Provision of Compliance Support Services

Quantity or scope

In carrying out its functions in relation to small public service vehicles, the Authority has a Compliance Team, comprising of a number of Compliance Officers plus administrative and managerial support.To augment the resources of the existing Compliance Section, the Authority proposes to engage a Supplier to provide the following resources:— persons to carry out compliance and enforcement functions as required by the Authority; and— a person or persons to support the Authority's administration of the compliance function.For the purposes of the evaluation of this tender competition only, Tenderers may assume a team of up to 13 Authorised Persons will be appointed, together with the managerial and administrative support considered necessary by the Tenderer.

Additional information

The contracting authority reserves the right to terminate the process at any time or to change the basis of, or the procedures for, the competition. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. Tenderers shall state if any information supplied by them in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in response to a request for information under the aforementioned Acts. Tenderers must state why they consider the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The contracting authority will comply with any obligation to consult with any tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received.

The contracting authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any tenderer in connection with the competition (including costs of tendering and/or attending at interview, if required).

Tenders may be accepted in whole or in part. The acceptance of any tender will be subject to certain pre-conditions, including the requirement to provide tax clearance documentation and evidence that required insurances are in place.

The contracting authority reserve the right, in accordance with Regulation 32(5)(f) of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities‘ Contracts) Regulations 2006, to award new services to the successful tenderer in this competition.