Bus Service for Coole Park and other heritage sites in the Gort area, Co. Galway (to be known as the Yeats Gregory Explorer)
Details
- Topic
- Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- Published
- 17 April 2026
- Submission
- 18 May 2026
- Source
- ie:e_tenders
Tender description
In summary, the Services comprise: a bus service of two buses servicing Coole Park and other heritage sites in the Gort area (Co. Galway), for a 13-week period over the summer months of 2026. The bus will service Gort, Coole Park, the Kiltartan Gregory Museum, Thoor-Ballylee Yeats Tower, Kilmacduagh Monastery and Garryland Wood. The bus service will operate as a 'park and ride', enabling the public to leave their vehicles in Gort and at Coole Park, and to explore the heritage sites on the route.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published17 April 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date18 May 2026
About the buyer
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage sets national policy on housing, planning and heritage, and buys through its own procurement team. Current tender competitions are published on the eTenders website, Ireland's national procurement platform. Frameworks, live contracts and guidance come from the Office of Government Procurement. Procurement rules follow the National Public Procurement Policy Framework and EU directives. Awarded public contracts are published under the Freedom of Information Publication Scheme. The department's procurement processes aim to deliver value for money for works, goods and services.
€29.5bn was the estimated value of contracts awarded across the Irish public sector in 2025.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's contract awards have been in waste, cleaning and environmental services, architectural and engineering services and agricultural and horticultural services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 60170000 · Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
- 60172000 · Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage.gov |
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