Establishment of a panel of suitably qualified operating companies who will provide bus transport for trips/outings for schools and centres across Carlow and Kilkenny under the remit of KCETB
Contracting authority: Kilkenny and Carlow ETB · South-East · Ireland
- Contract term
- Nov 3, 2025 – Nov 2, 2035
- Contract end
- Nov 2, 2035 (~9 years left)
- Procedure
- cn-standard
- Contract value
- €5.5M
- Lots
- 1
- Service type
- Transport (other)
- Country
- Ireland
- Published
- Sep 25, 2025
What does this mean?
- What stage is this tender at?
- Call for tenders: the procedure is running — operators can submit bids.
- What does “cn-standard” mean?
- cn-standard — a procedure under procurement law.
- When does the contract expire?
- According to the notice the contract ends on Nov 2, 2035 (~9 years left). After that the service is due to be tendered again.
Service
The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a panel of suitably qualified operating companies who will provide bus transport for trips/outings for schools and centres across Carlow and Kilkenny under the remit of KCETB. These journeys will include, but not limited to, class trips, field trips, competitions, sporting events, etc. The duration of the panel will be ten (10) years, subject to satisfactory annual review of performance by the Contracting Authority, business needs and budgetary constraints. Companies that wish to be considered for inclusion on the panel will need to return all documentation as per the tender documents. Submissions will be accepted via the etenders portal, by email as per tender documents or by hand to the KCETB Office, Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny, R95AVX2
Lots (1)
All lots with a service description from the notice.
- Establishment of a panel of suitably qualified operating companies who will provide bus transport for trips/outings for schools and centres across Carlow and Kilkenny under the remit of KCETB Nov 3, 2025 – Nov 2, 2035 €5.5M
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The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a panel of suitably qualified operating companies who will provide bus transport for trips/outings for schools and centres across Carlow and Kilkenny under the remit of KCETB. These journeys will include, but not limited to, class trips, field trips, competitions, sporting events, etc. The duration of the panel will be ten (10) years, subject to satisfactory annual review of performance by the Contracting Authority, business needs and budgetary constraints. Companies that wish to be considered for inclusion on the panel will need to return all documentation as per the tender documents. Submissions will be accepted via the etenders portal, by email as per tender documents or by hand to the KCETB Office, Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny, R95AVX2
Public transport network in South-East
Operators active in the tender's region today — possible bidders and the real timetable context of this tender.
- 1 Bus Éireann 23% 3.8M km
- 2 Wexford Bus 13% 2.1M km
- 3 JJ Kavanagh 12% 1.9M km
- 4 TFI Local Link Wexford 9.9% 1.6M km
- 5 TFI Local Link Waterford 9.7% 1.6M km
- 6 Dublin Coach 6.7% 1.1M km
- 7 TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow 6.1% 988.5K km
- 8 Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail 5.6% 907.2K km
- 9 Bus Éireann Waterford 5.2% 850.7K km
- 10 City Direct 2.8% 460.8K km
- 11 Citylink 1.4% 220.9K km
- 12 Aircoach 1.1% 186.5K km
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The tender history of this authority — prior information notices, calls and awards.
Official source: original notice ↗ · tender documents in the portal ↗ (the authority's link — may expire after the deadline) · Data from official tender notices (TED, German national portal). No guarantee of completeness; the official notice is binding.