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Published 21 Jul 2025, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MC093 Winter Maintenance - Snow and Ice Clearance

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Published estimate£1,400,000≈ £467k / year · £1,680,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2025awarded 19 Nov 2025
Awarded to Saltworks Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink's Infrastructure and Projects Division is responsible for maintenance and capital

works to all infrastructure, property and structures for Northern Ireland Railways

Company, Ulsterbus, Metro and NITHC. Translink operates around 400 properties across

131 sites in Northern Ireland. These properties and buildings serve a diverse range of

facilities to support the day-to-day operations of the organization. In order to assist with

Translink's programme of maintenance, Translink wishes to appoint one (1) Contractor to

supply bagged de-icing compound, inspection and refilling of grit bins and to provide

Winter Maintenance services to designated sites throughout the estate to include gritting

and snow clearance. The Contract is to be fulfilled by the Contractor, taking account of all

maintenance costs for the Winter Maintenance service to deliver the contract

requirements. This Scope and Specification document and the associated documents set

out the Contract Requirements. The duration of this contract will be a maximum of 5 years

in total (a 3 year initial term followed by Page 2 to 6 extension period(s) up to a maximum

of 24 months, with the granting of such extensions being at the discretion of the Client).

The end date set out in Contract Data Part One will reflect this fact. The anticipated start

date is November 2025. 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

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 10 Jun 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Ice-clearing services · Snow-clearing services · Winter-maintenance materials

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,400,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,400,000 exc. VAT · £1,680,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension options.

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: Technical criteria as detailed in tender documents
  • Commercial: Financial criteria as detailed in tender documents
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 10 Jun 2030
First published
21 Jul 2025, 15:46 BST
Last source update
3 Feb 2026, 12:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Oct 2025
Authority reference
P-3239
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041733
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Ice-clearing servicesSnow-clearing servicesWinter-maintenance materials
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05632e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
18 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jul 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 15:46 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    4 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    18 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by386 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts356 days ago
    1 Nov 2025
  6. Assessment summaries sent338 days ago
    19 Nov 2025
  7. Standstill ends328 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published261 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 12:35 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 15:46 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 13:41 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Nov 2025, 13:41 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 12:35 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,400,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Saltworks Ltd2 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2028 · up to 1 Dec 2030Extensions: 2 periods of 12 month extensions · Options: Options within the NEC4 Contract£1,400,00019 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • MC093 Winter Maintenance - Snow and Ice Clearance · Saltworks Ltd

    Signed
    11 Dec 2025
    Value
    £1,400,000
    Period
    15 Dec 2025 – 14 Dec 2028 · up to 14 Dec 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 periods of 12 month extensions

    No agreed KPIs: Contract below relevant threshold.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTMT-7134-NRMV 22 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 7LXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Saltworks LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDLC-7374-BXLP Unit 1a Ryan Lane, 113 Ballygowan Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT5 7TZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender