Provision of Coach Services to Operate the Eurolines Central Corridor

Bus Eireann/Irish Bus

The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the provision of Eurolines Coach Services for a three year period. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this Contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.
There are 2 Lots under this tender competition:
โ€” Lot 1 โ€” Route 871A Dublin/London (via Birmingham) and return;
โ€” Lot 2 โ€” Route 880 Dublin/Leeds and return.
Bus Eireann is part of Europe's express coach network consisting of a number of Companies operating in 25 Countries in Europe under the โ€˜Eurolinesโ€™ brand. Bus Eireann /Eurolines services connect any point on Bus Eireann's nationwide network to over 1 200 locations in Britain and provide onward connections to over 500 major European destinations.
The services required relate to services operating on the Eurolines Central Corridor. The Central Corridor operates from Dublin/Leeds via Holyhead and Dublin/London via Holyhead.
Bus Eireann will define the age and specification of vehicle required for the Services. Only Coaches with a minimum capacity of 47 seats and up to 5 years of age are required. Coaches which fall outside this requirement will not be considered.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-12-02. The procurement was published on 2015-11-02.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2015-11-02 Contract notice
2018-06-13 Contract award notice
Contract award notice (2018-06-13)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Bus Eireann/Irish Bus
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 21 Phibsboro Road
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: Broadstone
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Simon Lambert
Phone: +353 17033482 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: simon.lambert@buseireann.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: www.buseireann.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/374 ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of Coach Services to Operate the Eurolines Central Corridor BE/SE/02/11/2015โ€
Products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the provision of Eurolines Coach Services for a 3 year period. The Contracting Authority reserves...โ€    Show more
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1: Route 871A Dublin/London (via Birmingham) and return
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Buses and coaches ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe contract for Lot 1: Route 871A Dublin/London (via Birmingham) and return was awarded to Callinan Coaches.โ€

2๏ธโƒฃ
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2: Route 880 Dublin/Leeds and return
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe contract for Lot 2: Route 880 Dublin/Leeds and return was awarded to Callinan Coaches.โ€

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2015/S 214-391724
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 1
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2016-11-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Price paid for bargain purchases excluding VAT: EUR 1 288 529 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

2๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: 2
Price paid for bargain purchases excluding VAT: EUR 1 288 529 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2018/S 112-255962 (2018-06-13)