Sherkin Island nine-seat hybrid bus

Verified opportunity overview

Sherkin Island Development Society is procuring one nine-seat hybrid passenger vehicle suitable for wheelchair adaptation. The official procurement workspace remains the controlling source for supplier decisions and current documents.

Current status and key dates

The opportunity lifecycle is open. The controlling submission deadline is 17 September 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin; status must be reopened before any later publication or supplier action.

Scope and deliverables

Provision of passenger vehicle or minibus-type vehicle with a minimum of 9 forward-facing seating positions, including the driver, in a standard configuration, with suitability for wheelchair passenger adaptation, while maintaining the 9 forward-facing seating positions. The vehicle will be operated on Sherkin Island, providing an essential connectivity service for island residents, including shopping and supply runs, social inclusion trips, and general passenger transport to and from the ferry. Right-hand drive, EU/Irish type-approved for private or public passenger carriage as appropriate to intended use. Hybrid (petrol-electric, including plug-in hybrid). New vehicle, or a pre-registered/demonstrating vehicle first registered no more than 3 years before the tender closing date with no more than 10,000 km on the odometer. This description is deliberately bounded to what the official public workspace states and does not extend unstated deliverables.

Lots and contract structure

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Complete lot schedules, quantities, specifications and allocation mechanics remain within the live procurement documents.

Supplier requirements

Refer to the current official procurement documents. Suppliers must use the official documents rather than this research brief to determine eligibility and compliance.

Submission and award method

The official procedure is Open. The submission deadline is 17 September 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin. The evaluation mechanism is Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). The workspace identifies directive 2014/24/EU (Classic). The workspace marks the procurement as below threshold. The clarification deadline is 8 September 2026, 17:00 Europe/Dublin. Tender opening is stated as 18 September 2026, 00:00 Europe/Dublin. The workspace does not require an online expression of interest. Multiple tenders are not accepted. Tender validity is 6 months. These are current official submission mechanics; the procurement documents remain authoritative for response forms and eligibility.

Value explanation

The displayed value is EUR 59,000. An estimate is not guaranteed expenditure, supplier revenue, call-off volume or realised award value.

Amendments and status history

The public workspace should be checked for later clarifications, deadline changes, document replacements, cancellations, awards and other status notices before acting.

Supplier relevance

Relevant to suppliers qualified for the Sherkin Island nine-seat hybrid bus procurement under official eTenders resource 8872856. Relevance does not establish eligibility, capacity, selection or likely award for any specific supplier.

Procurement data limitations and missing details

EUR 59,000 is the official estimated value, not guaranteed expenditure, award value or supplier revenue. This procurement does not prove supplier appointment, contract award, delivery, implementation, operational use or realised outcomes. Missing facts are preserved as unknowns and are not inferred from comparable procurements, market prices or supplier assumptions.

Official sources and verification history

Primary evidence is the official procurement source at https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8872856, checked on 9 September 2026. The current official documents remain authoritative.