Provision of coach services to operate the Eurolines Central Corridor – Route 871

Bus Eireann/Irish Bus

The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the provision of Eurolines Coach Services for a 3 year period.
The services required relate to operating on the Eurolines Central Corridor –Route 871 Dublin/London return 364 days per year.
Bus Eireann is part of Europe’s express coach network consisting of a number of Companies operating in 25 Countries in Europe under the “Eurolines” brand. Bus Eireann /Eurolines services connect any point on Bus Eireann’s nationwide network to over 1200 locations in Britain and provide onward connections to over 500 major European destinations.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-02-14. The procurement was published on 2018-01-12.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2018-01-12 Contract notice
2018-09-19 Contract award notice
Contract award notice (2018-09-19)
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 🇮🇪
Contact person: Eugene Rownan
Phone: +353 17033388 📞
E-mail: eugene.rownan@buseireann.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18303667 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.buseireann.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/374 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of Coach Services to Operate the Eurolines Central Corridor – Route 871 BE/SE/12/01/2018”
Products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver 📦
Short description:
“The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the provision of Eurolines Coach Services for a 3 year period. The services required relate to...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Buses and coaches 📦
Additional products/services: Coaches 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Authority proposes awarding a Contract for the provision of Eurolines Coach Services for a 3 year period. The services required relate to...”    Show more

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 010-019310
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

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Provision of Coach Services to Operate the Eurolines Central Corridor – Route 871”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-09-01 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Ltd.
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Bridge Garage
Postal town: Urlingford
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 568831189 📞
E-mail: ann@bkavcoaches.com 📧
Fax: +353 568831314 📠
Region: Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Price paid for bargain purchases excluding VAT: EUR 1 798 491 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2018/S 183-414950 (2018-09-19)