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Free-Flow Charging Package C: Non-UK Enforcement Services
Descriptions
National Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major (trunk) roads in England. National Highways’ road network totals around 4 300 miles and is commonly known as the strategic road network., The Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing is a critical part of the strategic road network in the South East of England. It spans the River Thames between Dartford and Thurrock, approximately 16 miles east of central London, and forms a trunk road link (the A282 Trunk Road) that connects the M25 London Orbital motorway either side of the Thames to create a complete strategic road network around London., National Highways is procuring (as a procurement agent on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, as described in the National Highways framework document Annex C paragraph 2) a second generation free-flow charging service solution for the existing Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing road user charging scheme. A road user charge has been collected at this crossing since 2003 to manage the high demand for its use., National Highways’ second generation free-flow charging service solution will be contracted through 3 main packages, each under a separate contract notice. This contract notice is for Non-UK Enforcement Services (Package C) as part of the overall free-flow charging service solution. , The other proposed elements of the free-flow charging solution are Road User Charging Services (Package A) and UK Enforcement Services (Package B). Package A and B were subject to separate contract notices and separate procurement exercises and contracts were awarded in April 2021., The contract will cover the management of enforcement activities where the person liable resides outside of the United Kingdom, including penalty charge notice payment processing, website provision and merchant acquirer services., The Package C contract will deliver the implementation of a new solution and transition of existing data within 7 months of the contract commencement date, anticipated to be April 2022., Key elements of the service will include the provision of revenue protection services covering the enforcement lifecycle, including:, • handling penalty charge records for contravention candidates and identifying the persons liable,, • issuing and recovering penalty charge notices,, • managing and supporting the full scope of representations and appeals in the enforcement lifecycle, and, • interfacing with debt registration organisations., The service will also comprise of payment processing, in addition to financial reconciliation, banking, a payment gateway, and accounting services related to the road user charging scheme., The service will also require the provision of a customer support offering, utilising a suite of contact channels for managing communications (e.g. enquiries, complaints, Freedom of Information requests)., In addition, the service provider will be required to output management information to a new National Highways data platform (currently in development).
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CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
34980000 - Transport tickets
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79941000 - Toll-collection services
98351110 - Parking enforcement services
79342300 - Customer services
63712311 - Bridge toll services
79940000 - Collection agency services
63712210 - Highway toll services
63712321 - Tunnel toll services
Keywords
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toll plaza operation
motorway toll collection
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IT consulting
software development
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network support
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user charge collection
street parking control
wheel-clamping operations
unpaid ticket issuance
municipal parking ordinance enforcement
meter violation patrols
zone restriction monitoring
parking citation management
tow-away coordination
curbside regulation checks
enforcement signage compliance
Tender Lot Details
2 Tender Lots
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Possible Competitors
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