Vehicle Recovery and Towing Services to Bus Éireann
Bus Eireann/Irish Bus
Bus Éireann proposes to establish Multi Party Frameworks for ‘The Provision of Vehicle Recovery and Towing Services’ for services as required.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-05-10. The procurement was published on 2024-04-09.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- • Corcoran's Auto Body Works Ltd
- • Hamills Rentals Ltd T/A Hamills 24 Hour Recovery
- • James Foy Auto Service
- • Lakeland Recovery Service
- • Mcconnons Vehicle Recovery Ltd
- • Michael Ferguson Ltd
- • Statewide Towing & Recovery Ltd
- • Willowbrook Recovery Service Ltd T/A SOS Recovery
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2024-04-09 | Contract notice |
| 2025-07-07 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2024-04-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Services to Bus Éireann
Short description:
Products/services: Breakdown and recovery services for buses 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 220 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 0
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Additional nature of the contract: Supplies
Maximum renewals: 2
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-05-10 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 183 days
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: PQQ Documents: PQQ Documents
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As per documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Non Applicable
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Bus Eireann/Irish Bus
National registration number:
Postal address: 21 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement@buseireann.ie 📧
Phone: +35317033412 📞
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.buseireann.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Urban railway/light rail, metro, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Communication
Documents URL: https://buseireann.cso.coupahost.com/ 🌏
Participation URL: https://buseireann.cso.coupahost.com/ 🌏
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2024/S 071-212007 (2024-04-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Services to Bus Éireann
Short description:
Bus Éireann proposes to establish Multi Party Frameworks for ‘The Provision of Vehicle Recovery and Towing Services’ for services as required.
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Breakdown and recovery services for buses 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 220 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 0
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
1
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ✅
Additional nature of the contract: Supplies
Maximum renewals: 2
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-05-10 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 183 days
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria: PQQ Documents: PQQ Documents
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As per documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Non Applicable
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Bus Eireann/Irish Bus
National registration number:
119570
Postal address: 21 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement@buseireann.ie 📧
Phone: +35317033412 📞
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.buseireann.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Urban railway/light rail, metro, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Communication
Documents URL: https://buseireann.cso.coupahost.com/ 🌏
Participation URL: https://buseireann.cso.coupahost.com/ 🌏
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure ✅
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2024/S 071-212007 (2024-04-09)
Contract award notice (2025-07-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Services to Bus Éireann
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 220 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 282 713 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 2 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 1 💰
Description
Internal identifier:
Title: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Service to Bus Éireann
Description of the procurement: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Service to Bus Éireann
Town: Phibsboro
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration
Start date: 2024-11-13 📅
End date: 2029-11-12 📅
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options: As per documents
Procedure
Type of procedure
Main features of the procedure: As per documents
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2024-11-12 📅
Title: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Services to Bus Éireann
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement ✅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Highest offer: 2 💰
Lowest offer: 1 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 282 713 EUR 💰
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier:
Leader of tendering party ✅
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators ✅
Name of the tendering party: Corcoran's Auto Body Works Ltd, Hamills Rentals Ltd T/A Hamills 24 Hour Recovery, James Foy Auto Service, Lakeland Recovery Service, McConnon's Vehicle Recovery Ltd, Michael Ferguson Ltd, Statewide Towing & Recovery Ltd, Willowbrook Recovery Service Ltd
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Corcoran's Auto Body Works Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: Clonmainam
Postal code: R32RH70
Postal town: Portlaoise
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
The organisation is a natural person ✅
Size of the economic operator: Large
Name: Hamills Rentals Ltd T/A Hamills 24 Hour Recovery
National registration number:
Postal address: Old Dublin Road
Postal code: N91A727
Postal town: Mullingar
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Name: James Foy Auto Service
National registration number:
Postal address: Leharrow
Dromore West
Postal code: F26RK59
Postal town: Sligo
