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Published 27 Apr 2022, 18:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

FW076 Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£15,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink is a trading name used by any one or more of the companies under the ultimate ownership of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC). One of these companies, Northern Ireland Railways wishes to establish a Framework for the manufacture and delivery of prestressed concrete monoblock railway sleepers to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works. The framework will contain a maximum of four suppliers, one primary, two secondary and one reserve. The duration will be for an initial period of four years with extensions options up to a maximum of 48 months. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.

  • Recurrence: 8 years

CPV: Concrete products · Railway materials

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£15,000,000
Extensions: 4 years plus a further 48 month extension optionVariant bids: not allowed

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
What this means for your bid
  • “FW076 Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
Yes · 8 years
First published
27 Apr 2022, 18:21 BST
Last source update
27 Apr 2022, 18:21 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Jun 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010877
Classification (CPV)
Concrete productsRailway materials
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03311b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
2 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Jun 2022, 15:30 BST

Timeline

27 Apr 2022 → 29 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    27 Apr 2022, 18:21 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    2 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    2 Jun 2022, 15:30 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    29 Nov 2022, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UKContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NIRReview body BelfastContact 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