Road Transport Passenger Service's in the West

Bus Eireann/Irish Bus

The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Framework Agreement(s) for the provision of Road Passenger Transport Services over a 3 year period within the West Region.
The West Region consists of Galway and Athlone. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this agreement(s)
for a further period of 12 or 24 months. 2 panels of qualified and competent operators will be established to provide services to Bus Eireann on demand.
The provision of these services will be for the purpose of supplementing existing bus services, in particular, at times of increased demand for seasonal or other reasons.
1 panel will consist of services operating under Galway operations, and the second panel will consist of services operating under Athlone operations.
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 10 years of age are required. Coaches which fall outside this requirement will not be considered.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-10-15. The procurement was published on 2015-09-24.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-09-24 Contract notice
2018-01-02 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2015-09-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Quantity or scope: 450 000
Total value of the procurement: 450 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Bus Eireann/Irish Bus
Postal address: 21 Phibsboro Road, Broadstone
Postal code: 7
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: ceara.mcbride@buseireann.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17033387 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18303667 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-09-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2015-10-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2015-09-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 188-341217
OJ-S issue: 188

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Framework Agreement(s) for the provision of Road Passenger Transport Services over a 3 year period within the West Region.
The West Region consists of Galway and Athlone. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this agreement(s)
for a further period of 12 or 24 months. 2 panels of qualified and competent operators will be established to provide services to Bus Eireann on demand.
The provision of these services will be for the purpose of supplementing existing bus services, in particular, at times of increased demand for seasonal or other reasons.
1 panel will consist of services operating under Galway operations, and the second panel will consist of services operating under Athlone operations.
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 10 years of age are required. Coaches which fall outside this requirement will not be considered.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Service's in the West โ€” Galway
Short description:
The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the provision of Road Passenger Transport Services over a 3 year period within the Westโ€ฆ
โ€ฆ Region.The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this Contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.1 panel will consist of services operating under Galway operations.
โ€ฆ Region.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this Contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.
1 panel will consist of services operating under Galway operations.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Servicess in the West โ€” Athlone
Short description:
The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the provision of Road Passenger Transport Services over a 3 year period within the West Region.The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this Contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.The second panel will consist of services operating under Athlone operations.
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The second panel will consist of services operating under Athlone operations.
Reference number: BE/SE/24/09/2015
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 7.

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 30
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 36
Envisaged number of candidates: 30
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Ceara McBride
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/374 ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92987&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92987&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: BE/SE/24/09/2015

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2015/S 188-341217 (2015-09-24)
Contract award notice (2018-01-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: BE/SE/16/09/2015
Short description:
The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a framework agreement(s) for the provision of road passenger transport services over a 3 year period within the West Region. The West Region consists of Galway and Athlone. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this agreement(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. 2 panels of qualified and competent operators will be established to provide services to Bus Eireann on demand. The provision of these services will be for the purpose of supplementing existing bus services, in particular, at times of increased demand for seasonal or other reasons. 1 panel will consist of services operating under Galway operations, and the 2
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Total value of the procurement: 450 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: 21 Phibsboro Road
Postal code: Broadstone
Contact
Internet address: http://www.buseireann.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-01-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-01-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 002-002099
Refers to notice: 2015/S 188-341217
OJ-S issue: 2

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: Road transport passenger services in the West โ€” Galway
Short description:
The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a contract for the provision of road passenger transport services over a 3 year period within the West Region. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. 1 panel will consist of services operating under Galway operations.
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Title of the lot: Road transport passenger services in the West โ€” Athlone
Short description:
The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a contract for the provision of road passenger transport services over a 3 year period within the West Region. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. 1 panel will consist of services operating under Galway operations.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Price weighting: 60

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-08-01 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2018/S 002-002099 (2018-01-02)