Contract for the supply of vehicle maintenance services to Fingal County Council for a period of 2 years, with the option to extend by three periods of 1 year, subject to a maximum duration of 5 years

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Fingal County Council invites expressions of interest in relation to a contract for vehicle maintenance services under the restricted procedure as summarised below. The contractor providing the service will establish their maintenance service such that they can meet or exceed the following service levels in respect of all three of Fingal County Council's main operational depots which are located at Watery Lane, Swords; Coolmine Industrial Estate, Dublin 15 and Ballycoolin Business Park, Dublin 15:Service Element Performance Required:A Service: Turnaround Time from Receipt of Vehicle — 1 Day.B Service: Turnaround Time from Receipt of Vehicle — 1 Day.Vehicle Inspection at Contractor's Facilities Turnaround Time from Receipt of Vehicle — 4 Hours.Running Repairs Turnaround Time from Receipt of Vehicle — 1 Hour.Vehicle Recovery Turnaround Time from time of notification — 2 Hours.To maximise fleet operational efficiency, Fingal County Council requires their drivers to perform daily checks on the vehicle and drive it to the designated contractor's repair facility for immediate running repairs. It is vital that tenderers offer a complete and cost effective solution to satisfy Fingal County Council's particular operational environment whilst meeting the required service levels as set out in the technical specification and exceeding them where possible.A number of Fingal County Council owned fleet vehicles will be allocated to the designated contractors to cover ‘off-road ’vehicles.The Fingal County Council fleet is approximately 230 vehicles.It is anticipated that two separate service providers will be appointed, to be described as the Primary and Secondary Suppliers. The Secondary Supplier, chosen especially to ensure security of supply will be awarded some 40 % of the business, with the majority 60 % going to the Primary Supplier.2 000 0002 500 000

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