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Published 17 Aug 2022, 10:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

P-2449 Public Transport Customer Satisfaction Monitoring

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT6.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2022awarded 24 Nov 2022
Awarded to Client Analysis Relationship Development CARD GROUP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink wishes to appoint a service provider to facilitate customer satisfaction monitoring amongst Translink bus and rail passengers in Northern Ireland. 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.

CPV: Customer satisfaction survey · Customer survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
Extensions: Extension of up to 24 months following initial contract periodVariant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Financial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70
  • Financial: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Aug 2022, 10:24 BST
Last source update
24 Nov 2022, 15:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Sept 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033390
Classification (CPV)
Customer satisfaction surveyCustomer survey services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035f55 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
22 Sept 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Sept 2022, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Sept 2022 → 20 Jan 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Sept 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Sept 2022, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Nov 2022, 15:23 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    20 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Nov 2022, 15:23 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £850,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Client Analysis Relationship Development CARD GROUPSMEContract£850,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic bodyUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Translink LtdReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.