Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles for Driver and up to 6 Passengers
Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
Irish Wheelchair Association IWA is Irelandโs leading representative organisation and service provider for people with physical disabilities, with 20,000 members, over 2,500 employees, 57 local community centres and 2,000 volunteers. IWA has a requirement for 2 x Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAV) similar to Ford Connect or any comparable make or model that has the capacity to accommodate Driver plus 4 passengers with a wheelchair and without a wheelchair up to 6 passengers plus driver. The delivery locations may be to any of our sites across Ireland, but the current vehicle requirement is for Tipperary and Galway. IWA reserves the option, at its sole discretion and subject to funding, to purchase up to four additional vehicles based on the pricing submitted as part of this tender, within a period of 12 months from contract award. This option shall not oblige the IWA to purchase any additional vehicles. The Successful tenderer will be required to provide visual specification check and test drive of proposed Vehicles. It is IWAs intention that this contract will be awarded to a single Service Provider.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-08-07. The procurement was published on 2026-07-01.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Contract notice |
| 2026-10-07 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2026-07-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles for Driver and up to 6 Passengers
Short description:
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Motor vehicles ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
Additional products/services: Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 24 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: 2026-08-07 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-07 15:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8546421
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
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-07 15:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8546421
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-29 15:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
National registration number:
Postal address: Blackheath Drive, Clontarf, Dublin 3
Postal code: D03AW62
Postal town: Dublin 3
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenderoffice@iwa.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0877386605 ๐
URL: https://www.iwa.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.iwa.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8546421 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8546421 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 125-455925 (2026-07-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles for Driver and up to 6 Passengers
Short description:
Irish Wheelchair Association IWA is Irelandโs leading representative organisation and service provider for people with physical disabilities, with 20,000 members, over 2,500 employees, 57 local community centres and 2,000 volunteers. IWA has a requirement for 2 x Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAV) similar to Ford Connect or any comparable make or model that has the capacity to accommodate Driver plus 4 passengers with a wheelchair and without a wheelchair up to 6 passengers plus driver. The delivery locations may be to any of our sites across Ireland, but the current vehicle requirement is for Tipperary and Galway. IWA reserves the option, at its sole discretion and subject to funding, to purchase up to four additional vehicles based on the pricing submitted as part of this tender, within a period of 12 months from contract award. This option shall not oblige the IWA to purchase any additional vehicles. The Successful tenderer will be required to provide visual specification check and test drive of proposed Vehicles. It is IWAs intention that this contract will be awarded to a single Service Provider.
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Products/services: Motor vehicles ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Additional products/services: Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons ๐ฆ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Duration: 24 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: 2026-08-07 15:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-07 15:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8546421
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
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-07 15:30:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8546421
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-07-29 15:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)
National registration number:
352483
Postal address: Blackheath Drive, Clontarf, Dublin 3
Postal code: D03AW62
Postal town: Dublin 3
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: tenderoffice@iwa.ie ๐ง
Phone: 0877386605 ๐
URL: https://www.iwa.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.iwa.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8546421 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8546421 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 125-455925 (2026-07-01)
Contract award notice (2026-10-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 224 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Refer to Tender Documents
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: 1
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-23 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 224 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Name and address of the contractor
Name: ParFit GRP Moulds and Products Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: Old Schoolhouse Works, Cloghran Swords, Co. Dublin
Postal code: K67 DY65
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: donal@parfit.ie ๐ง
Phone: 018407880 ๐
URL: https://parfit.ie/ ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 195-695491 (2026-10-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 224 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Refer to Tender Documents
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria: 1
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded โ
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
459885
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-09-23 ๐
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 224 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Tender identifier:
000189546
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: ParFit GRP Moulds and Products Limited
National registration number:
51085
Postal address: Old Schoolhouse Works, Cloghran Swords, Co. Dublin
Postal code: K67 DY65
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: donal@parfit.ie ๐ง
Phone: 018407880 ๐
URL: https://parfit.ie/ ๐
Size of the economic operator: Small
Source: OJS 2026/S 195-695491 (2026-10-07)
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