Public Service Contract for the Provision of Public Bus Services on Certain Dublin Commuter Routes
Contracting authority: National Transport Authority_1149 · Dublin · Ireland
- Bid deadline (passed)
- Aug 6, 2025, 12:00
- Contract term
- Nov 20, 2026
- Procedure
- cn-standard
- Contract value
- €157.0M
- Lots
- 1
- Service type
- Road transport
- Country
- Ireland
- Published
- Jul 1, 2025
What does this mean?
- What stage is this tender at?
- Call for tenders: the procedure was published and the bid deadline passed on Aug 6, 2025. No award has been published in the data yet.
- What does “cn-standard” mean?
- cn-standard — a procedure under procurement law.
- Until when can bids be submitted?
- The bid deadline ended on Aug 6, 2025, 12:00. Applying in this procedure is no longer possible.
Service
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.
Lots (1)
All lots with a service description from the notice.
- Public Service Contract for the Provision of Public Bus Services on Certain Dublin Commuter Routes Nov 20, 2026 €157.0M Deadline Aug 6, 2025, 12:00 Renewal: 1
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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 history
Public transport network in Dublin
Operators active in the tender's region today — possible bidders and the real timetable context of this tender.
- 1 Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus 51% 49.1M km
- 2 Go-Ahead Ireland 11% 10.1M km
- 3 LUAS 7.5% 7.2M km
- 4 Bus Éireann 7.4% 7.1M km
- 5 Dublin Express 5.1% 4.9M km
- 6 Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail 4.5% 4.3M km
- 7 Aircoach 2.4% 2.3M km
- 8 Citylink 1.9% 1.8M km
- 9 Dublin Coach 1.9% 1.8M km
- 10 Matthews Coach Hire 1.4% 1.4M km
- 11 Go-Ahead Ireland 1% 963.4K km
- 12 JJ Kavanagh 0.9% 856.9K km
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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.