Official UK procurement notice
DOF 5627129 Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement For Civil Engineering Minor Works 2025
Authority: Construction and Procurement Delivery CPD, Department of Finance, Northern Ireland
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority wishes to appoint four Economic Operators (EOs), including two Reserve EOs, to enter into a Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement for Civil Engineering Minor Works 2025, for the provision of civil engineering minor works contracts, with each contract awarded not normally exceeding £750k, for Public Sector bodies in Northern Ireland. The Framework Agreement will be let in four Lots, including two Reserve Lots, covering two geographical areas of Northern Ireland known as the Northern Area (Lot 1 and Lot 3 (Reserve for Lot 1) )and the Southern Area (Lot 2 and Lot 4 (Reserve for Lot 2)). The geographical area of each Lot is defined in the Procurement documents.
CPV: Construction work for highways, roads · Engineering works and construction works · Highway maintenance work · Road-maintenance works · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 17 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (4.3 per place) · 4 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · win at most 1 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £24,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Northern AreaCancelledRenewalceiling above
Lot #2Southern AreaCancelledRenewalceiling above
Lot #3Reserve for Northern AreaCancelledRenewalceiling above
Lot #4Reserve for Southern AreaCancelledRenewalceiling above
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Northern Area | 40% | 60% | |
| 2 · Southern Area | 40% | 60% | |
| 3 · Reserve for Northern Area | 40% | 60% | |
| 4 · Reserve for Southern Area | 40% | 60% |
- Suitability
In order for an Economic Operator to be eligible to participate in this competition they must hold.. licenses,. accreditation or certificates for specific categories and sectors as set out in the PQQP documents.
- Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.
- “DOF 5627129 Pan Government Collaborative Framework Agreement For Civil…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 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
- Restricted 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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Nov 2024, 12:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080698- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b3adFind a Tender
- Performance terms
The Economic Operators’ performance on this Framework Agreement will be regularly. monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority will use the Protocol for Managing Poor. Supplier Performance contained in Annex K of the Construction Procurement Toolkit . www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ ↗. publications/dfp/Construction%20Toolkit%20%28pdf%20version%2030%20Sept%2022%20%281%29.PDF%29.PDF and also please refer to the procurement documents.
- Review procedure
This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and. provides for Economic Operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of. the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point. information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide 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. Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be. started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the Economic Operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting. the proceedings had arisen. (A court may extend the time limit to 3 months, where the court considers that there is a good reason for. doing so).
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right (a) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced. by publication of this Contract Notice; (b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering. competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates participating in this. competition. Contracts awarded as a result of this procurement process shall be considered as a contract made in Northern Ireland. and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Northern Ireland Courts. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award. any contracts as a result of this competition. The process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to the. Contracting Authority. While it intends to do so, the Contracting Authority does not bind itself or others to enter into any contract arising. out of the procedures envisaged by this Contract Notice. No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of the notice or procedures. envisaged by it. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to vary its requirements and the procedures relating to the conduct of the. award process. The Contracting Authority shall disqualify any Economic Operator which is ineligible under Regulation 57 of the Public. Contracts Regulations (PCR) (subject to any overriding public interest requirement) and reserves the right to disqualify any organisation. which:. (a) Provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect; . (b) Does not supply the information. within the timescale required by this notice or by the Invitation to Tender Documentation or as otherwise required during the process.. Instructions on how to submit a tender; - Suppliers must be registered on the Contracting Authorities e-procurement portal, eTendersNI. available on the following link: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do. All suppliers should follow the instructions on how to submit a. tender within the PQQP documents held within the documents area for this procurement on the eTendersNI portal..
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5627129 ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 12 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Dec 2024 → 25 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until320 days ago5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published58 days ago25 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Nov 2024- Deadline moved to 12 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT29 Nov 2024, 09:38 GMT+7 days · was 5 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete25 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2) | 5 Dec 2024 | 12 Dec 2024 | +7 d |
Change of tender receipt date from 5th Dec to 12th Dec.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 – Northern Area
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2026
- Value
- £15,694,525
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – Southern Area
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2026
- Value
- £18,979,753
- Status
- active
Lot 3 – Reserve for Northern Area
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2026
- Value
- £22,296,426
- Status
- active
Lot 4 – Reserve for Southern Area
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2026
- Value
- £25,768,887
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Northern Area | 17bids · 17 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Southern Area | 17bids · 17 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Reserve for Northern Area | 17bids · 17 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · Reserve for Southern Area | 17bids · 17 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of Finance, Construction and Procurement Delivery, Procurement Operations BranchReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- ADMAN CIVIL PROJECTS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BSG CIVIL ENGINEERING LTDFramework contractor
- LOWRY BUILDING CIVIL ENGINEERING LTDFramework contractor
- WHITEMOUNTAIN QUARRIES LTD t/a BREEDONFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria