Request for Tenders for the provision of the hire of Specialist Vehicles for Delegations attending Official and State events for Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union Council 2026

Contract notice (2025-12-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of the hire of Specialist Vehicles for Delegations attending Official and State events for Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union Council 2026
Reference number: 7201241
Short description:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is tendering for the provision of the hire of specialised vehicles, namely Armoured Euro Segment F Cars, to...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Transport services (excl. Waste transport) 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 950 000 EUR 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is tendering for the provision of the hire of specialised vehicles, namely Armoured Euro Segment F Cars, to...”    Show more
Additional products/services: Passenger cars 📦
Additional products/services: Special-purpose motor vehicles 📦
Additional products/services: Other passenger cars 📦
Additional products/services: Specialist vehicles 📦
Additional products/services: Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons 📦
Additional products/services: Motor vehicles 📦
Additional products/services: Saloon cars 📦
Additional products/services: Estate and saloon cars 📦
Additional products/services: Fleet management, repair and maintenance services 📦
Additional products/services: Vehicle-fleet management services 📦
Additional products/services: Road transport services 📦
Additional products/services: Public road transport services 📦
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: 2026-01-26 13:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-01-26 13:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7201241
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=7201241 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7201241 🌏

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 243-837767 (2025-12-15)