DfI - Provision of Parking Enforcement Services

The service provider will be responsible for the management of the following: • On Street parking enforcement in three charged zones in Belfast, Newry and Lisburn. • On street enforcement of parking restrictions in 26 cities and towns across Northern Ireland that are non-charged zones. • On Street enforcement of one residents parking zone in Belfast. • Parking enforcement in 3 charged Park and Ride car parks near Belfast. • Bus lane and urban clearway enforcement using fixed and mobile CCTV in Belfast. • A Lift and Tow service for vehicles parked in a bus lane or urban clearway during a period of restriction. • Cash collection from P and D machines in charged zones – currently there are approximately 300 machines in place. • Provision of rationalised digitised P and D machines to replace the 300 currently on site. • P and D machine maintenance. • A cashless parking service as an alternative to paying by cash and displaying a ticket from an On-Street or Park and Ride car park Pay and Display (P and D) machine. • A clamp and removal service for PCN debt. • A pound facility to store vehicles removed to recover debt or for causing an obstruction on a bus lane or urban clearway. • A disposal service by either auction or crushing for vehicles held in the pound for more than 30 days that remain unrecovered by their owner. • Provision of a dedicated centralised customer service to facilitate enquiries from the public on matters such as P and D machine faults, season ticket management and removal of clamps etc. The current service deploys approximately 160 traffic attendants. It is hoped to reduce that figure to around 100 traffic attendants with the introduction of digitised enforcement. Approximately 120-160,000 Penalty Charge Notices have been issued annually through the current contract. Additional information: The initial contract period is four 4 years, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 36 months and a final period of up to 36 months.