Mr. Gerry Gannon:

There is a pre-qualification questionnaire, PQQ, which is placed with the notice on the e-tenders website. The pre-qualification questionnaire is quite exhaustive in terms of the standards it outlines with which operators have to comply. For example, safety documentation such as vehicle roadworthiness, driver licences, tax clearance certificates, registration and make of vehicle, PSV licences and road transport operator licences must be presented. In order to qualify to the panel, an evaluation process is undertaken of the PQQ applications and contractors are either successful or unsuccessful. If successful they go onto the panel for tendering.