Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 January 2014
32. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way his departmental contracts for taxi companies for the purposes of taxis for the use of departmental staff are decided and allocated; if there is a public tender process for taxi companies wishing to apply for these contracts; the process for allocating the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4645/14]
View answerIt is my Department’s policy that taxis should only be used by staff where public transport is unavailable or not feasible for business reasons.
My Department ran an open tender process for the provision of taxi services at its Dublin headquarters in January 2011, which was advertised via the Government’s e-procurement portal www.etenders.gov.ie and in the Official Journal of the European Union. The contract was awarded on the basis of most economically advantageous tender having regard to the following criteria:
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Quality of Service Proposal, which is comprised of: |
60% |
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Capacity of the tenderer to deliver a quality service having regard to the Department’s requirements; |
40% |
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Complaints procedures and references |
10% |
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Quality Assurance |
5% |
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Environmental Policy |
5% |
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Overall Cost |
40% |
The contract was awarded to National Radio Cabs in June 2011 with an initial term of one year, renewable annually to a maximum of four years, subject always to satisfactory performance. It has been renewed twice (in 2012 and 2013) and there is one more option for renewal remaining for consideration in 2014.
