Rural Transport Services Qualification System
Ireland · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 31 December 2030 at 12:00 — 1549 days left.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG, ENG.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (572 procedures with a bid count); 19% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 14 bids.n = 572
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 6 months (55 awards, most recently August 2026) — the next award is due around January 2027 by that rhythm. The last award went to Bus Eireann.n = 55
- 34% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (627 awards since 2014, spread over 239 companies). 66% went to new names.n = 627 awards since 2014
- 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (627 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 627
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 04/10/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Transport services, 19 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,165 recorded awards).
Typical field: median 5 (from 45 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
Operators who have already responded to separate eTenders notices issued since 20 April 2016 are not required to reapply to the Rural Transport Services Qualification System. Reapplication is only needed if the operator wishes to update their information. The National Transport Authority (NTA) is further expanding and enhancing the public transport network. The NTA would like to remind Transport Operators that they can register for tender competitions here for TFI Local Link services at any time. Tender competitions will include the new and enhanced Connecting Ireland routes along with re-tendering of TFI Local Link Regular Rural Services (RRS) and the Demand Responsive Services (DRT), along with some urban services, which will operate under the TFI Local Link brand in provincial towns. Interested Transport Operators can register their interest within this CFT.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobs Engineering Ireland Ltd | 20 | 2014–2025 |
| Ernst and Young | 11 | 2017–2024 |
| AECOM Ireland Ltd | 10 | 2018–2025 |
| AtkinsR�alis | 8 | 2019–2024 |
| SYSTRA Ltd. | 7 | 2019–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this
Who knows the rhythm prepares instead of reacting.