TR3846F - Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT)
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework ("Framework") for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) for students/participants and staff travelling from and to DKIT for various individual trips which may include day trips, sporting events, competitions, careers fairs, science outing, debates, overnight trips and award ceremonies etc. This list is not exhaustive. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to establish Multi-Supplier Frameworks from which call-off contracts will be run by DKIT as requirements arise over the lifetime of the Framework.
DeadlineDeadline 2026-07-17
Who? What?- โข Road transport services โบ Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- โข Road transport services โบ Taxi services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Mid-East
- โข Southern โบ Mid-West
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2026-06-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: TR3846F - Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT)
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 740 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Coach Hire for Educational Trips and Sporting Activities
Additional products/services: Taxi services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Provision of Shuttle Bus Service
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Provision of Accessible Transport for DKIT Students (Wheelchair accessible vehicles, standard accessible taxis)
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: 2026-07-17 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-17 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8439915
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 0
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-17 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8439915
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-08 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number:
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 061213048 ๐
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.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=8439915 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8439915 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 117-422052 (2026-06-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: TR3846F - Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT)
Short description:
This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework ("Framework") for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) for students/participants and staff travelling from and to DKIT for various individual trips which may include day trips, sporting events, competitions, careers fairs, science outing, debates, overnight trips and award ceremonies etc. This list is not exhaustive. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to establish Multi-Supplier Frameworks from which call-off contracts will be run by DKIT as requirements arise over the lifetime of the Framework.
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Products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 740 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Coach Hire for Educational Trips and Sporting Activities
Additional products/services: Taxi services ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Provision of Shuttle Bus Service
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
3
Title: Provision of Accessible Transport for DKIT Students (Wheelchair accessible vehicles, standard accessible taxis)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
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: 2026-07-17 14:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-17 14:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8439915
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
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โ
Maximum number of participants: 0
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-17 14:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8439915
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-08 14:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number:
IE 6609370 G
Postal address: Castletroy Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Region: Mid-West ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ง
Phone: 061213048 ๐
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.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=8439915 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8439915 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 117-422052 (2026-06-17)
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