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Published 9 Aug 2023, 13:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfI TRAM T-1116 Term Contract for Maintenance and Improvement to Structures

Official notice

Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)

3 lotsWorksOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£21,500,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 13 Sept 2023awarded 13 Mar 2024
Awarded to Fox Building Engineering Ltd, FP McCann Ltd3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Term Contract for Maintenance and Improvement to Structures - Within each Contract Area, the works to be undertaken under this Contract may include, but not be limited to, the following principal work activities which are provided by way of example:

  • TTM on a live trafficked public road network
  • Full or Partial Demolition of Structures
  • Road restraint systems installation and/or repair
  • Earthworks
  • Culvert upgrades/maintenance including lining and invert repair works
  • General bridge/structures maintenance
  • Working in water
  • Scour protection and maintenance works
  • Brickwork, Blockwork and Stonework
  • Structural concrete construction and/or repairs
  • Installation of precast beams or box culverts
  • Structural steelwork including repairs
  • All works on or in the vicinity of the Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) network requiring £100,000,000 public liability insurance, up to a maximum cumulative contract value of £1,000,000 will be delivered through STN2 contract. Further ancillary works may be asked of the successful Economic Operator. THE PROCUREMENT is for the award in 3 CONTRACT AREAS -: STS2 Newry, Mourne and Down / Ards and North Down, STN2 Mid and East Antrim / Antrim and Newtownabbey (inclusive of relevant* NIR work across NI) *All works on or in the vicinity of the Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) network requiring £100,000,000 public liability insurance, up to a maximum cumulative contract value of £1,000,000 per annum, STW2 Derry and Strabane.
  • Recurrence: Term Contracts have varying renewal dates

CPV: Construction work · Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork · Engineering works and construction works · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£21,500,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1STS2 Newry, Mourne and Down / Ards and North DownAwardedRenewalPublished value£8,500,000
Extensions: The initial contract term for each contract area shall be 2 years the contracting authority at its sole discretion, may extend a contract any number of occasions and for such periods up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract. · Term Contracts have varying renewal datesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2STN2 Mid and East Antrim / Antrim and Newtownabbey inclusive of relevant NIR work across NIAwardedRenewalPublished value£8,000,000
Extensions: The initial contract term for each contract area shall be 2 years the contracting authority at its sole discretion, may extend a contract any number of occasions and for such periods up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract. · Term Contracts have varying renewal datesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3STW2 Derry and StrabaneAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
Extensions: The initial contract term for each contract area shall be 2 years the contracting authority at its sole discretion, may extend a contract any number of occasions and for such periods up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract. · Term Contracts have varying renewal datesVariant 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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • 20: 20%
  • 80: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • 20
  • 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
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 · Term Contracts have varying renewal dates
First published
9 Aug 2023, 13:00 BST
Last source update
21 Mar 2024, 17:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Sept 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009272
Classification (CPV)
Construction workConstruction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatworkEngineering works and construction worksWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ee43 Find a Tender

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
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
13 Sept 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Sept 2023, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Sept 2023 → 21 Mar 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Sept 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Sept 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    11 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    21 Mar 2024, 17:31 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Mar 2024, 17:31 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateII.2.2)13 Sept 202321 Sept 2023+8 d
—Contract periodII.2.7)13 Sept 202321 Sept 2023+8 d

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate has changed to 21/9/2023 @ 3pm

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £21,500,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 104 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 13 Mar 2024

Contracts

  • STS2 Newry, Mourne and Down / Ards and North Down · Fox Building Engineering Ltd

    Signed
    13 Mar 2024
    Value
    £8,500,000
    Status
    active
  • STN2 Mid and East Antrim / Antrim and Newtownabbey (inclusive of relevant* NIR work across NI) · FP McCann Ltd

    Signed
    13 Mar 2024
    Value
    £8,000,000
    Status
    active
  • STW2 Derry and Strabane · FP McCann Ltd

    Signed
    13 Mar 2024
    Value
    £5,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · STS2 Newry, Mourne and Down / Ards and North Down3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——
2 · STN2 Mid and East Antrim / Antrim and Newtownabbey inclusive of relevant NIR work across NI3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad1——
3 · STW2 Derry and Strabane4bids · 4 electronic · 4 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

  • The High CourtReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • FP McCann LtdAwarded supplier Knockloughrim Quarry, 3 Drumard Road, MAGHERAFELT, UK, BT45 8QAContact email
  • Fox Building Engineering LtdAwarded supplier 250 Drumnakilly Road, OMAGH, UK, BT79 9PUContact email

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