The National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a Framework Agreement for the supply of high-power charging infrastructure primarily designed to support the operation of battery-electric buses (EBCI) and associated services and works. At a high level, the scope of the proposed Framework Agreement will include the design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance and/or long-term support of EBCI, and associated customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. In terms of scale, indicative volumes are upwards of 2,000 high-powered DC charging installations over the term of the Framework Agreement. Full details regarding the prequalification stage are available in the Pre-Qualification Document. More information on the scope of requirements will be detailed in the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documentation. The Framework Agreement will be in place for an initial period of four (4) years with the option for the NTA to extend to a total duration of up to eight (8) years. Each provider will deliver, as the lead contracting entity, all elements of the following detailed scope: โข Design, including electrical, mechanical and civils. โข Equipment and materials supply, including those associated with customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. โข Installation, testing and commissioning of charging infrastructure, including integration with different types of battery-electric vehicles, charge management systems, depot management systems and energy management systems. โข Maintenance and/or long-term support of charging infrastructure, including fault diagnosis and rectification, technical support and supply of serviceable items and spares. โข Charging infrastructure monitoring/management, and potentially energy monitoring/management, systems and software (where requested by the Authority) The civils design package will be produced by the awarded provider(s), with the civils works procured separately by the NTA or procured/performed by other registered Contracting Authorities. The provider will produce designs, drawings, BOQ, etc for the civil works and retain design responsibilities for this scope throughout. The Framework will be available to bus operators that are subject to a public services contract with the NTA, entered into under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 or public bus passenger services which are licenced by the NTA under the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (PTR Act 2009). The NTA and Other Contracting Authorities shall be entitled to award a call-off under the Framework Agreement to procure a Framework contractor to deliver the works types or any element of the works types (for example design, supply installation construction work and/or maintenance) required for an individual scheme or a combination of schemes under this Framework Agreement. From a technical perspective, the NTA will require: โข All forms of high-power and ultra-high-power Direct Current (DC) charging solutions, including both plug-in (primarily CCS 2.0) and overhead automated connection device (primarily ACD Type A, inverted pantograph) solutions. โข Solutions suitable for mounting on the ground within a yard or for suspending from a gantry mounted within a yard or a depot building (or potentially on-street) or for suspending from the roof structure of a depot building or similar. โข All scales of installation from a basic 1 or 2 charging station set-up to a 200+ charging gun installation. โข Straightforward interfacing with different types of battery-electric buses and with charge management, depot management and other systems via standard protocols such as VDV 261, VDV 463, IEC 15118, IEC 63110, OCPP, IEC 61851, etc. While the NTA estimates the value of the Framework Agreement to be โฌ186 million, the NTA reserves the right to spend up to โฌ300 million under the Framework Agreement.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-05-01.
The procurement was published on 2025-03-27.
Contract notice (2025-03-27) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Framework Agreement for the Supply of Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure (EBCI) Including Associated Services and Works
Short description:
โThe National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a...โ
Short description
The National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a Framework Agreement for the supply of high-power charging infrastructure primarily designed to support the operation of battery-electric buses (EBCI) and associated services and works. At a high level, the scope of the proposed Framework Agreement will include the design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance and/or long-term support of EBCI, and associated customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. In terms of scale, indicative volumes are upwards of 2,000 high-powered DC charging installations over the term of the Framework Agreement. Full details regarding the prequalification stage are available in the Pre-Qualification Document. More information on the scope of requirements will be detailed in the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documentation. The Framework Agreement will be in place for an initial period of four (4) years with the option for the NTA to extend to a total duration of up to eight (8) years. Each provider will deliver, as the lead contracting entity, all elements of the following detailed scope: โข Design, including electrical, mechanical and civils. โข Equipment and materials supply, including those associated with customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. โข Installation, testing and commissioning of charging infrastructure, including integration with different types of battery-electric vehicles, charge management systems, depot management systems and energy management systems. โข Maintenance and/or long-term support of charging infrastructure, including fault diagnosis and rectification, technical support and supply of serviceable items and spares. โข Charging infrastructure monitoring/management, and potentially energy monitoring/management, systems and software (where requested by the Authority) The civils design package will be produced by the awarded provider(s), with the civils works procured separately by the NTA or procured/performed by other registered Contracting Authorities. The provider will produce designs, drawings, BOQ, etc for the civil works and retain design responsibilities for this scope throughout. The Framework will be available to bus operators that are subject to a public services contract with the NTA, entered into under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 or public bus passenger services which are licenced by the NTA under the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (PTR Act 2009). The NTA and Other Contracting Authorities shall be entitled to award a call-off under the Framework Agreement to procure a Framework contractor to deliver the works types or any element of the works types (for example design, supply installation construction work and/or maintenance) required for an individual scheme or a combination of schemes under this Framework Agreement. From a technical perspective, the NTA will require: โข All forms of high-power and ultra-high-power Direct Current (DC) charging solutions, including both plug-in (primarily CCS 2.0) and overhead automated connection device (primarily ACD Type A, inverted pantograph) solutions. โข Solutions suitable for mounting on the ground within a yard or for suspending from a gantry mounted within a yard or a depot building (or potentially on-street) or for suspending from the roof structure of a depot building or similar. โข All scales of installation from a basic 1 or 2 charging station set-up to a 200+ charging gun installation. โข Straightforward interfacing with different types of battery-electric buses and with charge management, depot management and other systems via standard protocols such as VDV 261, VDV 463, IEC 15118, IEC 63110, OCPP, IEC 61851, etc. While the NTA estimates the value of the Framework Agreement to be โฌ186 million, the NTA reserves the right to spend up to โฌ300 million under the Framework Agreement.
