9003 Car Rental for CIE Tours

Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) is the main provider of surface land public transport services within Ireland. CIÉ is a statutory body, reporting to the Minister for Transport. Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) trading as CIÉ Tours (CIET) has provided tourists with the highest quality vacations to Ireland and Britain for over …

CPV: 60100000 Road transport services
Place of execution:
9003 Car Rental for CIE Tours
Awarding body:
Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
Award number:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting entity : Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : 9003 Car Rental for CIE Tours
Description : Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) is the main provider of surface land public transport services within Ireland. CIÉ is a statutory body, reporting to the Minister for Transport. Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) trading as CIÉ Tours (CIET) has provided tourists with the highest quality vacations to Ireland and Britain for over 90 years. In that time, the company has built an enviable reputation for quality and reliability, satisfying clients throughout North America. CIÉ Tours (CIET) requires the services of a competent and innovative Car Hire service provider to provide Car Rental Services for their Fly Drive packages in Ireland.
Procedure identifier : 31c40e97-d171-4a92-9122-299ad45b087c
Previous notice : fcb4679b-9a88-4d64-8ba5-dc43c8e481d8-01
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

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

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 4 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : 9003 Car Rental for CIE Tours
Description : Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) is the main provider of surface land public transport services within Ireland. CIÉ is a statutory body, reporting to the Minister for Transport. Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) trading as CIÉ Tours (CIET) has provided tourists with the highest quality vacations to Ireland and Britain for over 90 years. In that time, the company has built an enviable reputation for quality and reliability, satisfying clients throughout North America. CIÉ Tours (CIET) requires the services of a competent and innovative Car Hire service provider to provide Car Rental Services for their Fly Drive packages in Ireland.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

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

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 60 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 4 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : Reduction of environmental impacts
Description : Sustainability Criteria included in the CFT
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Pollution prevention and control
Green Procurement Criteria : Other Green Public Procurement criteria
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive – CVD)
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies Vehicle purchase, lease or rent

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 2 305 686,71 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Hertz Rent A Car
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000107065
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 2 305 686,71 Euro
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : Not yet known
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 423469
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 31/07/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2
Statistics about strategic procurement :
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies : Vehicle purchase, lease or rent
Category of vehicle : Light-duty Vehicle (M1, M2, N1)
The number of all vehicles falling within the scope of the CVD directive : 0

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
Registration number : 0000000
Town : Dublin 1
Postcode : D01 H560
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : (01) 703 1829
Buyer profile : www.etenders.gov.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Hertz Rent A Car
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : 20261
Town : Wexford
Postcode : Co Wexford
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

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
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0004

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 : a39c9949-ca57-4f2d-89ba-1d77ffa101fa - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 15/08/2025 11:53 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00540242-2025
OJ S issue number : 157/2025
Publication date : 19/08/2025