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Published 9 Jun 2023, 11:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Entity in charge of Maintenance Certification (ECM) and surveillance Activities (Northern Ireland Railways)

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 23 Jun 2023awarded 7 Nov 2023
Awarded to TUV RHEINLAND UK LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Entity in charge of Maintenance Certification (ECM) and surveillance Activities (Northern Ireland Railways) Ref: P-2085 YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE RELEVANT CALL FOR TENDER (CfT). NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.

CPV: Certification services · Public transport services by railways · Railway transport services · Support services for railway transport

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • 30: 30%
  • 70: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • 30
  • 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Jun 2023, 11:23 BST
Last source update
29 Nov 2023, 11:26 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-035166
Classification (CPV)
Certification servicesPublic transport services by railwaysRailway transport servicesSupport services for railway transport
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d4ff Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers registering their interest in participating in this exercise should note that:. 1. This. Notice is to initiate a market engagement and information gathering exercise and does not. indicate the start of a procurement exercise. It is instead intended to act as an informal. market research document providing a brief synopsis of Translinks’ future requirements. This. document is not intended to provide a definitive list of requirements.. . 2. We intend to invite. interested suppliers to discuss Entity in Charge of Maintenance Certification .. . 3. This document is not a tender. specification nor request for quotation. Translink is merely investigating market. opportunities at this stage. without entering into any contractual or financial commitments... . 4. Please note, progress in the project will be subject to the availability and timing of funding.. If this requirement is given financial approval, it will be tendered under the Utilities Contracts. Regulations 2016. Any documents, discussions, presentations, demonstrations, or. clarifications submitted for this Market Research will not be considered as any part of the. tender exercise. If Translink does decide to proceed with a competitive tender process, a. separate detailed tender specification document will be produced as part of that process.. . 5.. Nothing in this advertisement or any other documents or information provided by Translink. or any of its advisers or agents is to be construed as implying a commitment by Translink to. place any Contract, now or in the future with any participating supplier in respect of the. requirement under consideration.. . 6. Translink takes no responsibility for any actions or. decisions taken, costs incurred or commitments made by interested parties in responding to. this notice or by being involved in any subsequent discussions in this market engagement. and information gathering exercise.. 7. At this stage it is not possible to give an accurate. timeframe for this requirement.... . Interested suppliers are requested to email their contact details to [email protected] NO LATER THAN on 3pm Friday 23 June 2023

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
23 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST

Timeline

23 Jun 2023 → 29 Nov 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Jun 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    31 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Nov 2023, 11:26 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Nov 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Nov 2023, 11:26 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    29 Nov 2023, 11:26 GMT
  3. Buyer details updated
    29 Nov 2023, 11:26 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TUV RHEINLAND UK LTDSMEContract——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic bodyUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Belfast High CourtReview body United Kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TUV RHEINLAND UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier 1 Cranmore Drive Shirley, SOLIHULL, UK, B90 4RZContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.