Find a TenderCancelled
Published 26 Jun 2023, 10:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

P-2474 C0958 Supply of Ballast Cleaning System

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£47,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink wishes to procure a Ballast Cleaning System (BCS) that will comprise a Ballast Cleaner, two Locomotives/Power Cars and eight MFS Wagons. 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: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts · Railway maintenance or service vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledPublished value£47,000,000
Extensions: Will be defined at ITN stage Possible Purchase of Additional Vehicles Possible maintenance packageVariant 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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • Financial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80
  • Financial: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
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
26 Jun 2023, 10:42 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2024, 16:11 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-025481
Classification (CPV)
Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated partsRailway maintenance or service vehicles
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dc5c Find a Tender

Publisher note: Tender Process discontinued - programme funding

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
31 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

31 Jul 2023 → 12 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids must remain valid until
    27 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT
  3. Notice published
    12 Aug 2024, 16:11 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    12 Aug 2024, 16:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body Belfast

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.