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Published 17 Jan 2022, 16:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) Detailed Vehicle Condition Inspections Ref: P-2025

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£220,000exc. VAT2.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Feb 2022awarded 18 May 2022
Awarded to SNC-Lavalin Rail Transit Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) require independent vehicle condition inspections and reports for Passenger Carrying Traction and Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Plant. Every Northern Ireland Railways passenger carrying traction and rolling stock vehicle and self-propelled on track plant will receive a detailed vehicle condition inspection once a year, at a NI Railways Maintenance facility. Identified Railway Preservation of Ireland (RPSI) Preserved Steam Locomotives and Preserved Passenger carriages to receive a detailed vehicle condition inspection once a year at RPSI facility in Whitehead. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. No other method of submission will be accepted.Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage.

CPV: Support services for railway transport · Technical inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,200,000
Extensions: Extension of up to 24 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30%
  • Financial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 30
  • Financial: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Jan 2022, 16:55 GMT
Last source update
18 May 2022, 10:56 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Feb 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-013315
Classification (CPV)
Support services for railway transportTechnical inspection services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030bf0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
21 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Feb 2022, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Feb 2022 → 21 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Feb 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    18 May 2022, 10:56 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    21 Jun 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 May 2022, 10:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £225,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 18 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SNC-Lavalin Rail Transit LimitedContract£225,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic bodyUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Translink LtdReview body Belfast
  • Translink NIRReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.