INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR

INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR Contract Band: 2 Region: Leinster This ITN has been issued by the Authority in connection with a competitive procurement for award of a contract being conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure under …

CPV: 60000000 Services de transport (à l'exclusion du transport des déchets), 60100000 Services de transport routier, 63500000 Services d'agences de voyages, de voyagistes et d'assistance aux touristes, 63710000 Services d'appui dans le domaine des transports terrestres, 60112000 Services de transport routier public
Lieu d'exécution:
INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR
Service d'adjudication:
National Transport Authority_1149
Numéro d'adjudication:
0

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 : INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR
Description : INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR Contract Band: 2 Region: Leinster This ITN has been issued by the Authority in connection with a competitive procurement for award of a contract being conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure under the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 286/2016) (the “Regulations”). This ITN is a Call-Off Competition arising from the Qualification System advertised by the Authority and published in the Official Journal of the European Union (“OJEU”) on 6th July 2023 with reference TED19-IRL/2023-000685. This ITN is being issued to those who have a) indicated that they wish to participate in tender processes for the Leinster region; and b) been allocated to Contract Band 2 (or a higher Contract Band). The proposed public bus passenger services are required to operate on two new routes in Mullingar, MU1 and MU2, as described below and shown on Figure 1. The services are required to operate at thirty-minute intervals in both directions on each route on every day of the year, except for Christmas Day. The expected term of the Contract will be from the date of commencement of the services for a period of three (3) years. The Authority has reserved an option to extend the Contract on giving written notice to the Operator to extend the contract by a period of up to two years (giving a total potential contract duration of five (5) years).
Procedure identifier : 839a50a8-5ece-47a0-91ed-56b57c6e957c
Type of procedure : Restricted

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60100000 Road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63710000 Support services for land transport
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60112000 Public road transport services

2.1.2 Place of performance

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

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 15 784 092 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/25/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR
Description : INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR Contract Band: 2 Region: Leinster This ITN has been issued by the Authority in connection with a competitive procurement for award of a contract being conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure under the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 286/2016) (the “Regulations”). This ITN is a Call-Off Competition arising from the Qualification System advertised by the Authority and published in the Official Journal of the European Union (“OJEU”) on 6th July 2023 with reference TED19-IRL/2023-000685. This ITN is being issued to those who have a) indicated that they wish to participate in tender processes for the Leinster region; and b) been allocated to Contract Band 2 (or a higher Contract Band). The proposed public bus passenger services are required to operate on two new routes in Mullingar, MU1 and MU2, as described below and shown on Figure 1. The services are required to operate at thirty-minute intervals in both directions on each route on every day of the year, except for Christmas Day. The expected term of the Contract will be from the date of commencement of the services for a period of three (3) years. The Authority has reserved an option to extend the Contract on giving written notice to the Operator to extend the contract by a period of up to two years (giving a total potential contract duration of five (5) years).
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60100000 Road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 63710000 Support services for land transport
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60112000 Public road transport services

5.1.2 Place of performance

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

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 10 703 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially 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

5.1.15 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

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 15 784 092 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Ltd.
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000111634
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 15 784 092 Euro
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 429949
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 22/10/2025
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Competitiveness (more developed regions) (2014/2020)
Identifier of EU funds : not applicable
Winner :
Official name : Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Ltd.
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000102587
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 15 784 092 Euro
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 429949
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 22/10/2025
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Competitiveness (more developed regions) (2014/2020)
Identifier of EU funds : not applicable

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 6

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : National Transport Authority_1149
Registration number : 0000
Postal address : Haymarket House Smithfield Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 CF98
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 01 476 300
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 : Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Ltd.
Size of the economic operator : Micro, small, or medium
Registration number : 24482
Town : Main Street, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny
Postcode : E41 X0D2
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 : 32c556b4-3fb0-4be0-bb2f-6110d4423675 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 23/10/2025 15:15 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00707674-2025
OJ S issue number : 206/2025
Publication date : 27/10/2025