Multi Party Framework agreement for the supply of Bus Hire Services to Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board
Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (Offaly)
Multi Party Framework agreement for the supply of Bus Hire Services to Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-12-22. The procurement was published on 2025-11-20.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Buses and coaches โบ Low-floor buses
- โข Buses and coaches โบ Public-service buses
- โข Electric vehicles โบ Electric buses
- โข Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver โบ Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- โข Public road transport services
- โข Specialist vehicles โบ Minibuses
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Midland
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | Contract notice |
| 2026-07-24 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2025-11-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Multi Party Framework agreement for the supply of Bus Hire Services to Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board
Short description:
Products/services: Public road transport services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 6
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 6
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: North Offaly Clara, Tullamore and Kilcormac
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Midland ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: West Offaly Banagher and Birr
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: East Offaly Edenderry and Mount Lucas
Title
Lot Identification Number:
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: North East Laois Portlaoise and Portarlington
Title
Lot Identification Number:
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: North West Laois Mountmellick and Clonaslee
Title
Lot Identification Number:
6๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: South and South West Laois Mountrath, Abbeyleix and Rathdowney
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-22 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-22 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7041161
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 6
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-22 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7041161
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-12 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (Offaly)
National registration number:
Postal address: Admin Offices, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois
Postal code: R32 XWY1
Postal town: Portlaoise
Region: Midland ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@loetb.ie ๐ง
Phone: 05786231352 ๐
URL: www.loetb.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: www.loetb.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7041161 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7041161 ๐
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
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2025/S 226-777078 (2025-11-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Multi Party Framework agreement for the supply of Bus Hire Services to Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board
Short description:
Multi Party Framework agreement for the supply of Bus Hire Services to Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Public road transport services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 6
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 6
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: North Offaly Clara, Tullamore and Kilcormac
Additional products/services:
Buses and coaches
๐ฆ
Electric buses
๐ฆ
Place of performance: Midland ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 years
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: West Offaly Banagher and Birr
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
3
Title: East Offaly Edenderry and Mount Lucas
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
4
Title: North East Laois Portlaoise and Portarlington
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
5๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
5
Title: North West Laois Mountmellick and Clonaslee
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
6๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
6
Title: South and South West Laois Mountrath, Abbeyleix and Rathdowney
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0006
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-12-22 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-12-22 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7041161
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 6
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-12-22 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7041161
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-12-12 17:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (Offaly)
National registration number:
3185125LH
Postal address: Admin Offices, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois
Postal code: R32 XWY1
Postal town: Portlaoise
Region: Midland ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@loetb.ie ๐ง
Phone: 05786231352 ๐
URL: www.loetb.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: www.loetb.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7041161 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7041161 ๐
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
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2025/S 226-777078 (2025-11-20)
Contract award notice (2026-07-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1600000.0 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 1600000.0 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Cost and quality
Procedure
Tendering terms
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies: Passenger road transport services
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive โ CVD) โ
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Category of vehicle: Bus (M3)
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-24 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 1600000.0 EUR ๐ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 480 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: JJ Kavanagh and Sons Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: Main Street
Postal code: E41 V1F6
Postal town: Urlingford
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: jj@jjkavanagh.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0568831106 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 208 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 600 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
3๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 144 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
4๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 384 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
5๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 80 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
6๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 304 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 0578621352 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 142-519143 (2026-07-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 160 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 1600000.0 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 1600000.0 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Cost and quality
Procedure
Tendering terms
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies: Passenger road transport services
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive โ CVD) โ
Award of contract
1๏ธโฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Category of vehicle: Bus (M3)
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
438736
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-07-24 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 1600000.0 EUR ๐ฐ
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 480 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000147871
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: JJ Kavanagh and Sons Limited
National registration number:
171064
Postal address: Main Street
Postal code: E41 V1F6
Postal town: Urlingford
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: jj@jjkavanagh.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0568831106 ๐
Size of the economic operator: Medium
2๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 208 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 600 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 144 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0003
4๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0004
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 384 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0004
5๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0005
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 80 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0005
6๏ธโฃ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0006
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 304 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0006
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: 0578621352 ๐
Source: OJS 2026/S 142-519143 (2026-07-24)
New procurements in related categories ๐
- Public road transport services (2 new procurements)