Official name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Harcourt Lane, Iveagh Court, Adelaide Road
Town: Dublin
Postal code: D02 WT20
Country: Ireland
Contact person: Gerard Deenihan
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Telephone: +353 18798300

Main address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie
Buyer address: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149

Competition for Appointment to a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Purchase of Double-Deck Electric Buses

34121300 - Double-decker buses

SUPPLIES

The Contracting Authority is seeking to enter into a single supplier framework agreement for the supply of double-deck electric buses. It is envisaged that up to 800 buses may be purchased under this framework agreement. However, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to purchase a lower or higher amount of buses or not to place any purchase orders under the framework agreement.
The buses to be provided under the Framework Agreement are intended to:
• be double-deck battery-electric vehicles that meet the relevant definition of a ‘zero emission vehicle’ under the European Union’s (EU’s) revised ‘Clean Vehicles Directive’ 2019/1161/EU;
• be equipped with a minimum usable battery capacity (i.e. usable energy) of 300kWh, with the batteries being capable of being recharged, at a minimum, from a 150kW power supply via a CCS 2.0 compatible charging gun.

This contract is divided into lots: No

The Contracting Authority is seeking to enter into a single supplier framework agreement for the supply of double-deck electric buses. It is envisaged that up to 800 buses may be purchased under this framework agreement. However, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to purchase a lower or higher amount of buses or not to place any purchase orders under the framework agreement.
The buses to be provided under the Framework Agreement are intended to:
• be double-deck battery-electric vehicles that meet the relevant definition of a ‘zero emission vehicle’ under the European Union’s (EU’s) revised ‘Clean Vehicles Directive’ 2019/1161/EU;
• be equipped with a minimum usable battery capacity (i.e. usable energy) of 300kWh, with the batteries being capable of being recharged, at a minimum, from a 150kW power supply via a CCS 2.0 compatible charging gun;
• feature a minimum of 41 seats on the upper deck, a minimum of 19 seats (not including tip-up seats) on the lower deck and an overall capacity (including standees) of 75 passengers or greater, subject to the vehicle length not exceeding 11.50 metres;
• be equipped with a chassis incorporating a low-floor section within which the following are located:
 a wide front passenger doorway fitted with twin-leaf doors and capable of being fitted with a wide powered ramp suitable for unaided wheelchair access;
 a permanent wheelchair space, which can be easily accessed from the front passenger doorway ramp;
 a dedicated area for the accommodation of at least one unfolded pram or pushchair or buggy, which can be easily accessed from the front passenger doorway ramp; and
 a wide centre passenger doorway fitted with a twin-leaf door and capable of being fitted with a wide manual ramp suitable for unaided wheelchair access;