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Provision of Ground Transportation Management for Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union Council 2026 to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Contracting authority: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála · Dublin · Ireland

Bid deadline (passed)
Jan 22, 2026, 13:00
Procedure
Contract award notice (CAN)
Contract value
€5.5M
Lots
1
Service type
Road transport
Country
Ireland
Published
Dec 17, 2025

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 Jan 22, 2026, 13:00. Applying in this procedure is no longer possible.
Awarded to
Optimum Chauffeur Drive

Service

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is tendering for Ground Transport Management services to coordinate the delivery of ground transport requirements for high-level events taking place in Ireland during the term of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July 2026 to 21 December 2026.

Lots (1)

All lots with a service description from the notice.

  • Provision of Ground Transportation Management for Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union Council 2026 to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade €5.5M Deadline Jan 22, 2026, 13:00
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    The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is tendering for Ground Transport Management services to coordinate the delivery of ground transport requirements for high-level events taking place in Ireland during the term of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July 2026 to 21 December 2026.

Procedure history

  1. Call for tenders Dec 17, 2025 Notice ↗
  2. Award Apr 24, 2026 Notice ↗

Public transport network in Dublin

Operators whose network runs through the tender's region — the real timetable context of this tender.

  1. 1 Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus 51% 49.1M km
  2. 2 Go-Ahead Ireland 11% 10.1M km
  3. 3 LUAS 7.5% 7.2M km
  4. 4 Bus Éireann 7.4% 7.1M km
  5. 5 Dublin Express 5.1% 4.9M km
  6. 6 Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail 4.5% 4.3M km
  7. 7 Aircoach 2.4% 2.3M km
  8. 8 Citylink 1.9% 1.8M km
  9. 9 Dublin Coach 1.9% 1.8M km
  10. 10 Matthews Coach Hire 1.4% 1.4M km
  11. 11 Go-Ahead Ireland 1% 963.4K km
  12. 12 JJ Kavanagh 0.9% 856.9K km

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