a contract notice for a Carbon Calculator and Verification System. The regulator is seeking a system to track and report on the environmental sustainability performance of TV and film production in Ireland, providing accurate carbon emissions data to support sustainability recommendations. Where RTÉ is buying advice, Coimisiún na Meán is procuring the digital tools that will shape how the sector measures its impact.
Digital infrastructure is becoming central to climate governance elsewhere too. In December 2025, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland issued a contract notice for a Monitoring Portal for Renewable Energy. The authority wants a Microsoft-based system for online monitoring of consenting processes related to renewable energy projects, including system development, Azure Cloud and Entra development, API integration and ongoing support. This kind of portal shows how climate policy is increasingly mediated through software platforms as well as consulting reports.
Universities are also experimenting with new digital models. In February 2026, Maynooth University opened a competition for Renewable Energy Software Consultancy. The project involves establishing a new energy services company to help households use smart meter data and digital automation to optimise electricity use, reduce costs and enhance the integration of renewable energy. It points towards a future where emissions reductions depend as much on data and automation as on physical infrastructure.
For RTÉ, whose tender centres on greenhouse gas reporting and certification, these examples are instructive. Accurate reporting now depends on clear methodologies, reliable datasets and, increasingly, interoperable systems that can feed into sector-wide tools such as the carbon calculator envisaged by Coimisiún na Meán. Consultants bidding for the RTÉ contract will be competing in a market where understanding both environmental standards and digital solutions is becoming essential.
Beyond national regulators and large utilities, decarbonisation is reshaping work in schools, homes and local communities – and again, consultancies are in demand.
In December 2025, Donegal County Council released a contract notice for Domestic BER and Heat Pump Assessments. The council is seeking service providers registered as domestic BER assessors to carry out building energy rating assessments and heat pump technical assessments for a range of properties. It is a reminder that any high-level emissions strategy ultimately has to land in individual buildings and households.
The education sector is particularly active. In December 2025, St Peters Special School advertised Architectural Consultancy for Climate Action, covering climate-related works and roof upgrades at a school site. In January 2026, Tipperary Education and Training Board followed with a tender for Architectural Consultancy for Climate Labs at Colaiste Dun Iascaigh, including additional services to support climate action and science facilities.
Schools are also tackling heating and transport emissions directly. In January 2026, St. Eithne's GNS sought Climate Action Consultancy Services for mechanical and climate action works, including heating and lighting installation, insulation, a heat pump, an EV charger and a bike rack across different school areas. A further notice in February 2026 sought similar climate action and mechanical works consultancy services at the same school. In March 2026, Kerry Education and Training Board added its own tender for Mechanical and Electrical Consultancy Services to replace oil-fired boilers with a biomass boiler and LPG backup, with an emphasis on energy efficiency and waste minimisation in a live educational environment.
The international picture is similar. In December 2025, the Guyana Energy Agency issued a prior information notice for a Finance Specialist for CEGEB, the Caribbean Efficient and Green-Energy Buildings Project. The role will manage financial functions for the project, with a focus on financial management and compliance with World Bank policies. It illustrates how climate-focused programmes increasingly depend on a mix of technical, financial and regulatory skills.
Against this backdrop, RTÉ’s relatively targeted consultancy tender looks less like an isolated initiative and more like part of a maturing market. From broadcasters and banks to schools and city halls, buyers are using procurement to secure the specialist capacity needed to turn decarbonisation plans into measurable outcomes.
For suppliers, the message is that environmental consultancy in the public sector now spans emissions reporting, energy management, certification, digital systems and hands-on project delivery. How RTÉ shapes and awards its Energy and Environmental Consultancy contract will be one small but telling indicator of how that market continues to evolve.
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