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.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-06-11

Who? What? Where?
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:
โ€œA 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€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œA 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€    Show more
Additional products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: West ๐Ÿ™๏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 โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-06-11 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-12 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏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 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=8067316 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8067316 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
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 088-314835 (2026-05-06)