Official UK procurement notice
MC093 Winter Maintenance - Snow and Ice Clearance
Authority: Translink (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink'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 publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,400,000
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)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: Technical criteria as detailed in tender documents
- Commercial: Financial criteria as detailed in tender documents
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05632eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- 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
Timeline
21 Jul 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published21 Jul 2025, 15:46 BST
- Clarification questions by4 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts356 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent338 days ago19 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends328 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published261 days ago3 Feb 2026, 12:35 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2025- Tender notice published21 Jul 2025, 15:46 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Nov 2025, 13:41 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Nov 2025, 13:41 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Feb 2026, 12:35 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saltworks Ltd2 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2028 · up to 1 Dec 2030Extensions: 2 periods of 12 month extensions · Options: Options within the NEC4 Contract | £1,400,000 | 19 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Saltworks LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender