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INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR

Awarded to Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Ltd.

National Transport Authority_1149(buyer)

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Published 27 October 2025
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The National Transport Authority awarded a public bus services contract to Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Ltd. on 22 October 2025 for €15.78 million. The contract covers the provision of public bus passenger services on two new routes (MU1 and MU2) in Mullingar, operating at thirty-minute intervals daily except Christmas Day, with an initial three-year term and an option to extend for up to two additional years.

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  • INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR

    INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN MULLINGAR Contract Band: 2 Region: Leinster This ITN has been issued by the Authority in connection with a competitive procurement for award of a contract being conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure under the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 286/2016) (the “Regulations”). This ITN is a Call-Off Competition arising from the Qualification System 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 a) indicated that they wish to participate in tender processes for the Leinster region; and b) been allocated to Contract Band 2 (or a higher Contract Band). The proposed public bus passenger services are required to operate on two new routes in Mullingar, MU1 and MU2, as described below and shown on Figure 1. The services are required to operate at thirty-minute intervals in both directions on each route on every day of the year, except for Christmas Day. The expected term of the Contract will be from the date of commencement of the services for a period of three (3) years. The Authority has reserved an option to extend the Contract on giving written notice to the Operator to extend the contract by a period of up to two years (giving a total potential contract duration of five (5) years).

    €15,784,092Won by Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Ltd.

Key details

Country
Ireland
Status
Awarded
Category
Services
Estimated value
€15,784,092
Procedure
restricted
Rules
Directive 2014/25/EU
Published
27 October 2025
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)Road transport servicesPublic road transport servicesTravel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance servicesSupport services for land transport

Award outcome

Awarded value
€15,784,092
Award date
22 October 2025
Bids received
6
Winner
  • Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Ltd.

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About the winner

Bernard Kavanagh and Sons Ltd.

Based in
Main Street, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

6

Open and restricted tenders in Transport services (excl. Waste transport) drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 25% received only one.

Market context

Typical award in Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

€221,000

Median of 152 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 71.4× the median.

National Transport Authority_1149 in the last 12 months

19

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  1. Contract Award Notice

    27 October 2025

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