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Published 26 Jun 2025, 15:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Department for Infrastructure, TRAM, Roads Operations and Maintenance Provision of LGV Drivers for Winter Service Duties 2025 to 2030

Official notice

Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regime
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£2,600,000≈ £867k / year · £3,250,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2025awarded 15 Aug 2025
Awarded to Manpower UK Limited trading as Talent Solutions
Contract term 3 yrsends 17 Aug 2028 · up to 17 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 18 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DfI Roads Operations and Maintenance Roads require a Supplier to provide additional LGV Minimum Class C drivers to work alongside DfI drivers during the winter season throughout a period of 24 weeks. The contract will require approximately 80 to 100

external LGV drivers each winter to cover various shifts in Roads depots.

CPV: Supply services of commercial or industrial workers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£2,600,000
Contract period: 18 Aug 2025 – 17 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 17 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £2,600,000 exc. VAT · £3,250,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The contract has 2 options to extend for a period of 1 yr each
79623000 Supply services of commercial or industrial workers

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: 48%Price: 40%Social value: 12%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • AC1 Proposed Methodology: 30%
  • AC2 Contract Management and Contingency Arrangements: 18%
  • AC4 Cost: 40%
  • AC3 Social Value: 12%
Published award criteria (4)
  • AC1 Proposed Methodology: As per tender documents
  • AC2 Contract Management and Contingency Arrangements: As per tender documents
  • AC3 Social Value: As per tender documents
  • AC4 Cost: As per tender documents
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Jun 2025, 15:32 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2025, 08:40 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 Aug 2025
Authority reference
ID5958651
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035485
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Supply services of commercial or industrial workers
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05545f Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

For further details on invoicing procedures please see :

www.financeni.gov.uk/articles/account-ni-… ↗.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

26 Jun 2025 → 8 Sept 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 15:32 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    22 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts
    18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends
    28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 08:40 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 15:32 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Aug 2025, 12:21 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    8 Sept 2025, 08:40 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,600,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Manpower UK Limited trading as Talent SolutionsID 5958651 - Department for Infrastructure, TRAM, Roads Operations and Maintenance Provision of LGV Drivers for Winter Service Duties 2025 to 203029 Aug 2025 – 28 Aug 2028 · up to 27 Aug 2030Extensions: The contract has 2 options to extend for a period of 1 year each£2,600,00015 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • ID 5958651 - Department for Infrastructure, TRAM, Roads Operations and Maintenance Provision of LGV Drivers for Winter Service Duties 2025 to 2030 · Manpower UK Limited trading as Talent Solutions

    Signed
    29 Aug 2025
    Value
    £2,600,000
    Period
    1 Sept 2025 – 29 Aug 2028 · up to 29 Aug 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 Optional extensions of 1yr each

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Department for Infrastructure

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYGQ-2313-DQRY Clarence Court 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8GEContact email

Other public bodies

  • CPDBeneficiary authority
  • CPD Supplies and Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Deliver Supplies and Services Division is a Centre of Procurement expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern IrelandGB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Manpower UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03841918GB-PPON: PNXB-4819-NCBD Capital Court, Uxbridge, London, UB8 1ABContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender