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Ireland - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - Provision of a Public Service Obligation Contract for public bus services in Limerick City, Route 310

Awarded Ireland Southern Transport services

Buyer National Transport Authority_1149

€11.0M awarded value · €10,969,940

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Awarded to

Bus Eireann_112891

Awarded value
€10,969,940 6% over the estimate of the same lots
Award date

Summary

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The National Transport Authority awarded a Public Service Obligation Contract for public bus services in Limerick City, Route 310. The contract was won by Bus Eireann. The awarded value was EUR 10,969,940, which matched the estimated value of EUR 10,969,940, so the awarded price was the same as the estimate within 1%. The contract was awarded on 24 July 2025. The procedure concerned an invitation to negotiate issued to tenderers shortlisted following pre-qualification questionnaire responses, and the authority issued notification of the outcome of the competition in April 2025 following the tender submission deadline of 21 March 2025.

Description

This ITN relates to the project advertised by the Authority and published in the Official Journal of the European Union (“OJEU”) on 6th July 2023 with reference TED19-IRL/2023-000685. This ITN is being issued to those who have been invited to participate in negotiations following shortlisting of Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (“PQQ”) responses (the “Tenderers”). Authority issues ITN Documents to Tenderers 19/12/2024 Deadline for Receipt of Interim Submissions 28/02/2025 Authority issues Amended Schedule 26 to Tenderers, if applicable 10/03/2025 Closing date for Tenderers’ queries/requests for clarifications 11/03/2025 Deadline for Receipt of Tender Submissions 21/03/2025 Authority issues notification of outcome of competition. April 2025

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What this buyer has paid before

Based on 6 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

This award
€11.0M
Median award
€16.1M
Middle half of past awards
€12.2M to €22.9M

The award is smaller than three in four past awards.

Most recent awards

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

National Transport Authority_1149

Ireland

notices in the register
98
awards
37
awarded in total
€892.4M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
30
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
18%
of its calls state an estimated value
97%

Based on 33 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

Competition

tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
5.3
of those lots received a single tender
25%
of the awards went to companies based in another country
4%

As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

Awards most often to

  1. City Direct Bus Limited 2 awards €41.5M
  2. Ipsos MRBI / MRBI Market Research Ltd 2 awards €3.7M
  3. EyeCue 2 awards €1.1M

19 open tenders right now

Market context

open now in Transport services
1,856
median open notice
€524,981

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

Ireland · Transport services

different companies won awards here
81
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
10%
winners of the last 12 months were new here
53 of 57
buyers awarded contracts here
42

Based on 103 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners. New: no award from the same buyer or market in the two years before.

Competition

tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
2.8
of those lots received a single tender
17%
of the awards went to companies based in another country
1%

As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.

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