Public Service Contract for the Provision of Public Bus Services on Certain Dublin Commuter Routes

National Transport Authority_1149

Pre-Qualification for a Public Service Contract for the provision of Public Bus Services – Dublin Commuter (DCOM). The scope of the Services is currently expected to comprise but not be limited to the following principal obligations: • Provide depot facilities, staff facilities and all other facilities as required by the Operator for the purpose of operating the Public Bus Services on the Dublin Commuter Routes; • Safely store, operate and maintain the Fleet provided to the Operator; • Operate reliable and punctual public passenger services to meet service specifications and contractual performance standards; • Provide customer care services; • Collect, ticket and reconcile passenger fares; • Provide revenue protection activities; and • Provide operational data to input to the Authority’s passenger information, journey planning systems and its contractual performance monitoring systems. It is anticipated that the contract will be for a term of seven years and a maximum contract value of €157,000,000.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-08-06. The procurement was published on 2025-06-30.

Who?

• National Transport Authority_1149

What?

Where?

• Aττική › Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών
• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2025-06-30	Contract notice

Contract notice (2025-06-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Public Service Contract for the Provision of Public Bus Services on Certain Dublin Commuter Routes
Short description:

Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Road transport services 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 157 000 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Additional products/services:

Public road transport services 📦

Special-purpose road passenger-transport services 📦

Support services for road transport 📦

Main site or place of performance: Public bus service primarily between Dublin and Kildare
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration
Start date: 2026-11-20 📅
Description
Maximum renewals: 1
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-08-06 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Information contained in procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Information in procurement documents

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Transport Authority_1149
National registration number: 119869
Postal address: Haymarket House Smithfield Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 CF98
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: 018798300 📞
URL: https://www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nationaltransport.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://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6011765 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6011765 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2025/S 123-423256 (2025-06-30)

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