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Published 25 May 2022, 16:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfI Roads and Rivers – Provision of National Highways Sector Scheme 12D T1, T1/T2, T4, T6, T7 and Temporary Traffic Management Basic Course Training (relevant to 12, A, B and C).

Official notice

Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£320,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Jun 2022awarded 17 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DfI Training Centre wishes to establish a Framework Agreement with up to two Lantra approved NHSS Training Providers to provide Sector Scheme 12D T1, T1/T2, T4, T6, T7 and Temporary Traffic Management Basic Course Training (relevant to 12, A, B, and C) training and assessment.

CPV: Industrial and technical training services · Specialist training services · Training services · Vocational training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers · 2 bids received (1.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£320,000
Extensions: There are options to extend the framework duration for a further 3 periods of 1 year each.Variant 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
Price: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Mandatory Requirements: Pass/Fail
  • Price: 100
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    The Department's particular requirements will be set out in the contract documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “DfI Roads and Rivers – Provision of National Highways Sector Scheme…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Open 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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
25 May 2022, 16:37 BST
Last source update
24 Aug 2022, 14:55 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
CfT 4174162
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023640
Classification (CPV)
Industrial and technical training servicesSpecialist training servicesTraining servicesVocational training services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033ff8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The Department's particular requirements will be set out in the contract documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

DfI will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award.. of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period. which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: Contract Value. The total estimated value of this framework for the full duration is approximately £319000. This is based on an estimated number of candidates to be trained over the 4 year period. Actual numbers may vary and are dependent on future needs. The total value could therefore be in the range of £3000000 to £400000. The allocation of work between the two Economic Operators is as follows:. The first ranked Economic Operator HIGHWAY SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION TRAINING will be offered the work by DfI Training Centre.. Should they confirm they are unable to undertake and complete the work within the timescale and operational. constraints set by DfI Training Centre, the second ranked Contractor, Industry Training Standards Ltd will then be offered the. work. . The total value will be split between the two EOs as above. . Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on. the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering. on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public. purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach. satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a. specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be. escalated to senior management in DfI for further action. If this occurs. and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels. within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave. professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of. Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated.. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in. the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions. being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of. bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a. period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Appointment period ends
28 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Jun 2022, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Jun 2022 → 26 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Jun 2022, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Aug 2022, 14:55 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    26 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Aug 2022, 14:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • DfI Roads and Rivers – Provision of National Highways Sector Scheme 12D T1, T1/T2, T4, T6, T7 and Temporary Traffic Management Basic Course Training (relevant to 12, A, B & C).

    Signed
    17 Aug 2022
    Value
    £400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Infrastructure

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Clarence Court Adelaide Street, Belfast, UK, BT2 8GBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body BELFAST

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria