Request for Tenders for the provision of Public Service Obligation (PSO) air services between Donegal and Dublin airports

Department of Transport

In summary, the Services comprise: provision of Public Service Obligation air services between Donegal Airport and Dublin Airport. The services will commence on 26 February 2026 (the date of commencement and exclusivity).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-10-24. The procurement was published on 2025-08-19.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who?

What?

Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin

Procurement history
Date Document
2025-08-19 Contract notice
2026-04-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2025-08-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of Public Service Obligation (PSO) air services between Donegal and Dublin airports
Short description:
โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: provision of Public Service Obligation air services between Donegal Airport and Dublin Airport. The services will...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Scheduled air transport services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 17 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary, the Services comprise: provision of Public Service Obligation air services between Donegal Airport and Dublin Airport. The services will...โ€    Show more
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-10-24 15:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-10-24 15:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6341835
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Transport
National registration number: Unknown
Postal address: Leeson Lane, Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 TR60
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@transport.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +35316707444 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.gov.ie/transport ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.ie/transport ๐ŸŒ
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=6341835 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6341835 ๐ŸŒ

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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2025/S 159-547637 (2025-08-19)
Contract award notice (2026-04-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 28 784 831 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Award of contract
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 435495
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-02-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 28 784 831 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Emerald Airlines Ireland Limited
National registration number: 0000
Postal code: K67 XK66
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: ciaran.smith@emeraldairlines.com ๐Ÿ“ง

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
National registration number: 0000

Changes
New value
Text:
โ€œChange to timings in flight schedule to meet passenger expectations. Increase in contract value to compensate for additional associated costs.โ€
Source: OJS 2026/S 075-264960 (2026-04-15)