Provision of Legal Services for Bus Licensing and Regulation

Tender description

The Authority wishes to engage a service provider to provide Legal Services to: 1. Prosecute mostly summary offences on behalf of the Authority in relation to breaches of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 or Regulation (EC) No. 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services; 2. Represent the Authority in judicial proceedings initiated against the Authority or others in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of international bus and coach services; and other areas of the Authority's similar functions as directed by the Authority; 3. Provide general legal assistance in the area of public bus passenger service licensing; authorising of International bus and coach services and other areas of the Authority's functions as directed by the Authority; and 4. Carry out such other duties in relation to legal services as may be assigned from time to time by the Authority during the period of the contract including debt/property recovery and the licensing and enforcement of future categories of public bus passenger services and international bus and coach services.