The Authority wishes to procure a single public transport services contract for the operation of certain Public Bus Services in Carlow Town.

As part of its role in delivering Public Transport Services in Ireland, the Authority have identified a Public Service Obligation for the provision of urban public bus services in Carlow Town. The Authority therefore wishes to procure a single public transport services contract for the operation of certain Public Bus Services in Carlow Town.

The key obligations of the contract shall be to:

- Operate and maintain Bus Vehicles for the duration of the Contract;

- Operate reliable and punctual public bus services on both routes as set out in the Information Memorandum;

- Provide customer care services;

- Collect, ticket and reconcile passenger fares; and

- Provide operational data to input to the Authority’s passenger information, journey planning systems and its contractual performance monitoring systems.