Request for Tender - Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Services

Fiosrú - Office of the Police Ombudsman

Fiosrú, the Police Ombudsman, is an independent public body established in 2025, under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024. Fiosrú’s objectives are: to promote public confidence in the processes for resolving complaints made by members of the public and in investigations concerning members of garda personnel; to improve public understanding of the role and functions of the Police Ombudsman; and to ensure timely, efficient and effective performance in accordance with fair procedures. Information about Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman and its work can be found at www.fiosru.ie. Fiosrú intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of vehicle maintenance and repair services. The framework agreement will be divided into three lots based on geographical location. The details of the lots are as follows; Lot 1 – Dublin Area - (including Meath, Kildare, Wexford, Carlow, Louth, Kilkenny and Laois) Lot 2 – Cork Area - (including all Munster counties) Lot 3 – Longford Area (Including Connacht, Ulster, Offaly and Westmeath) Through the framework agreement, Fiosrú intends to establish Three single supplier frameworks for the provision of services described in point 3 of this document, hereafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’ for the duration of One (1) year commencing in September 2025. Fiosrú reserves the option to extend the contract by a further year with a maximum of 3 such extensions subject to a successful service review.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-09-26. The procurement was published on 2025-08-21.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-08-21 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-08-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tender - Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Services
Short description:
Fiosrú, the Police Ombudsman, is an independent public body established in 2025, under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024. Fiosrú’s objectives are: to promote public confidence in the processes for resolving complaints made by members of the public and in investigations concerning members of garda personnel; to improve public understanding of the role and functions of the Police Ombudsman; and to ensure timely, efficient and effective performance in accordance with fair procedures. Information about Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman and its work can be found at www.fiosru.ie. Fiosrú intends to establish a framework agreement for the provision of vehicle maintenance and repair services. The framework agreement will be divided into three lots based on geographical location. The details of the lots are as follows; Lot 1 – Dublin Area - (including Meath, Kildare, Wexford, Carlow, Louth, Kilkenny and Laois) Lot 2 – Cork Area - (including all Munster counties) Lot 3 – Longford Area (Including Connacht, Ulster, Offaly and Westmeath) Through the framework agreement, Fiosrú intends to establish Three single supplier frameworks for the provision of services described in point 3 of this document, hereafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’ for the duration of One (1) year commencing in September 2025. Fiosrú reserves the option to extend the contract by a further year with a maximum of 3 such extensions subject to a successful service review.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Dublin Area
Additional products/services: Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Duration: 4 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Cork Area
Town: 150 Abbey Street Upper
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3️⃣
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Longford Area
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-09-26 12:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-09-26 12:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6348406
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 90 days
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Maximum number of participants: 0
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-09-26 12:30:00 📅
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6348406
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-09-05 12:00:00 📅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Selection criterion: Technicians or technical bodies to carry out the work
List and brief description of rules and criteria: valid tax, self declaration, previous experience
Exclusion ground: Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Fiosrú - Office of the Police Ombudsman
National registration number: ORG - 0001
Postal address: 150 Upper Abbey Street
Postal code: D01FT73
Postal town: Dublin 1
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@gsoc.ie 📧
Phone: 0877117919 📞
Address of the buyer profile: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6348406 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6348406 🌏
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
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 160-549198 (2025-08-21)