- Minister O’Brien has launched a tender for a new Exchequer-funded Dublin-Derry air service
- The contract must be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union
- Notices are generally published within 5 days of submission
- The successful carrier is expected to commence services no later than 28 March 2027
- The tender follows EU public contract award regulations
Minister O’Brien has launched a tender for a new Exchequer-funded Dublin-Derry air service. The Department of Transport confirmed the tender. The contract has an estimated value equal to or above EU thresholds and must be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The award will follow the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016. Under the EU eForms regime notices submitted to Tenders Electronic Daily are generally published within 5 days of submission to the Publications Office. Many notices appear within 24 to 72 hours.
The successful carrier is expected to commence services as soon as operationally feasible and no later than 28 March 2027. The tender forms part of the State’s support for the route. The Department of Transport issued the notice.
