TR3249F - RFT to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Bus Hire Services for Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board ( LCETB)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi party Framework Agreement (“Framework”) for the Provision of Bus Hire Services for Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB) students/participants travelling from and to Schools and Centres for various individual trips, which may include day trips, sporting events, competitions, careers fairs, science outing, debates and award ceremonies etc.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-05-09. The procurement was published on 2025-04-04.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-04-04 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-04-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: TR3249F - RFT to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Bus Hire Services for Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board ( LCETB)
Short description:
“This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi party Framework Agreement (“Framework”) for the Provision of Bus Hire Services...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Business travel services 📦
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 5

1️⃣
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Lot 1 - Schools and Centres based in West and North Clare
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 600 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi party Framework Agreement (“Framework”) for the Provision of Bus Hire Services...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Business travel services 📦
Additional products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver 📦
Travel services 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“Please see RFT documents”
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2️⃣
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Lot 2 - Schools and Centres based in East and South Clare
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 600 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3️⃣
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Lot 3 - Schools and Centres based in West and North Limerick
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 600 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4️⃣
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Lot 4 - Schools and Centres based in Limerick City
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 600 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

5️⃣
Internal identifier: 5
Title: Lot 5 - Schools and Centres based in East and South Limerick
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 600 000 EUR 💰
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005
Description
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver 📦
Travel services 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-05-09 14:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-05-09 14:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5420070
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
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: 2025-05-09 14:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5420070”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Required

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie 📧
Phone: 061233715 📞
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=5420070 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=5420070 🌏
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 📞
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“See CFT documents”
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 068-223029 (2025-04-04)