Official UK procurement notice
T-1134 DfI Water and Departmental Delivery Engineering Services Consultancy Partner
Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of civil engineering consultancy and related specialist services across Northern Ireland. They will assist in the delivery of the following projects or programmes of work: improvements to watercourses, including culverts and open channels; flood defences; sea defences; control structures; reservoirs; and alternative flood risk management schemes.
CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Construction management services · Construction project management services · Construction supervision services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Environmental management · Geotechnical engineering services · Health and safety consultancy services · Site-investigation services · Structural engineering consultancy services · Technical inspection and testing services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value (£83,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 1 of themLot #1Eastern Division and Western DivisionAwardedRenewalPublished value£48,000,000
Lot #2Northern Division and Southern DivisionRenewalPublished value£35,000,000
The Contracting Authority is seeking to form and develop a mutually beneficial Professional Services Contract with external Consultants to assist the Contracting Authority in the delivery of Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) programmes. The successful economic operator will be required to provide a wide spectrum of civil engineering consultancy services and associated specialist services. Services required may relate to the following: Minor Highway Improvements, Transportation, Highway Structures, Major/Large Minor Works, Active Travel and the provision of Professional and Technical staff to assist DfI Tram in-house deliver teams. In accordance with Regulation 46 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR), the Contracting Authority has defined two Contract Areas (Lots) for this procurement. The Contract Areas will be defined by existing DfI TRAM geographical divisional boundaries as follows:
- Contract 1 – East and West Engineering Services Consultancy Partner, covering existing Eastern and Western Divisions in Northern Ireland; and
- Contract 2 – North and South Engineering Services Consultancy Partner, covering existing Northern and Southern Divisions in Northern Ireland.
Lot #3Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) North/South Engineering Services Consultancy PartnerPlannedLot estimate not published
To provide civil engineering consultancy and specialist services in the delivery of Transport and Road Asset Management programmes in the North and South Divisional areas.
Work packages could relate to one or more of the following topics:-
Minor Highway Improvements;
Transportation;
Highway Structures;
Active Travel;
Major / Large Minor Works;
Staff Substitution.
Commissions will be generally be for projects with a construction value up to £5m.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 28 Jun 2023, 12:43 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2024, 15:09 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017306- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dd27Find a Tender
- Review procedure
DfI will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises. (SMEs). The evaluation of submissions (PQQPs or TPs) will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis stated in II.2.5). All documents will only be available on line through the eTendersNI portal: (1)If your company is not already registered on eTendersNI you may do so through the eTendersNI portal https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/. home.do — Select the “Register as a Supplier” link and follow the on screen instructions. 2) Expression of Interest and access to tender documentation- You may “Express an Interest” in a project and access the tender documentation via the projects CfT Menu. If you require assistance or help to navigate the site please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendersNI help desk. The documents may be downloaded up to the closing date and time for the submission. Submissions must be completed and returned to the Contracting Authority using the online eTendersNI portal, to arrive not later than the time and date as stated in IV.2.2). The Contracting Authority is utilising an electronic tendering system to manage this procurement and to communicate with Economic Operators. Accordingly, it is intended that all communications with the Contracting Authority, including the accessing and submission of tender responses, will be conducted via eTendersNI. Poor Performance, as part of its contract management procedures: the Contracting Authority and their CoPE will use the Protocol for Managing Poor Supplier Performance contained in the Procurement documentation. The protocol sets out a series of five escalating stages to enable Contracting Authorities and their CoPEs to manage poor performance by suppliers. At Stage 4, as an alternative to terminating the contract, senior management in the Contracting Authority/CoPE can issue a Notice of Written Warning. At Stage 5, as an alternative to terminating the contract, a notice of unsatisfactory performance can be issued to the Economic Operator. These notices remain current for the period of time stated in the protocol and an Economic Operator must declare, in subsequent procurement competitions, if it has received a current Notice of Written Warning or a current Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance within 3 years of the TP Submission Deadline. If an Economic Operator has received more than one current Notice of Written Warning the Contracting Authority/CoPE, at its discretion, can consider an Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurement competitions, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy, for a minimum period of 12 months. If an Economic Operator is subject to a notice of unsatisfactory performance the Contracting Authority/CoPE, at its discretion, can consider the Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurement competitions, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy, for a period of 3 years. List of public bodies to which NI public procurement policy applies Department of Finance (finance-ni.gov.uk).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
Timeline
5 Jul 2023 → 4 Jun 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected5 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until15 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published4 Jun 2024, 15:09 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jul 2023- Published value published: £30,000,0005 Jul 2023, 16:14 BST
- Status changed to active5 Jul 2023, 16:14 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Jul 2023, 16:14 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST5 Jul 2023, 16:14 BST
- Published value updated to £83,000,00010 Oct 2023, 14:58 BSTwas £30,000,000
- Deadline moved to 14 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT10 Oct 2023, 14:58 BST+89 days · was 17 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
- Status changed to complete4 Jun 2024, 15:09 BST
- Buyer details updated4 Jun 2024, 15:09 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-06: 1 release · 28 Jun 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Eastern Division and Western Division1 award | |||
| Amey OW LimitedContract | £30,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Amey OW Limited
- Signed
- 22 May 2024
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Eastern Division and Western Division | 7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- The High CourtReview body
- The High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AMEY OW Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria