The Supply of Bus Hire Services to Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board for Colรกiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College
Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board_92189
Bus Hire Services for GRETB will provide buses for students/participants and staff travelling from and to Schools and Centres for various individual trips which may include day trips, sporting events, competitions, careers fairs, science outings, debates and award ceremonies etc.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-06-16. The procurement was published on 2026-05-14.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
- โข Tailbay limited
- โข Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver โบ Hire of buses and coaches with driver
- โข Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons โบ Buses and coaches
- โข Road transport services โบ Non-scheduled passenger transport
- โข Specialist vehicles โบ Minibuses
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Northern and Western โบ West
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Contract notice |
| 2026-08-14 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-05-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Supply of Bus Hire Services to Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board for Colรกiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services:
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
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: 2026-06-16 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-16 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8147613
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: 365 days
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 10
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-16 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8147613
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-09 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board_92189
National registration number:
Postal address: An Coilear Ban,
Postal code: H65 AT81
Postal town: Athenry
Region: West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: hilary.molloy@gretb.ie ๐ง
Phone: 091874505 ๐
URL: https://www.gretb.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gretb.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8147613 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8147613 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
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 094-335599 (2026-05-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: The Supply of Bus Hire Services to Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board for Colรกiste Mhuirlinne/Merlin College
Short description:
Bus Hire Services for GRETB will provide buses for students/participants and staff travelling from and to Schools and Centres for various individual trips which may include day trips, sporting events, competitions, careers fairs, science outings, debates and award ceremonies etc.
Show more
Products/services: Hire of buses and coaches with driver ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services:
Buses and coaches
๐ฆ
Minibuses
๐ฆ
Place of performance: West ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 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: 2026-06-16 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-06-16 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8147613
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: 365 days
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 10
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-06-16 12:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8147613
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used โ
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-06-09 12:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board_92189
National registration number:
3185025HH
Postal address: An Coilear Ban,
Postal code: H65 AT81
Postal town: Athenry
Region: West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: hilary.molloy@gretb.ie ๐ง
Phone: 091874505 ๐
URL: https://www.gretb.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gretb.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Education
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8147613 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8147613 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 094-335599 (2026-05-14)
Contract award notice (2026-08-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 320 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 30%
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Delivery of Service @ 30%
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Support Team @ 15%
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Environmental @ 10%
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Account Management Requirements @ 10%
Reduced Mobility Access @ 5%
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-08-13 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 320 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Tailbay limited
National registration number:
Postal code: H91 72C6
Postal town: Cloughane, Moycullen, Co Galway
Region: West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: eamonnreaney@icloud.com ๐ง
The organisation is a natural person โ
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 157-567436 (2026-08-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 320 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 320 000 EUR (framework approximate) ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 30%
Cost criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Delivery of Service @ 30%
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Support Team @ 15%
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Environmental @ 10%
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Account Management Requirements @ 10%
Reduced Mobility Access @ 5%
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
456111
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-08-13 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement: 320 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000180424
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Tailbay limited
National registration number:
8278813Q
Postal code: H91 72C6
Postal town: Cloughane, Moycullen, Co Galway
Region: West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: eamonnreaney@icloud.com ๐ง
The organisation is a natural person โ
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 157-567436 (2026-08-14)
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