8132 Transport & Guiding 'Chauffeur-Private drive' Services

Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)

This is a call to competition by IE on behalf of CIE Tours, for the provision of Transport & Tour Guide โ€˜chauffeur/private-driveโ€™ services Contract Notice issued in OJEU on e-tenders under RFT 237830 โ€“ 8132 โ€“ Transport & Tour Guide chauffeur-drive services for CIE Tours on 12.04.2023.
CIE Tours operate a transport and guiding chauffeur service for its private driver tourism product whereby tourists can avail of personalised, tailored, guided tours of Ireland and Northern Ireland ranging from single individuals to small groups from 2 up to 12 passengers.
A full specification of requirements will be provided in the Invitation to Tender which will be issued to qualified candidates in due course. However we do envisage that applicants who are shortlisted to invitation to tender will need a minimum numbers of vehicles and drivers to meet the requirements of this contract. There can be requirements for up to 300 bookings per annum.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-05-19. The procurement was published on 2023-04-13.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-04-13 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-04-13)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Heuston Station
Postal town: Dublin 8
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Jennifer Coules
Phone: +353 17033714 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: jennifer.coules@irishrail.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.cie.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/339 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239282&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=239282&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Utilities

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 8132 Transport & Guiding 'Chauffeur-Private drive' Services 8132
Products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThis is a call to competition by IE on behalf of CIE Tours, for the provision of Transport & Tour Guide โ€˜chauffeur/private-driveโ€™ services Contract Notice...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Buses and coaches ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Coaches ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Road transport services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Coaching services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThis is a call to competition by IE on behalf of CIE Tours, for the provision of Transport & Tour Guide โ€˜chauffeur/private-driveโ€™ services Contract Notice...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: Option to extend for a further 24 months at CIE's discretion.
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: Option to extend for a further 24 months at CIE's discretion.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-05-19 00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Review body
Name: The high court
Postal address: Inns Quay Dublin D07
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2023/S 076-230597 (2023-04-13)