Vehicle Inspection Systems (PIN)

PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE

Vehicle Inspection System

The Department of Infrastructure ("the Department") wishes to explore the market, to identify interest from experienced suppliers to provide a bespoke vehicle inspection software system for the Vehicle Test Centre, Highway Services Division.

The Department is looking for a system which can schedule booking slots for a range of vehicle types in alignment with the inspection equipment availability, record specific tests for different vehicle types and record pass/fail results, generate pass/fail notices for different vehicle types, interlink with other databases to update results, allow for an online booking function.

The existing system is end of life and is no longer supported by the current supplier. As the Vehicle Test Centre is relocating to a new site with more modern testing equipment and will have the capacity to undertake new testing methods a new software system is required to support this.

The supplier must have suitable and demonstrable experience in providing vehicle inspection software but also to be able to adapt it to Isle of Man legislative differences in testing requirements.

Examples of key legislative differences in the Isle of Man are:

• When testing tyre tread depths on Cat 4 vehicles (cars), the Isle of Man requires that the grooves of any tread, other than the 1.6mm across the central ¾'s, has to be clearly visible i.e. outer shoulders.
• When testing driver's visibility, the Isle of ... issue invitations to responders to the Notice.

Please be aware that neither the Department, Procurement Services nor any other part of Isle of Man Government, or any other organization assisting the Government with the procurement process, will accept any liability or any charges for expenses or losses incurred by any interested party as a result of responding to this enquiry.

In order to participate in this competitive exercise, your organization must be registered on the Isle of Man Government's Procurement Portal. If you have not previously registered, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/iomg/aspx/Home and select 'Register' from the menu on the left side of the Home Page.

Once you have registered your organization you should select this tender from the list of 'Current Tenders' and 'View Details' then click 'Express Interest' at the bottom of the page. Once you have clicked on 'Express Interest' a 'Form of Acknowledgement' tab will appear. This tab will provide a copy of the 'Appeals Procedure' to be downloaded. In order to progress to the next stage of the process you will need to 'Opt-In', complete the 'Form of Acknowledgment' questionnaire, upload your PIN Response document and click 'Submit Return' before the deadline as detailed below.

Should you have any difficulty in using the website or registering your interest in this way, please contact procurement@gov.im.

Expressions of interest must be submitted through the above Portal by 2nd August 2021.