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Published 28 Oct 2024, 14:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DfI Tram T-1144 Term Contract for Road Markings

Official notice

Authority: DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

8 lotsWorksOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots per supplier
Published estimate£17,900,000total for 8 lots
Submissions closed 15 Jan 2025awarded 4 Jul 2025
Awarded to ROAD SAFETY CONTRACTS LTD +4 more8 awards

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

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: A Delivery of Temporary Traffic management as part of associated civils works on live traffic Public Roads B Removal of road markings C Laying of road markings using mechanical means D Laying of road markings by hand E Removal of road studs F Installation of road studs

  • Recurrence: Term Contracts have varying renewal dates

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

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value (£17,900,000 together) · win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1RMW2 Derry and Strabane / Fermanagh and OmaghAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
Lot #2RME1 BelfastAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,600,000
Lot #3RMS2 Newry, Mourne and Down / Ards and North DownAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,500,000
Lot #4RMS1 Armagh, Banbridge and CraigavonAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,280,000
Lot #5RMN2 Mid and East Antrim / Antrim and NewtownabbeyAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,200,000
Lot #6RME2 Lisburn and CastlereaghAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,920,000
Lot #7RMW1 Mid Ulster Cookstown, Dungannon, MagherafeltAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,700,000
Lot #8RMN1 Causeway Coast and GlensAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,700,000

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 8 lots
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20%
  • Cost: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 20
  • Cost: 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
28 Oct 2024, 14:56 GMT
Last source update
8 Aug 2025, 16:38 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Dec 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047422
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatworkWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e4 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. As part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority and their CoPE will use the. Protocol. for Managing Poor Supplier Performance contained in Procurement Guidance Note PGN 01/12 — Contract management. principles. and procedures: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/procurement-guidance-. note-0112-contract-management. principles and. procedures. 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. A list of these. bodies subject to. Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy can be viewed at:. https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/listpublic-bodieswhich-. ni-public. procurement-policy- applies.

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
15 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Dec 2024 → 8 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    5 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    4 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 16:38 BST

Notice history

5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Nov 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 11 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
    29 Nov 2024, 08:24 GMT
    +6 days · was 5 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Deadline moved to 9 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
    5 Dec 2024, 08:19 GMT
    +29 days · was 11 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Deadline moved to 15 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
    19 Dec 2024, 15:32 GMT
    +6 days · was 9 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    8 Aug 2025, 16:38 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    8 Aug 2025, 16:38 BST
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2)5 Dec 202411 Dec 2024+6 d
—Bid openingIV.2.7)5 Dec 202411 Dec 2024+6 d
—DeadlineIV.2.2)11 Dec 20249 Jan 2025+29 d
—Contract periodII.2.7)11 Dec 20249 Jan 2025+29 d
—DeadlineIV.2.2)9 Jan 202515 Jan 2025+6 d
—Bid openingIV.2.7)9 Jan 202515 Jan 2025+6 d

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate has changed to 11 December 2024 @ 15:00

The TP Receipt Deadline is now 3pm on Thursday 9th January 2025.

return date has changed

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2024-11: 1 release · 29 Nov 2024
  • 2024-10: 1 release · 28 Oct 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 8
Awarded value £17,900,0008 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2416 from SMEs
Contracts signed 8latest 4 Jul 2025

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · RMW2 Derry and Strabane / Fermanagh and Omagh4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——
2 · RME1 Belfast2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——
3 · RMS2 Newry, Mourne and Down / Ards and North Down3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——
4 · RMS1 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——
5 · RMN2 Mid and East Antrim / Antrim and Newtownabbey3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——
6 · RME2 Lisburn and Castlereagh2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——
7 · RMW1 Mid Ulster Cookstown, Dungannon, Magherafelt4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——
8 · RMN1 Causeway Coast and Glens3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management TRAM

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 2JAContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body Belfast
  • The High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 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