GoSafe will continue to operate road safety cameras

Road Safety Operations Ireland, trading as GoSafe, will start a new six-year contract starting on the expiration of the current contract in November, with the option to extend it for an additional 12 months.

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

A Request for Tenders (RFT) was published in 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.

Section 81(7) of the Road Traffic Act 2010 provides for persons other than gardaí 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.