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Published 14 Sept 2022, 15:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

P-2480 Supply of Vehicle Batteries

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT20.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2022awarded 5 Jan 2023
Awarded to BALLYMENA ENGINES SPARES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink is seeking competent provider of vehicle batteries to all Translink Engineering locations throughout Northern Ireland comprising of an initial 3 year contract term, intending to commence in January 2023. 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: Sep 2027

CPV: Batteries

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Extensions: Extensions up to 24 MonthsVariant 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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • Financial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40
  • Financial: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Goods
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
Yes · Sep 2027
First published
14 Sept 2022, 15:51 BST
Last source update
5 Jan 2023, 12:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Oct 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000251
Classification (CPV)
Batteries
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036878 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Oct 2022, 15:30 BST

Timeline

19 Oct 2022 → 17 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Oct 2022, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Jan 2023, 12:23 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    17 Apr 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jan 2023, 12:23 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £397,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 71 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BALLYMENA ENGINES SPARES LIMITEDSMEContract£397,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

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

  • 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.