The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP.
The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the award of single supplier framework contracts for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (“the Services”).
In summary, the Services comprise:
The provision of fuel, automotive products and fuel charge card services (the “Services”). The Services are to include a fuel charge card mechanism (“Fuel Charge Card”), whereby holders of the Fuel Charge Card can also purchase fuel (unleaded petrol, road diesel/derv and green diesel/agri diesel), automotive fuel products such as lubricant products and AdBlue (or equivalent) and car washing facilities. The Services will also include the management and co-ordination of the Fuel Charge Cards.