Name: Lakeland Recovery Service
National registration number:
Postal address: Macken
Enniskillen
Postal code: BT923FJ
Postal town: Fermanagh
Name: McConnons Vehicle Recovery Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: Aclint
Ardee
Postal code: A92VX67
Postal town: Louth
Name: Michael Ferguson Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: Keenogue Business Park
Julianstown
Postal code: A92VH98
Postal town: Meath
Name: Statewide Towing & Recovery Ltd
National registration number:
Postal address: Main Street
Postal code: K56AW99
Postal town: Rush
Name: Willowbrook Recovery Service Ltd T/A SOS Recovery
National registration number:
Postal address: Willowbrook
Vicarstown
Postal code: P32W967
Postal town: Cork
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Procedure
Applicable cross-border law: NA
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Department: Procurement
Postal address: Bus Éireann
Procurement and Materials Department
21 Phibsboro Road
Postal code: D07 X2AE
Postal town: Phibsboro
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Contact point: Head of Procurement
E-mail: procurement@buseireann.ie 📧
Phone: 017033412 📞
URL: http://www.buseireann.ie 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body ✅
Communication
Identifier of the previous notice: 212007-2024
Complementary information
Review body
Name: Bus Eireann/Irish Bus
National registration number:
Department: Procurement
Postal address: Bus Éireann
Procurement and Materials Department
21 Phibsboro Road
Postal code: D07 X2AE
Postal town: Phibsboro
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Contact point: Head of Procurement
E-mail: procurement@buseireann.ie 📧
Phone: 017033412 📞
URL: http://www.buseireann.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: As per documents
Source: OJS 2025/S 128-443218 (2025-07-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Services to Bus Éireann
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 220 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1 282 713 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (highest offer): 2 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) (lowest offer): 1 💰
Description
Internal identifier:
Coupa Number 91
Title: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Service to Bus Éireann
Description of the procurement: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Service to Bus Éireann
Town: Phibsboro
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration
Start date: 2024-11-13 📅
End date: 2029-11-12 📅
Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options: As per documents
Procedure
Type of procedure
Main features of the procedure: As per documents
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
212007-2024
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2024-11-12 📅
Title: Vehicle Recovery and Towing Services to Bus Éireann
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement ✅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Highest offer: 2 💰
Lowest offer: 1 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 282 713 EUR 💰
The tender was ranked
Tender identifier:
212007-2024
Leader of tendering party ✅
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators ✅
Name of the tendering party: Corcoran's Auto Body Works Ltd, Hamills Rentals Ltd T/A Hamills 24 Hour Recovery, James Foy Auto Service, Lakeland Recovery Service, McConnon's Vehicle Recovery Ltd, Michael Ferguson Ltd, Statewide Towing & Recovery Ltd, Willowbrook Recovery Service Ltd
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Corcoran's Auto Body Works Ltd
National registration number:
72758
Postal address: Clonmainam
Postal code: R32RH70
Postal town: Portlaoise
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
The organisation is a natural person ✅
Size of the economic operator: Large
Name: Hamills Rentals Ltd T/A Hamills 24 Hour Recovery
National registration number:
515480
Postal address: Old Dublin Road
Postal code: N91A727
Postal town: Mullingar
Size of the economic operator: Medium
Name: James Foy Auto Service
National registration number:
123456
Postal address: Leharrow
Dromore West
Postal code: F26RK59
Postal town: Sligo
Name: Lakeland Recovery Service
National registration number:
1303736621
Postal address: Macken
Enniskillen
Postal code: BT923FJ
Postal town: Fermanagh
Name: McConnons Vehicle Recovery Ltd
National registration number:
249497
Postal address: Aclint
Ardee
Postal code: A92VX67
Postal town: Louth
Name: Michael Ferguson Ltd
National registration number:
161845
Postal address: Keenogue Business Park
Julianstown
Postal code: A92VH98
Postal town: Meath
Name: Statewide Towing & Recovery Ltd
National registration number:
528690
Postal address: Main Street
Postal code: K56AW99
Postal town: Rush
Name: Willowbrook Recovery Service Ltd T/A SOS Recovery
National registration number:
636684
Postal address: Willowbrook
Vicarstown
Postal code: P32W967
Postal town: Cork
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Procedure
Applicable cross-border law: NA
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Department: Procurement
Postal address: Bus Éireann
Procurement and Materials Department
21 Phibsboro Road
Postal code: D07 X2AE
Postal town: Phibsboro
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Contact point: Head of Procurement
E-mail: procurement@buseireann.ie 📧
Phone: 017033412 📞
URL: http://www.buseireann.ie 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body ✅
Communication
Identifier of the previous notice: 212007-2024
Complementary information
Review body
Name: Bus Eireann/Irish Bus
National registration number:
119570
Department: Procurement
Postal address: Bus Éireann
Procurement and Materials Department
21 Phibsboro Road
Postal code: D07 X2AE
Postal town: Phibsboro
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Contact point: Head of Procurement
E-mail: procurement@buseireann.ie 📧
Phone: 017033412 📞
URL: http://www.buseireann.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: As per documents
Source: OJS 2025/S 128-443218 (2025-07-07)
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