Provision of Ground Transportation Management for Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union Council 2026 to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Contract notice (2025-12-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Ground Transportation Management for Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union Council 2026 to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Short description:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is tendering for Ground Transport Management services to coordinate the delivery of ground transport...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Road transport services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 500 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is tendering for Ground Transport Management services to coordinate the delivery of ground transport...”    Show more
Additional products/services: Public road transport services 📦
Additional products/services: Support services for road transport 📦
Additional products/services: Motor vehicles 📦
Additional products/services: Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons 📦
Additional products/services: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons 📦
Additional products/services: Passenger cars 📦
Additional products/services: Other passenger cars 📦
Additional products/services: Hire of passenger cars with driver 📦
Additional products/services: Hire of vans with driver 📦
Additional products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver 📦
Additional products/services: Hire of trucks with driver 📦
Additional products/services: Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver 📦
Additional products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver 📦
Additional products/services: Minibuses 📦
Additional products/services: Buses and coaches 📦
Additional products/services: Coaches 📦
Additional products/services: Special-purpose motor vehicles 📦
Additional products/services: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services 📦
Additional products/services: Vehicle-fleet-support services 📦
Additional products/services: Vehicle-fleet management services 📦
Additional products/services: Fleet management, repair and maintenance services 📦
Additional products/services: Transport services (excl. Waste transport) 📦
Additional products/services: Taxi services 📦
Additional products/services: Non-scheduled passenger transport 📦
Additional products/services: Mail transport by road 📦
Additional products/services: Parcel transport services 📦
Additional products/services: Hire of industrial vehicles with driver 📦
Additional products/services: Jeeps 📦
Additional products/services: Saloon cars 📦
Additional products/services: Specialist vehicles 📦
Additional products/services: 4-wheel-drive vehicles 📦
Additional products/services: Public-service buses 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 13 (MONTH)
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-01-22 13:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-22 13:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7198910
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
National registration number: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Postal address: Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.
Postal code: D02 VY53
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: dfatenders@dfa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
URL: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7198910 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7198910 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
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
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 243-837697 (2025-12-15)