Transport Insights provides tendering advice to bus operators

Transport Insights has recently been commissioned by the Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland (CTTC) in responding to the National Transport Authority’s (NTA’s) competitive tendering proposals for the Irish bus market. Transport Insights canvassed CTTC members’ views, and reviewed the NTA approach and economic evidence base underpinning NTA’s proposals for bus markets in Dublin, and elsewhere in Ireland. We also undertook high-level operating cost analysis, comparing state and private operator costs to ascertain likely subvention savings arising from a move to competitive tendering in both bus markets.

Transport Insights’ work is summarised in a report to the National Transport Authority, on behalf of CTTC, now published at: – [Click here to view full report].