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Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Chargers๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 186 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Lot 1 - Single Award Lot for the Provision of Greater Than Twenty (20) Charging Guns or Equivalent
Estimated value excluding VAT: 186 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a...โ
Description of the procurement
The National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a Framework Agreement for the supply of high-power charging infrastructure primarily designed to support the operation of battery-electric buses (EBCI) and associated services and works. At a high level, the scope of the proposed Framework Agreement will include the design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance and/or long-term support of EBCI, and associated customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. In terms of scale, indicative volumes are upwards of 2,000 high-powered DC charging installations over the term of the Framework Agreement. Full details regarding the prequalification stage are available in the Pre-Qualification Document. More information on the scope of requirements will be detailed in the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documentation issued to Qualified Applicants after the prequalification stage. The Framework Agreement will be in place for an initial period of four (4) years with the option for the NTA to extend to a total duration of up to eight (8) years. Each provider will deliver, as the lead contracting entity, all elements of the following detailed scope: โข Design, including electrical, mechanical and civils. โข Equipment and materials supply, including those associated with customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. โข Installation, testing and commissioning of charging infrastructure, including integration with different types of battery-electric vehicles, charge management systems, depot management systems and energy management systems. โข Maintenance and/or long-term support of charging infrastructure, including fault diagnosis and rectification, technical support and supply of serviceable items and spares. โข Charging infrastructure monitoring/management, and potentially energy monitoring/management, systems and software (where requested by the Authority) The civils design package will be produced by the awarded provider(s), with the civils works procured separately by the NTA or procured/performed by other registered Contracting Authorities. The provider will produce designs, drawings, BOQ, etc for the civil works and retain design responsibilities for this scope throughout. The Framework will be available to bus operators that are subject to a public services contract with the NTA, entered into under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 or public bus passenger services which are licenced by the NTA under the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (PTR Act 2009). The NTA and Other Contracting Authorities shall be entitled to award a call-off under the Framework Agreement to procure a Framework contractor to deliver the works types or any element of the works types (for example design, supply installation construction work and/or maintenance) required for an individual Scheme or a combination of Schemes under this Framework Agreement From a technical perspective, the NTA will require: โข All forms of high-power and ultra-high-power Direct Current (DC) charging solutions, including both plug-in (primarily CCS 2.0) and overhead automated connection device (primarily ACD Type A, inverted pantograph) solutions. โข Solutions suitable for mounting on the ground within a yard or for suspending from a gantry mounted within a yard or a depot building (or potentially on-street) or for suspending from the roof structure of a depot building or similar. โข All scales of installation from a basic 1 or 2 charging station set-up to a 200+ charging gun installation. โข Straightforward interfacing with different types of battery-electric buses and with charge management, depot management and other systems via standard protocols such as VDV 261, VDV 463, IEC 15118, IEC 63110, OCPP, IEC 61851, etc
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Lot 2 - Multiple Award Lot for the Provision of Greater Than Twenty (20) Charging Guns or Equivalent
Estimated value excluding VAT: 186 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Lot 3 - Multiple Award Lot for the Provision of Less Than Or Equal to Twenty (20) Charging Guns or Equivalent
Estimated value excluding VAT: 186 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a...โ
Description of the procurement
The National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a Framework Agreement for the supply of high-power charging infrastructure primarily designed to support the operation of battery-electric buses (EBCI) and associated services and works. At a high level, the scope of the proposed Framework Agreement will include the design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance and/or long-term support of EBCI, and associated customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. In terms of scale, indicative volumes are upwards of 2,000 high-powered DC charging installations over the term of the Framework Agreement. Full details regarding the prequalification stage are available in the Pre-Qualification Document. More information on the scope of requirements will be detailed in the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documentation issued to Qualified Applicants after the prequalification stage. The Framework Agreement will be in place for an initial period of four (4) years with the option for the NTA to extend on an annual basis for up to four (4) additional years to a total duration of up to eight (8) years. Each provider will deliver, as the lead contracting entity, all elements of the following detailed scope: โข Design, including electrical, mechanical and civils. โข Equipment and materials supply, including those associated with customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. โข Installation, testing and commissioning of charging infrastructure, including