Official UK procurement notice
DfI Tram T-1144 Term Contract for Road Markings
Authority: DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWithin 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 lotLot #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 wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 20%
- Cost: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 20
- Cost: 80
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e4Find a Tender
- 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- Submission deadline
- 15 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
5 Dec 2024 → 8 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened5 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Submission deadline15 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until4 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published8 Aug 2025, 16:38 BST
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Nov 2024- Deadline moved to 11 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT29 Nov 2024, 08:24 GMT+6 days · was 5 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 9 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT5 Dec 2024, 08:19 GMT+29 days · was 11 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 15 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT19 Dec 2024, 15:32 GMT+6 days · was 9 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete8 Aug 2025, 16:38 BST
- Buyer details updated8 Aug 2025, 16:38 BST
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 5 Dec 2024 | 11 Dec 2024 | +6 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7) | 5 Dec 2024 | 11 Dec 2024 | +6 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 11 Dec 2024 | 9 Jan 2025 | +29 d |
| — | Contract periodII.2.7) | 11 Dec 2024 | 9 Jan 2025 | +29 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 9 Jan 2025 | 15 Jan 2025 | +6 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7) | 9 Jan 2025 | 15 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| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · RMW2 Derry and Strabane / Fermanagh and Omagh1 award | |||
| ROAD SAFETY CONTRACTS LTDSME | £3,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · RME1 Belfast1 award | |||
| SHANNON ROADMARKINGS LTDSME | £2,600,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · RMS2 Newry, Mourne and Down / Ards and North Down1 award | |||
| WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD t/a BREEDON | £2,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · RMS1 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon1 award | |||
| BRIDGEPOINT ROADMARKINGS LTDSME | £2,280,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · RMN2 Mid and East Antrim / Antrim and Newtownabbey1 award | |||
| Northern Road Markings LtdSME | £2,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · RME2 Lisburn and Castlereagh1 award | |||
| SHANNON ROADMARKINGS LTDSME | £1,920,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 7 · RMW1 Mid Ulster Cookstown, Dungannon, Magherafelt1 award | |||
| ROAD SAFETY CONTRACTS LTDSME | £1,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 8 · RMN1 Causeway Coast and Glens1 award | |||
| Northern Road Markings LtdSME | £1,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
RMS1 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon · BRIDGEPOINT ROADMARKINGS LTDSME
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2025
- Value
- £2,280,000
- Status
- active
RMW2 Derry and Strabane / Fermanagh and Omagh · ROAD SAFETY CONTRACTS LTDSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Status
- active
RME1 Belfast · SHANNON ROADMARKINGS LTDSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £2,600,000
- Status
- active
RMS2 Newry, Mourne and Down / Ards and North Down · WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD t/a BREEDON
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £2,500,000
- Status
- active
RMN2 Mid and East Antrim / Antrim and Newtownabbey · Northern Road Markings LtdSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £2,200,000
- Status
- active
RME2 Lisburn and Castlereagh · SHANNON ROADMARKINGS LTDSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,920,000
- Status
- active
RMW1 Mid Ulster (Cookstown, Dungannon, Magherafelt) · ROAD SAFETY CONTRACTS LTDSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,700,000
- Status
- active
RMN1 Causeway Coast and Glens · Northern Road Markings LtdSME
- Signed
- 27 Jun 2025
- Value
- £1,700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · RMW2 Derry and Strabane / Fermanagh and Omagh | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · RME1 Belfast | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · RMS2 Newry, Mourne and Down / Ards and North Down | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · RMS1 Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · RMN2 Mid and East Antrim / Antrim and Newtownabbey | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 6 · RME2 Lisburn and Castlereagh | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 7 · RMW1 Mid Ulster Cookstown, Dungannon, Magherafelt | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 8 · RMN1 Causeway Coast and Glens | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for InfrastructureContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
- The High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- BRIDGEPOINT ROADMARKINGS LTDAwarded supplier
- Northern Road Markings LtdAwarded supplier
- Northern Road Markings LtdAwarded supplier
- ROAD SAFETY CONTRACTS LTDAwarded supplier
- SHANNON ROADMARKINGS LTDAwarded supplier
- WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD t/a BREEDONAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria