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.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-07-17

Who? What? Where?
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:
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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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 740 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Coach Hire for Educational Trips and Sporting Activities
Additional products/services: Taxi services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Provision of Shuttle Bus Service
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
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 โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-07-17 14:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-07-17 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏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 โœ…
Maximum number of participants: 0
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-07-17 14:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
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 ๐Ÿ“…

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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@educationprocurementservice.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 061213048 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.educationprocurementservice.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
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 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8439915 ๐ŸŒ
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 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
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 117-422052 (2026-06-17)