integration with different types of battery-electric vehicles, charge management systems, depot management systems and energy management systems. โข Maintenance and/or long-term support of charging infrastructure, including fault diagnosis and rectification, technical support and supply of serviceable items and spares. โข Charging infrastructure monitoring/management, and potentially energy monitoring/management, systems and software (where requested by the Authority) The civils design package will be produced by the awarded provider(s), with the civils works procured separately by the NTA or procured/performed by other registered Contracting Authorities. The provider will produce designs, drawings, BOQ, etc for the civil works and retain design responsibilities for this scope throughout. The Framework will be available to bus operators that are subject to a public services contract with the NTA, entered into under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 or public bus passenger services which are licenced by the NTA under the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (PTR Act 2009). The NTA and Other Contracting Authorities shall be entitled to award a call-off under the Framework Agreement to procure a Framework contractor to deliver the works types or any element of the works types (for example design, supply installation construction work and/or maintenance) required for an individual Scheme or a combination of Schemes under this Framework Agreement From a technical perspective, the Authority will require: โข All forms of high-power and ultra-high-power Direct Current (DC) charging solutions, including both plug-in (primarily CCS 2.0) and overhead automated connection device (primarily ACD Type A, inverted pantograph) solutions. โข Solutions suitable for mounting on the ground within a yard or for suspending from a gantry mounted within a yard or a depot building (or potentially on-street) or for suspending from the roof structure of a depot building or similar. โข All scales of installation from a basic 1 or 2 charging station set-up to a 200+ charging gun installation. โข Straightforward interfacing with different types of battery-electric buses and with charge management, depot management and other systems via standard protocols such as VDV 261, VDV 463, IEC 15118, IEC 63110, OCPP, IEC 61851, etc
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-05-01 12:00:00 ๐
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
The contract has performance execution conditions โ
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
โAs set out in the procurement documents.โ Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
โAs set out in the procurement documents.โ
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
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
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
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โAs set out in the procurement documents.โ
Source: OJS 2025/S 063-203588 (2025-03-27)
Contract notice (2025-04-30) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โThe National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a...โ
Short description
The National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a Framework Agreement for the supply of high-power charging infrastructure primarily designed to support the operation of battery-electric buses (EBCI) and associated services and works. At a high level, the scope of the proposed Framework Agreement will include the design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance and/or long-term support of EBCI, and associated customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. In terms of scale, indicative volumes are upwards of 2,000 high-powered DC charging installations over the term of the Framework Agreement. Full details regarding the prequalification stage are available in the Pre-Qualification Document. More information on the detailed scope of requirements will be detailed in the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documentation issued to Qualified Applicants after the prequalification stage. The Framework Agreement will be in place for an initial period of four (4) years with the option for the NTA to extend to a total duration of up to eight (8) years. Each provider will deliver, as the lead contracting entity, all elements of the following detailed scope: โข Design, including electrical, mechanical and civils. โข Equipment and materials supply, including those associated with customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. โข Installation, testing and commissioning of charging infrastructure, including integration with different types of battery-electric vehicles, charge management systems, depot management systems and energy management systems. โข Maintenance and/or long-term support of charging infrastructure, including fault diagnosis and rectification, technical support and supply of serviceable items and spares. โข Charging infrastructure monitoring/management, and potentially energy monitoring/management, systems and software (where requested by the Authority) The civils design package will be produced by the awarded provider, with the civils works procured separately by the Authority or procured/performed by other registered Contracting Authorities. The provider will produce designs, drawings, BOQ, etc for the civil works and retain design responsibilities for this scope throughout. The Framework will be available to bus operators that are subject to a public services contract with the NTA, entered into under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 or public bus passenger services which are licenced by the NTA under the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (PTR Act 2009). The NTA and Other Contracting Authorities shall be entitled to award a call-off under the Framework Agreement to procure a Framework contractor to deliver the works types or any element of the works types (for example design, supply installation construction work and/or maintenance) required for an individual Scheme or a combination of Schemes under this Framework Agreement From a technical perspective, the Authority will require: โข All forms of high-power and ultra-high-power Direct Current (DC) charging solutions, including both plug-in (primarily CCS 2.0) and overhead automated connection device (primarily ACD Type A, inverted pantograph) solutions. โข Solutions suitable for mounting on the ground within a yard or for suspending from a gantry mounted within a yard or a depot building (or potentially on-street) or for suspending from the roof structure of a depot building or similar. โข All scales of installation from a basic 1 or 2 charging station set-up to a 200+ charging gun installation. โข Straightforward interfacing with different types of battery-electric buses and with charge management, depot management and other systems via standard protocols such as VDV 261, VDV 463, IEC 15118, IEC 63110, OCPP, IEC 61851, etc
