Tenders Are Invited For Car Park Management Services – Call For Expressions Of Interest - Contract For The Provision Of Car Parking Facilities

Car Park Management Services – Call For Expressions Of Interest - Contract For The Provision Of Car Parking Facilities. The Contracting Authority Intends To Appoint A Suitably-Qualified And Experienced Economic Operator To Provide It With Access To Offsite Car-Parking Facilities. The Successful Economic Operator Will Be Remunerated For The Provision Of The Facilities In Question By Way Of Recurring Payments Under A Service Contract. The Contracting Authority Requires Access To Approximately 500 Car-Parking Spaces Within A Radius Of Five Kilometres Of Its Main Campus. It Is A Highly Desirable Requirement That The Successful Tenderer Has The Capacity To Make An Additional 500 Car-Parking Spaces Available During The Currency Of The Contract. The Spaces May Be Located On One Site, Or Across Multiple Sites. In The Event That The Spaces Are Located Across Multiple Sites, The Contracting Authority Has A Distinct Preference For Sites That Are Distributed And Located In A Manner That Will Enable The Efficient Transfer Of Staff Between The Sites And The Contracting Authority’S Campus. The Successful Tenderer Will Assume Responsibility For Any Design And Construction Activities Necessary To Develop The Facilities Prior To Use By The Contracting Authority’S Staff. In This Regard, The Successful Tenderer Shall Engage Any Necessary Design And Construction Professionals, Shall Procure And Manage All Necessary Design And Construction Work And Shall Assume Responsibility For Discharging All Statutory Obligations Associated With Any Initial Development Of The Facilities. In Accordance With Article 10(A) Of Directive 2014/24/Eu, As The Subject-Matter Of This Competition Ultimately Concerns The Acquisition Of Land For Subsequent Utilisation By The Contracting Authority, This Competition Does Not Fall Under The Scope Of The Public Procurement Regulations. Nonetheless, On A Voluntary Basis, And In Order To Ensure Transparency And Contractual Certainty, The Contracting Authority Is Advertising This Opportunity Via The Irish Government’S Procurement Opportunities Portal (Www.Etenders.Gov.Ie). Additionally, The Contracting Authority Is Employing An Award Procedure Analogous To The Competitive Procedure With Negotiation (As Described By Article 29 Of Directive 2014/24/Eu) In Order To Award This Contract. Economic Operators Are Advised, However, That As This Competition Is Not Subject To The Public Procurement Regulations, The Contracting Authority Shall Be Entitled To Avail Of A Degree Of Procedural Flexibility When Conducting This Competition.