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Published 13 Mar 2023, 11:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DfI TRAM T-1123 Interim Term Contract for Asphalt Resurfacing – Phase 4

Official notice

Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)

5 lotsWorksOpen procedureSME suitableMax 5 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Published estimate£76,800,000total for 5 lots
Submissions closed 4 May 2023awarded 5 Jul 2023
Awarded to John McQuillan Contracts Ltd +2 more5 awards

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Interim Term Contracts for Asphalt Resurfacing - Phase 4 will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt, asphalt concrete and thin surfacing by mechanical means, laying various types of asphalt, asphalt concrete and thin surfacing by hand, reshaping of carriageways, adjustment of street furniture to new levels, adjustment/provision of kerblines, adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems, traffic management, road marking/studs, other associated ancillary works in the following contract areas: IAE3 - Lisburn and Castlereagh; IAN5 - Moyle; IAN6 - Antrim; IAN7 - Newtownabbey; IAN8 - Ballymoney.

  • Recurrence: The initial term of each contract shall be 1 year. At the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority, a contract extension may be made on any number of occasions up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract.

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 (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value (£76,800,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 5 and win at most 2 of them
Lot #1IAE3 - Lisburn and CastlereaghAwardedRenewalPublished value£34,000,000
Extensions: The initial term of each contract shall be 1 year. At the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority, a contract extension may be made on any number of occasions up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract. · Term Contracts have varying renewal datesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2IAN6 - AntrimAwardedRenewalPublished value£16,800,000
Extensions: The initial term of each contract shall be 1 year. At the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority, a contract extension may be made on any number of occasions up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract. · Term Contracts have varying renewal datesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3IAN8 - BallymoneyAwardedRenewalPublished value£11,600,000
Extensions: The initial term of each contract shall be 1 year. At the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority, a contract extension may be made on any number of occasions up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract. · Term Contracts have varying renewal datesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4IAN7 - NewtownabbeyAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,200,000
Extensions: The initial term of each contract shall be 1 year. At the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority, a contract extension may be made on any number of occasions up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract. · Term Contracts have varying renewal datesVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5IAN5 - MoyleAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,200,000
Extensions: The initial term of each contract shall be 1 year. At the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority, a contract extension may be made on any number of occasions up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract. · Term Contracts have varying renewal datesVariant bids: not allowed

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 · The initial term of each contract shall be 1 year. At the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority, a contract extension may

be made on any number of occasions up to the stated maximum contract duration as stated in the Conditions of Contract.

First published
13 Mar 2023, 11:28 GMT
Last source update
31 Jul 2023, 15:59 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Apr 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022217
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-03b22c Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
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-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
4 May 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Apr 2023 → 17 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    19 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 May 2023, 15:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 Jul 2023, 15:59 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    17 Aug 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Apr 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 4 May 2023, 15:00 BST
    6 Apr 2023, 14:51 BST
    +15 days · was 19 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2023, 15:59 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2)19 Apr 20234 May 2023+15 d
—Bid openingIV.2.7)19 Apr 20234 May 2023+15 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Awarded value £76,800,0005 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 266 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 5 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · IAE3 - Lisburn and Castlereagh1 award
John McQuillan Contracts LtdSME£34,000,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · IAN6 - Antrim1 award
FP McCann Ltd£16,800,000 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · IAN8 - Ballymoney1 award
FP McCann Ltd£11,600,000 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · IAN7 - Newtownabbey1 award
John McQuillan Contracts LtdSME£7,200,000 †—Awarded
Lot 5 · IAN5 - Moyle1 award
PATRICK KEENANSME£7,200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · IAE3 - Lisburn and Castlereagh6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad2——
2 · IAN6 - Antrim5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad1——
3 · IAN8 - Ballymoney5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad1——
4 · IAN7 - Newtownabbey5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad1——
5 · IAN5 - Moyle5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad1——

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

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • FP McCannAwarded supplier Knockloughrim Quarry, 3 Drumard Road, MAGHERAFELT, UK, BT45 8QAContact email
  • JOHN MCQUILLAN CONTRACTS LTDAwarded supplier 11 Ballinderry Road, LISBURN, UK, BT28 2SAContact email
  • PATRICK KEENANAwarded supplier 35 ROCKTOWN ROAD, MAGHERAFELT, UK, BT45 8QEContact 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