Vehicle towing-away services

Tender description

This public procurement competition relates to the provision of the following services that will comprise of the recovery and storage of motor vehicles on the instructions of Contracting Authority. The recovery and storage service is needed on a year-round, 7 days per week, 24-hour per day basis (24/7/365) to include for example: — cars, — motorcycles, — vans, — caravan’s trailers, — tractors, — heavy goods and public service vehicles. In addition to the recovery and storage services, Contracting Authority will also require the provision of ancillary management and support services (during normal office hours), to include general administration, receiving payments for release fees and issuing receipts, releasing vehicles to the owner/driver, and arranging the disposal of vehicles deemed end of life. The Services are required for the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division. The objective for An Garda Síochána in undertaking this procurement process is to ensure the most economical, efficient and environmentally friendly towing and management framework contract is in place within the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division, for the recovery, storage, sale and disposal of vehicles, for receiving payment of fees and the management of the overall service in addition to improving the quality of service to the named Garda Division. The towing of any vehicle under proposed contract is at the request of An Garda Síochána.