Irish Transport Minister Noel Dempsey has approved arrangements for the holding of a tender process relating to the management of facilities at Dublin airport's second terminal.

Mr Dempsey said: "I arranged for a team of consultants - Goodbody Corporate Finance, Matheson Ormsby Prentice and Mott MacDonald - to advise me on the design and organisation of a tender process for the 2nd terminal at Dublin airport.

"Following consideration of the consultants report to me I have approved their recommended approach to the competition process."

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The tender process will cover a range of services, including cleaning, maintenance and certain security screening processes.

Under the proposed approach to the selection process the Dublin Airport Authority will be required to prepare and submit a benchmark price to the consultants who will run the process.

Bids will be sought from third parties and the consultants will evaluate these bids and compare them to the Dublin Airport Authority benchmark.

The Minister added: "I believe this tender process will encourage more efficient operations at the new terminal and it represents a balanced approach based on an in-depth analysis by the consultants of the potential scope of services to be included in the tender.

"The consultants will now move ahead with organising the competition process in line with the schedule for the opening of the second terminal at Dublin Airport in 2010," he added.

(PR/JM)