Provision of Bus Service for Connemara National Park
Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
A bus service from Clifden to Connemara National Park (Visitor Car Park) which may potentially serve additional stops at the Mweelin area of the Park and Derrigimlagh Bog. It is envisaged that the service will operate over the months of July and August in 2026 with the possibility to expand it to May, June, July, and August from 2027 to 2029.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-06-11
Who? What? Where?- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Northern and Western โบ West
- โข Southern โบ South-East
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-05-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Bus Service for Connemara National Park
Short description:
โA bus service from Clifden to Connemara National Park (Visitor Car Park) which may potentially serve additional stops at the Mweelin area of the Park and...โ
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โA bus service from Clifden to Connemara National Park (Visitor Car Park) which may potentially serve additional stops at the Mweelin area of the Park and...โ
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Additional products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver ๐ฆ
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-11 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-12 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8067316
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
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
National registration number: 4000068T
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +53 9117551 ๐
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
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=8067316 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8067316 ๐
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 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
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 088-314835 (2026-05-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Bus Service for Connemara National Park
Short description:
โA bus service from Clifden to Connemara National Park (Visitor Car Park) which may potentially serve additional stops at the Mweelin area of the Park and...โ
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โA bus service from Clifden to Connemara National Park (Visitor Car Park) which may potentially serve additional stops at the Mweelin area of the Park and...โ
Additional products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver ๐ฆ
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 4 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-11 17:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-12 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8067316
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
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage
National registration number: 4000068T
Postal address: Newtown Road
Postal code: Y35 AP90
Postal town: Wexford
Region: South-East ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: strategy@housing.gov.ie ๐ง
Phone: +53 9117551 ๐
URL: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.housing.gov.ie/ ๐
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=8067316 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8067316 ๐
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 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
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 ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 088-314835 (2026-05-06)
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