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 186 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
186 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โThe National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a...โ
Description of the procurement
The National Transport Authority (โNTAโ) is undertaking, through a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition, a procurement competition for a Framework Agreement for the supply of high-power charging infrastructure primarily designed to support the operation of battery-electric buses (EBCI) and associated services and works. At a high level, the scope of the proposed Framework Agreement will include the design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance and/or long-term support of EBCI, and associated customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. In terms of scale, indicative volumes are upwards of 2,000 high-powered DC charging installations over the term of the Framework Agreement. Full details regarding the prequalification stage are available in the Pre-Qualification Document. More information on the detailed scope of requirements will be detailed in the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) documentation issued to Qualified Applicants after the prequalification stage. The Framework Agreement will be in place for an initial period of four (4) years with the option for the NTA to extend to a total duration of up to eight (8) years. Each provider will deliver, as the lead contracting entity, all elements of the following detailed scope: โข Design, including electrical, mechanical and civils. โข Equipment and materials supply, including those associated with customer side electrical distribution network upgrades. โข Installation, testing and commissioning of charging infrastructure, including integration with different types of battery-electric vehicles, charge management systems, depot management systems and energy management systems. โข Maintenance and/or long-term support of charging infrastructure, including fault diagnosis and rectification, technical support and supply of serviceable items and spares. โข Charging infrastructure monitoring/management, and potentially energy monitoring/management, systems and software (where requested by the Authority) The civils design package will be produced by the awarded provider, with the civils works procured separately by the Authority or procured/performed by other registered Contracting Authorities. The provider will produce designs, drawings, BOQ, etc for the civil works and retain design responsibilities for this scope throughout. The Framework will be available to bus operators that are subject to a public services contract with the NTA, entered into under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 or public bus passenger services which are licenced by the NTA under the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 (PTR Act 2009). The NTA and Other Contracting Authorities shall be entitled to award a call-off under the Framework Agreement to procure a Framework contractor to deliver the works types or any element of the works types (for example design, supply installation construction work and/or maintenance) required for an individual Scheme or a combination of Schemes under this Framework Agreement From a technical perspective, the Authority will require: โข All forms of high-power and ultra-high-power Direct Current (DC) charging solutions, including both plug-in (primarily CCS 2.0) and overhead automated connection device (primarily ACD Type A, inverted pantograph) solutions. โข Solutions suitable for mounting on the ground within a yard or for suspending from a gantry mounted within a yard or a depot building (or potentially on-street) or for suspending from the roof structure of a depot building or similar. โข All scales of installation from a basic 1 or 2 charging station set-up to a 200+ charging gun installation. โข Straightforward interfacing with different types of battery-electric buses and with charge management, depot management and other systems via standard protocols such as VDV 261, VDV 463, IEC 15118, IEC 63110, OCPP, IEC 61851, etc
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 186 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
186 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Procedure Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-05-19 12:00:00 ๐
Tendering terms
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-05-07 12:00:00 ๐
Changes Other additional information
โIn accordance with Section 4.5 Deadline for Receipt of Prequalification Submissions of the Prequalification Document, the Authority has extended the...โ
Other additional information
In accordance with Section 4.5 Deadline for Receipt of Prequalification Submissions of the Prequalification Document, the Authority has extended the deadline for receipt of Prequalification Submissions from 12 noon Thursday 1st May 2025 to 12 noon Monday 19th May 2025.
In accordance with Section 7.2 Communications and Clarification Questions of the Prequalification Document, the Authority has extended the period for receipt of queries from 12 noon Friday 18th April 2025 to 12 noon Wednesday 7th May 2025.
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Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 6bd1d1c0-51b7-4f38-b19a-29b0f848418c-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 085-284955 (2025-04-30)