Provision of Public Bus Services on certain routes serving the Dublin-Kildare and Dublin-Laois commuter corridors.

This notice is to inform operators of public bus services that the Authority intends to invite tenders for operation of public bus services on certain commuter routes operating between Dublin and various locations in Kildare and Laois. The successful operator will take over the operation of commuter services on the …

CPV: 60100000 Služby silniční dopravy
Místo provedení:
Provision of Public Bus Services on certain routes serving the Dublin-Kildare and Dublin-Laois commuter corridors.
Misto zadání:
National Transport Authority_1149
Číslo zakázky:

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : National Transport Authority_1149
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services
Activity of the contracting entity : Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Provision of Public Bus Services on certain routes serving the Dublin-Kildare and Dublin-Laois commuter corridors.
Description : This notice is to inform operators of public bus services that the Authority intends to invite tenders for operation of public bus services on certain commuter routes operating between Dublin and various locations in Kildare and Laois. The successful operator will take over the operation of commuter services on the following Routes: 120,125,126 and 130. It is envisaged that the duration of the contract will be five years, with an option to extend to a maximum of seven (7) years. The contract is envisaged to be “gross cost” whereby the operator remits all fares revenue to the Authority. The operator will be responsible for the provision of a secure depot or depots for the duration of the contract. The Authority intends to provide the operator with the coach fleet with which to operate the services. The fleet will be equipped with ticketing and automatic vehicle location systems (amongst other systems). The operator will be responsible for the maintenance of the vehicle fleet for the duration of the contract. A mobilisation period will be provided. The Services to be provided by the operator under the contract will be defined by a service specification. Other currently envisaged key provisions of the contract include operating the services to meet certain punctuality, reliability and quality service performance standards, the collection and reconciliation of passenger fare revenue, provision of customer care services, and provide operational data to input to the Authority’s passenger information, journey planning systems and its contractual performance monitoring systems. By way of background information only, the current contract requires the operation of c 3 million kilometres per annum, and the services are operated by a mixed single and double deck low floor coach fleet. Details of the current contract are available on the Authority's website https://www.nationaltransport.ie/ and details of the routes are available on Transport for Ireland website Your Journey Starts Here | Transport for Ireland. The Authority makes no warranty or representation in relation to any future contract, the scheduled annual kilometres to be operated or the fleet that may be provided to the o

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60100000 Road transport services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information : Dublin and various locations in Kildare and Laois

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 120 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

3. Part

3.1 Part technical ID : PAR-0001

Title : Provision of Public Bus Services on certain routes serving the Dublin-Kildare and Dublin Laois commuter corridors
Description : This notice is to inform operators of public bus services that the Authority intends to invite tenders for operation of public bus services on certain commuter routes operating between Dublin and various locations in Kildare and Laois. The successful operator will take over the operation of commuter services on the following Routes: 120,125,126 and 130. It is envisaged that the duration of the contract will be five years, with an option to extend to a maximum of seven (7) years. The contract is envisaged to be “gross cost” whereby the operator remits all fares revenue to the Authority. The operator will be responsible for the provision of a secure depot or depots for the duration of the contract. The Authority intends to provide the operator with the coach fleet with which to operate the services. The fleet will be equipped with ticketing and automatic vehicle location systems (amongst other systems). The operator will be responsible for the maintenance of the vehicle fleet for the duration of the contract. A mobilisation period will be provided. The Services to be provided by the operator under the contract will be defined by a service specification. Other currently envisaged key provisions of the contract include operating the services to meet certain punctuality, reliability and quality service performance standards, the collection and reconciliation of passenger fare revenue, provision of customer care services, and provide operational data to input to the Authority’s passenger information, journey planning systems and its contractual performance monitoring systems. By way of background information only, the current contract requires the operation of c 3 million kilometres per annum, and the services are operated by a mixed single and double deck low floor coach fleet. Details of the current contract are available on the Authority's website https://www.nationaltransport.ie/ and details of the routes are available on Transport for Ireland website Your Journey Starts Here | Transport for Ireland. The Authority makes no warranty or representation in relation to any future contract, the scheduled annual kilometres to be operated or the fleet that may be provided to the o

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60100000 Road transport services

3.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland

3.1.5 General information

This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : National Transport Authority_1149 -
Organisation receiving requests to participate : National Transport Authority_1149 -
Organisation processing tenders : National Transport Authority_1149 -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : National Transport Authority_1149
Registration number : 119869
Postal address : Haymarket House Smithfield Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 CF98
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 018798300
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 5823ceae-391b-461c-915e-275545c813ad - 01
Form type : Planning
Notice type : Prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice used only for information
Notice dispatch date : 16/04/2025 15:03 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00256287-2025
OJ S issue number : 77/2025
Publication date : 18/04/2025
Estimated date of publication of a contract notice within this procedure : 19/05/2025