Road Transport Passenger Services in the North 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 North West Region.
The North West Region consists of Ballina, Sligo and Donegal.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend this agreement(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months.
3 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 Ballina operations, the second panel will consist of services operating under Sligo operations and the third panel will consist of services operating under Donegal 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 2015-10-08. The procurement was published on 2015-09-16.

Suppliers

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

• See attached

Who?

• Bus Eireann/Irish Bus

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-09-16	Contract notice
2018-01-02	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2015-09-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Quantity or scope: 1 000 000
Total value of the procurement: 1 000 000 💰
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: 2015-09-16 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-10-08 📅
Publication date: 2015-09-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 182-330109
OJ-S issue: 182

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 North West Region.

The North West Region consists of Ballina, Sligo and Donegal.

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

3 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 Ballina operations, the second panel will consist of services operating under Sligo operations and the third panel will consist of services operating under Donegal 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 North West — Ballina
Short description:

The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the Provision of Road Passenger Transport Services for over 3 years with the right to extend this Contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. The North West Region panel under Lot 1 consists of services operating under Ballina operations.

Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Services in the North West — Sligo
Short description:

The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the Provision of Road Passenger Transport Services for over 3 years with the right to extend this Contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. The North West Region panel under Lot 2 consists of services operating under Sligo operations.

Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Services in the North West — Donegal
Short description:

The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the Provision of Road Passenger Transport Services for over 3 years with the right to extend this Contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. The North West Region panel under Lot 3 consists of services operating under Donegal operations.

Reference number: BE/SE/16/09/2015
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: Spanish 🗣️

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=92763&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92763&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: BE/SE/16/09/2015

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2015/S 182-330109 (2015-09-16)

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 North West Region. The North West Region consists of Ballina, Sligo and Donegal. The contracting authority reserves the right to extend this agreement(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. 3 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 Ballina operations, the 2nd panel will consist of services operating under Sligo operations and the 3rd panel will consist of services operating under Donegal operations. Bus Eireann will define the age and specification of vehicle required for the services.

Total value of the procurement: 1 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons 📦
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 002-002076
Refers to notice: 2015/S 182-330109
OJ-S issue: 2

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

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 Ballina operations, the 2nd panel will consist of services operating under Sligo operations and the 3rd panel will consist of services operating under Donegal operations. Bus Eireann will define the age and specification of vehicle required for the services.

Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Servicess in the North West - Ballina
Short description:

The contracting authority proposes awarding a contract for the provision of road passenger transport services for over 3 years with the right to extend this contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. The North West Region panel under lot 1 consists of services operating under Ballina operations.

Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Servicess in the North West - Sligo
Short description:

The contracting authority proposes awarding a contract for the provision of road passenger transport services for over 3 years with the right to extend this contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. The North West Region panel under lot 2 consists of services operating under Sligooperations.

Title of the lot: Road Transport Passenger Servicess in the North West - Donegal
Short description:

The contracting authority proposes awarding a contract for the provision of road passenger transport services for over 3 years with the right to extend this contract(s) for a further period of 12 or 24 months. The North West Region panel under lot 3 consists of services operating under Donegal 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
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2018/S 002-002076 (2018-01-02)

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