Public Service Contract for the Provision of Public Bus Services on Certain Dublin Commuter Routes

Pre-Qualification for a Public Service Contract for the provision of Public Bus Services – Dublin Commuter (DCOM). The scope of the Services is currently expected to comprise but not be limited to the following principal obligations: • Provide depot facilities, staff facilities and all other facilities as required by the …

CPV: 60100000 Road transport services, 60112000 Public road transport services, 60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services, 63712000 Support services for road transport
Deadline:
Aug. 6, 2025, noon
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
Public Service Contract for the Provision of Public Bus Services on Certain Dublin Commuter Routes
Awarding body:
National Transport Authority_1149
Award number:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : National Transport Authority_1149
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
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 : Public Service Contract for the Provision of Public Bus Services on Certain Dublin Commuter Routes
Description : Pre-Qualification for a Public Service Contract for the provision of Public Bus Services – Dublin Commuter (DCOM). The scope of the Services is currently expected to comprise but not be limited to the following principal obligations: • Provide depot facilities, staff facilities and all other facilities as required by the Operator for the purpose of operating the Public Bus Services on the Dublin Commuter Routes; • Safely store, operate and maintain the Fleet provided to the Operator; • Operate reliable and punctual public passenger services to meet service specifications and contractual performance standards; • Provide customer care services; • Collect, ticket and reconcile passenger fares; • Provide revenue protection activities; and • Provide operational data to input to the Authority’s passenger information, journey planning systems and its contractual performance monitoring systems. It is anticipated that the contract will be for a term of seven years and a maximum contract value of €157,000,000.
Procedure identifier : 237d4240-ab29-4d98-8198-32c525cfee66
Type of procedure : Restricted
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60100000 Road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60112000 Public road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63712000 Support services for road transport

2.1.2 Place of performance

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

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 157 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Public Service Contract for the Provision of Public Bus Services on Certain Dublin Commuter Routes
Description : Pre-Qualification for a Public Service Contract for the provision of Public Bus Services – Dublin Commuter (DCOM). The scope of the Services is currently expected to comprise but not be limited to the following principal obligations: • Provide depot facilities, staff facilities and all other facilities as required by the Operator for the purpose of operating the Public Bus Services on the Dublin Commuter Routes; • Safely store, operate and maintain the Fleet provided to the Operator; • Operate reliable and punctual public passenger services to meet service specifications and contractual performance standards; • Provide customer care services; • Collect, ticket and reconcile passenger fares; • Provide revenue protection activities; and • Provide operational data to input to the Authority’s passenger information, journey planning systems and its contractual performance monitoring systems. It is anticipated that the contract will be for a term of seven years and a maximum contract value of €157,000,000.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60100000 Road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60112000 Public road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63712000 Support services for road transport

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information : Public bus service primarily between Dublin and Kildare

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 20/11/2026
Other duration : Unknown

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 157 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
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 : No strategic procurement

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available : English

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 06/08/2025 12:00 +01:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Conditions relating to the performance of the contract : Information in procurement documents
Financial arrangement : Information contained in procurement documents

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 : National Transport Authority_1149
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : National Transport Authority_1149
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland
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 additional information about the procurement procedure
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
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

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 : 142503ac-06b5-4ce5-94d9-8b066cbd25b4 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 30/06/2025 11:07 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00423256-2025
OJ S issue number : 123/2025
Publication date : 01/07/2025