Provision of Bus Service for Connemara National Park
Contracting authority: Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage · West · Ireland
- Bid deadline (passed)
- Jun 11, 2026, 17:00
- Procedure
- Contract award notice (CAN)
- Contract value
- €703,740
- Lots
- 1
- Bids received
- 2
- Service type
- Vehicle hire with driver
- Country
- Ireland
- Published
- May 7, 2026
What does this mean?
- What stage is this tender at?
- Award: the contract has been awarded and is running.
- What does “Contract award notice (CAN)” mean?
- A contract award notice (CAN) reports the award or conclusion of a procedure.
- Until when can bids be submitted?
- The bid deadline ended on Jun 11, 2026, 17:00. Applying in this procedure is no longer possible.
2 bids received.
Service
A bus service from Clifden to Connemara National Park (Visitor Car Park) which may potentially serve additional stops at the Mweelin area of the Park and Derrigimlagh Bog. It is envisaged that the service will operate over the months of July and August in 2026 with the possibility to expand it to May, June, July, and August from 2027 to 2029.
Lots (1)
All lots with a service description from the notice.
- Provision of Bus Service for Connemara National Park €320,000 Deadline Jun 11, 2026, 17:00
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A bus service from Clifden to Connemara National Park (Visitor Car Park) which may potentially serve additional stops at the Mweelin area of the Park and Derrigimlagh Bog. It is envisaged that the service will operate over the months of July and August in 2026 with the possibility to expand it to May, June, July, and August from 2027 to 2029.
Procedure history
Public transport network in West
Operators whose network runs through the tender's region — the real timetable context of this tender.
- 1 Bus Éireann 35% 6.7M km
- 2 Citylink 26% 4.9M km
- 3 Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail 10% 1.9M km
- 4 TFI Local Link Galway 5.9% 1.1M km
- 5 Burkesbus 3.2% 615.4K km
- 6 City Direct 2.7% 518.4K km
- 7 TFI Local Link Mayo 2.7% 510K km
- 8 TFI Local Link Longford Westmeath Roscommon 2.3% 445.5K km
- 9 Bus Feda 1.5% 291.8K km
- 10 Corduff Travel 1.4% 268.3K km
- 11 Westlink Coaches 1.4% 256.5K km
- 12 Bus4u 1.2% 236.8K km
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