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A new contract for the provision and operation of the safety camera network on Irish roads has been concluded. The contract for the safety camera service, which was awarded following a public procurement competition, is with Road Safety Operations Ireland, trading as GoSafe.

Tenders were evaluated by a tender evaluation committee chaired by the Department of Justice and Equality and comprising the Office of Government Procurement, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, An Garda Síochána and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (formerly the National Roads Authority).

The duration of the new contract is 6 years, starting on the expiration of the current contract in November this year, with the option to extend the contract for an additional 12 months.

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Note for Editors

A Request for Tenders (RFT) was published on 18 December 2015 for the provision and operation of safety cameras on a managed service basis for the Garda Síochána following the conclusion of the current contract in November 2016.
The new safety camera contract is an agreement between the Minister for Justice and Equality, the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána and Road Safety Operations Ireland, trading as GoSafe.

Section 81(7) of the Road Traffic Act 2010 provides for persons other than members of An Garda Síochána to make recordings which can be used as evidence of an offence under the Road Traffic Acts, when authorised to do so by means of an agreement with the Minister for Justice and Equality.

The duration of the new contract is 6 years, with the option to extend the contract for an additional 12 months.

The existing safety camera contract is due to expire in November 2016.