The Contracting Authority proposes establishing a multi supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of road passenger transport services over a 4 year period. The Framework Agreement will be divided in to lots by operational region. Within these lots, all the routes (both expressway and non-expressway) in that region will be advertised and service providers will be asked to quote for the routes that they wished to be considered for.
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.
Bus Eireann will define the age and specification of vehicle required for the services.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-08-06.
The procurement was published on 2019-07-05.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Road Passenger Transport Services — Bus Hire
BE/SE/05/07/2019
Products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver📦
Short description:
“The Contracting Authority proposes establishing a multi supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of road passenger transport services over a 4 year...”
Short description
The Contracting Authority proposes establishing a multi supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of road passenger transport services over a 4 year period. The Framework Agreement will be divided in to lots by operational region. Within these lots, all the routes (both expressway and non-expressway) in that region will be advertised and service providers will be asked to quote for the routes that they wished to be considered for.
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.
Bus Eireann will define the age and specification of vehicle required for the services.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 26 500 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Eastern Operational Region
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)📦
Additional products/services: Road transport services📦
Additional products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver📦
Place of performance: Midland🏙️
Place of performance: Mid-East🏙️
Place of performance: Dublin🏙️
Place of performance: Eastern and Midland🏙️
Place of performance: Ireland🏙️
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 1: Eastern Operational Region
The Eastern Region consists of the Greater Dublin Area, Wicklow, Arklow, Bunclody, Newbridge, Rathangan, Edenderry,...”
Description of the procurement
Lot 1: Eastern Operational 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. Longford, Meath, Offaly.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Price (weighting): 60
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 8 833 333 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 140
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Southern Operational Region
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Place of performance: South-West 🏙️
Place of performance: South-East 🏙️
Place of performance: Southern🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 2: Southern Operational Region
The South Region consists of Cork and Waterford, Kerry, Wexford, Kilkenny and Carlow, Rosslare and Clonmel.” Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 8 833 333 💰
3️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Western Operational Region
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Place of performance: West🏙️
Place of performance: Border🏙️
Place of performance: Northern and Western🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Lot 3: Western Operational Region
The West Region consists of Galway and Athlone. Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary,...”
Description of the procurement
Lot 3: Western Operational Region
The West Region consists of Galway and Athlone. Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Laois and Westmeath.
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Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 8 833 333 💰
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 140
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-08-06
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 130-320541 (2019-07-05)