INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC BUS SERVICES BETWEEN CORK CITY AND DUBLIN CITY

This ITN invites Tenders for a public service contract (as defined by section 47 of the 2008 Act) for the provision of public bus services between Cork City and Dublin City. The purpose of this ITN is to: • Explain to shortlisted Tenderers the timeline and process for the procurement; …

CPV: 60000000 Transporttjenester (ikke affaldstransport), 60100000 Vejtransport, 63500000 Rejsebureau-, turoperatør- og turistvejledningsvirksomhed, 63710000 Hjælpevirksomhed i forbindelse med landtransport, 60112000 Offentlig vejtransport
Henrettelsessted:
INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC BUS SERVICES BETWEEN CORK CITY AND DUBLIN CITY
Tildelende organ:
National Transport Authority_1149
Tildelingsnummer:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : National Transport Authority_1149
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services
Activity of the contracting entity : Production, transport or distribution of gas or heat

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC BUS SERVICES BETWEEN CORK CITY AND DUBLIN CITY
Description : This ITN invites Tenders for a public service contract (as defined by section 47 of the 2008 Act) for the provision of public bus services between Cork City and Dublin City. The purpose of this ITN is to: • Explain to shortlisted Tenderers the timeline and process for the procurement; • Set out the requirements and provide details of the technical and commercial requirements of NTA and to elicit a response outlining Tenderers’ proposals to meet those requirements; and • Set out the evaluation criteria that will be used to evaluate the responses to identify the most economically advantageous tender. Further details of the scope of work can be found in the ITN document. The Authority has a maximum contract value for the duration of the contract including extensions of €14,000,000.
Procedure identifier : a583da5c-b469-45a3-aaa4-afe4f565ce2c
Type of procedure : Restricted
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60100000 Road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63710000 Support services for land transport
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60112000 Public road transport services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC BUS SERVICES BETWEEN CORK CITY AND DUBLIN CITY
Description : This ITN invites Tenders for a public service contract (as defined by section 47 of the 2008 Act) for the provision of public bus services between Cork City and Dublin City. The purpose of this ITN is to: • Explain to shortlisted Tenderers the timeline and process for the procurement; • Set out the requirements and provide details of the technical and commercial requirements of NTA and to elicit a response outlining Tenderers’ proposals to meet those requirements; and • Set out the evaluation criteria that will be used to evaluate the responses to identify the most economically advantageous tender. Further details of the scope of work can be found in the ITN document. The Authority has a maximum contract value for the duration of the contract including extensions of €14,000,000.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60100000 Road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63710000 Support services for land transport
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60112000 Public road transport services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 14 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Pollution prevention and control

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : N/A

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland -
Information about review deadlines : N/A
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : National Transport Authority_1149 -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : National Transport Authority_1149 -

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 13 452 731 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Bus Eireann_112891
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000048990
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 15 500 000 Euro
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : Not yet known
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 418536
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 10/04/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : National Transport Authority_1149
Registration number : Procurement / NTA
Postal address : Haymarket House Smithfield Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 CF98
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 018798300
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Bus Eireann_112891
Registration number : 119570
Postal address : Broadstone, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 X2AE
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 017033411
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : ca743c05-4600-4cfa-b1b8-4a113a54506c - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 15/04/2025 12:16 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00248936-2025
OJ S issue number : 75/2025
Publication date : 16/04/2025