TR3846F - Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT)
Contracting authority: Education Procurement Service (EPS) · Mid-East · Ireland
- Bid deadline (passed)
- Jul 17, 2026, 14:00
- Procedure
- cn-standard
- Contract value
- €740,000
- Lots
- 3
- Service type
- Vehicle hire with driver
- Country
- Ireland
- Published
- Jun 19, 2026
What does this mean?
- What stage is this tender at?
- Call for tenders: the procedure was published and the bid deadline passed on Jul 17, 2026. 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 Jul 17, 2026, 14:00. Applying in this procedure is no longer possible.
Service
This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework ("Framework") for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) for students/participants and staff travelling from and to DKIT for various individual trips which may include day trips, sporting events, competitions, careers fairs, science outing, debates, overnight trips and award ceremonies etc. This list is not exhaustive. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to establish Multi-Supplier Frameworks from which call-off contracts will be run by DKIT as requirements arise over the lifetime of the Framework.
Lots (3)
All lots with a service description from the notice.
- Coach Hire for Educational Trips and Sporting Activities €740,000 Deadline Jul 17, 2026, 14:00
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This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework ("Framework") for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) for students/participants and staff travelling from and to DKIT for various individual trips which may include day trips, sporting events, competitions, careers fairs, science outing, debates, overnight trips and award ceremonies etc. This list is not exhaustive. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to establish Multi-Supplier Frameworks from which call-off contracts will be run by DKIT as requirements arise over the lifetime of the Framework.
- Provision of Shuttle Bus Service €740,000 Deadline Jul 17, 2026, 14:00
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This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework ("Framework") for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) for students/participants and staff travelling from and to DKIT for various individual trips which may include day trips, sporting events, competitions, careers fairs, science outing, debates, overnight trips and award ceremonies etc. This list is not exhaustive. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to establish Multi-Supplier Frameworks from which call-off contracts will be run by DKIT as requirements arise over the lifetime of the Framework.
- Provision of Accessible Transport for DKIT Students (Wheelchair accessible vehicles, standard accessible taxis) €740,000 Deadline Jul 17, 2026, 14:00
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This public procurement competition relates to the establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework ("Framework") for the Provision of Coach Hire and Transport Services for Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) for students/participants and staff travelling from and to DKIT for various individual trips which may include day trips, sporting events, competitions, careers fairs, science outing, debates, overnight trips and award ceremonies etc. This list is not exhaustive. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to establish Multi-Supplier Frameworks from which call-off contracts will be run by DKIT as requirements arise over the lifetime of the Framework.
Public transport network in Mid-East
Operators active in the tender's region today — possible bidders and the real timetable context of this tender.
- 1 Bus Éireann 36% 17.8M km
- 2 Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail 9% 4.4M km
- 3 Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus 7% 3.5M km
- 4 Citylink 6.3% 3.1M km
- 5 Dublin Coach 5% 2.5M km
- 6 JJ Kavanagh 5% 2.5M km
- 7 Go-Ahead Ireland 4.3% 2.1M km
- 8 Go-Ahead Ireland 3.7% 1.8M km
- 9 Matthews Coach Hire 3.2% 1.6M km
- 10 Dublin Express 3% 1.5M km
- 11 Aircoach 2.7% 1.4M km
- 12 Wexford Bus 2.6% 1.3M km
More tenders by Education Procurement Service (EPS)
The tender history of this authority — prior information notices, calls and awards.
- Call for tenders Transport (other) Dublin, IrelandTR3601F - Bus Hire Services - Kildare Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB)
- Award Transport (other) Dublin, IrelandTR3683F - Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Bus Hire Services - Cork Education and Training Board
- Award Transport (other) Dublin, IrelandTR3054F - RFT to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of the Supply of Bus Hire and Taxi Services for Cavan and Monaghan ETB
- Award Vehicle hire with driver Mid-West, IrelandTR3225F RFT to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Bus Hire Services for University of Limerick (UL)
- Award Vehicle hire with driver Dublin, IrelandTR3272F - CFT for the Supply of Bus Hire Services for Mayo Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB)
- Award Transport (other) Dublin, IrelandTR3249F - RFT to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Bus Hire Services for Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board ( LCETB)
- Award Vehicle hire with driver South-East, IrelandTR3357F - RFT to Establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Coach Hire Services for South East Technological University (SETU)
- Award Transport (other) Dublin, IrelandTR3317F - RFT for the Supply of Bus Hire Services for Monaghan Town Centre and Surrounding Area for Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB)
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.