Request for Tender for 4 Pre-Used Class B Appliances Carlow County Council NDFEM 2026
Carlow County Council
This Tender applies to 4 No Pre- Used Class B Appliances where speed of response is of paramount importance. The vehicle will be required to respond to emergency situations; therefore, the vehicle must be provided with suitable safeguards to permit immediate running under load, at high revolutions within the extremes of temperatures found in Ireland. Carlow Fire and Rescue Service will only accept Class B Appliances that meets in full the requirements of this specification. Vehicles that deviate from this specification but can be shown to have equivalent performance and are suitable for its proposed purpose may be considered. The final decision on the suitability of such vehicleโs rests with the A/Chief Fire Officer. The successful tenderer shall provide all necessary tests to demonstrate compliance with the specification to the satisfaction of Carlow Fire and Rescue Serviceโs A/Chief Fire Officer. Where a tenderer proposes the use of equipment as equivalent to specified branded equipment, they shall satisfy the A/Chief Fire Officer that such equipment is in fact equivalent in all material respects. The A/Chief Fire Officer shall be regarded as the final Authority for the correct interpretation of this specification and for the determination of suitability of any equipment that is offered in the tender as equivalent to brand named equipment.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-03-12. The procurement was published on 2026-02-04.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Who? What?- โข Fire-brigade and rescue services โบ Fire-brigade services
- โข Miscellaneous spare parts โบ Firefighting vehicle ladders
- โข Pumps for liquids โบ Pumps for firefighting
- โข Vehicles for the emergency services โบ Firefighting vehicles โบ Fire engines
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Southern โบ South-East
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Contract notice |
| 2026-09-01 | Contract award notice |
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tender for 4 Pre-Used Class B Appliances Carlow County Council NDFEM 2026
Short description:
Products/services: Fire engines ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 240 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
Place of performance: South-East ๐๏ธ
Duration: 36 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-03-12 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-12 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7448518
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-03-12 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7448518
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-02-26 14:00:00 ๐
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies: Vehicle purchase, lease or rent
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive โ CVD) โ
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Carlow County Council
National registration number:
00250066U
Postal address: Athy Road
Postal code: R93E7R7
Postal town: Carlow
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: etenders@carlowcoco.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 599170300 ๐
URL: https://www.carlow.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.carlow.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7448518 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7448518 ๐
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
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 2026/S 025-083196 (2026-02-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 240 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 270 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Comparative Cost
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: Comparative Cost
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Category of vehicle: Truck (N2-N3)
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
439653
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-04-22 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 270 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000162033
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: HPMP Fire c/o High Precision Motor Products
National registration number:
476210
Postal address: Dublin Road
Postal code: R93XY24
Postal town: Tullow
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: noel@hpmp.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0879892998 ๐
Fax: 0599151084 ๐
URL: www.hpmpfire.ie ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 169-604026 (2026-09-01)