Road Transport Passenger Services in the Eastern Region

Bus Eireann/Irish Bus

The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Framework Agreement(s) for the
provision of Road Passenger Transport Services over a three year period within
the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region consists of the Greater Dublin Area,
Wicklow, Arklow, Bunclody, Newbridge, Rathangan, Edenderry, Mullingar,
Athboy, Navan, Kells, Dundalk, Drogheda, Cavan and Monaghan. The
Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this agreement(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.
Two 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. One panel will consist of
services operating under Dublin operations (Busaras or Broadstone Depot
operations) and the second panel will consist of services operating under Dundalk
Operations (Dundalk, Drogheda, Cavan and Monaghan Depot 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 2015-07-31. The procurement was published on 2015-06-19.

Suppliers

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

• See attached

Who?

• Bus Eireann/Irish Bus

What?

• Road transport services › Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-06-19	Contract notice
2018-01-02	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2015-06-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Quantity or scope:

The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the provision of Road Passenger Transport Services over a three year period within the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region consists of the Greater Dublin Area, Wicklow, Arklow, Bunclody, Newbridge, Rathangan, Edenderry, Mullingar, Athboy, Navan, Kells, Dundalk, Drogheda, Cavan and Monaghan. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this Contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.8 500 00010 000 000

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver 📦

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 🇮🇪
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 📧
Phone: +353 17033387 📞
Fax: +353 18303667 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-06-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-07-31 📅
Publication date: 2015-06-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 119-217895
OJ-S issue: 119

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 three year period within

the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region consists of the Greater Dublin Area,

Wicklow, Arklow, Bunclody, Newbridge, Rathangan, Edenderry, Mullingar,

Athboy, Navan, Kells, Dundalk, Drogheda, Cavan and Monaghan. The

Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this agreement(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.

Two 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. One panel will consist of

services operating under Dublin operations (Busaras or Broadstone Depot

operations) and the second panel will consist of services operating under Dundalk

Operations (Dundalk, Drogheda, Cavan and Monaghan Depot 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 Services in the Eastern Region — Dublin Opeartions
Short description:

This panel will consist of services operating…

… underDublin operations (Busaras or Broadstone Depotoperations).

… under

Dublin operations (Busaras or Broadstone Depot

operations).

Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Services in the Eastern Region — Dundalk operations
Short description:

This panel will consist of services operating underDundalk Operations (Dundalk, Drogheda, Cavan andMonaghan Depot operations).

Dundalk Operations (Dundalk, Drogheda, Cavan and

Monaghan Depot operations).

Quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 500 000 💰
10 000 000 💰
Duration: 036 months
Reference number: BE/SE/19/06/2015
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 7.

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 50
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 50
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

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 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89397&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=89397&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: BE/SE/19/06/2015
Source: OJS 2015/S 119-217895 (2015-06-19)

Contract award notice (2018-01-02)
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 years period within the Eastern Region. The Eastern Region consists of the Greater Dublin Area, Wicklow, Arklow, Bunclody, Newbridge, Rathangan, Edenderry, Mullingar, Athboy, Navan, Kells, Dundalk, Drogheda, Cavan and Monaghan. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend this agreement(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.

Total value of the procurement: 10 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Road transport services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Bus Eireann /Irish Bus
Postal address: 21 Phibsboro Road
Postal code: Broadstone
Postal town: Dublin 7
Contact
Internet address: http://www.buseireann.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-01-02 📅
Publication date: 2018-01-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 002-002068
Refers to notice: 2015/S 119-217895
OJ-S issue: 2

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Services in the Eastern Region - Dublin Opeartions
Short description:

This panel will consist of services operating under Dublin operations (Busaras or Broadstone Depot Operations).

Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Services in the Eastern Region - Dundalk operations
Short description:

This panel will consist of services operating under Dundalk Operations (Dundalk, Drogheda, Cavan and Monaghan Depot operations).

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Price weighting: 60

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-08-01 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Court
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2018/S 002-002068 (2018-01-02)

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