Bus Service for Burren National Park (part of the Burren Cliffs Explorer)

Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage

Supply a bus service from Corofin village to the Burren National Park, Co. Clare, over a 22-week period over the summer months of 2026 and 2027 (May - September, inclusive). The service will be from the Burren National Park's Visitor Information Point in Corofin, Co. Clare, to the nearby national park (at Kenny's Cross, Kilnaboy). The bus service will operate as a 'park and ride', enabling the public to leave their vehicles in Corofin and access the park on foot, availing of the parkโ€™s marked trails.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-04-03. The procurement was published on 2026-02-20.

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
2026-02-20 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-02-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Bus Service for Burren National Park (part of the Burren Cliffs Explorer)
Short description:
โ€œSupply a bus service from Corofin village to the Burren National Park, Co. Clare, over a 22-week period over the summer months of 2026 and 2027 (May -...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 140 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œSupply a bus service from Corofin village to the Burren National Park, Co. Clare, over a 22-week period over the summer months of 2026 and 2027 (May -...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 2 (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: 2026-04-03 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-04-03 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7571431
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: 90
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
National registration number: Not Applicable
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +53 9117551 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7571431 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7571431 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
Source: OJS 2026/S 038-128304 (2026-02-20)