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Published 14 May 2024, 12:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

P-2937 Provision of Vehicle Recovery Services 2024

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT2.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2024awarded 25 Sept 2024
Awarded to AGNEW RECOVERY SERVICES LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink is looking for a competent, licensed contractor to provide a 24/7 road-side recovery service for buses and commercial vehicles primarily across Northern Ireland, and on some occasions, from Ireland and Scotland, for 364 days per year (exception Christmas day). Contractors must have the capability to recover vehicles from areas where road access is not available. This will be an initial 5-year contract with possible further extensions for up to 2 years. Anticipated Contract Start Date is November 2024. 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: Breakdown and recovery services for buses · Breakdown and recovery services for cars · Breakdown and recovery services for commercial vehicles · Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles · Tyre repair services, including fitting and balancing

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality - as per published tender documents: 50%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value - as per published tender documents: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality - as per published tender documents: 50
  • Social Value - as per published tender documents: 10
  • Price: 40
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
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
14 May 2024, 12:59 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2024, 11:52 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Jun 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030580
Classification (CPV)
Breakdown and recovery services for busesBreakdown and recovery services for carsBreakdown and recovery services for commercial vehiclesBreakdown and recovery services for motor vehiclesTyre repair services, including fitting and balancing
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045973 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST

Timeline

18 Jun 2024 → 15 Dec 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Sept 2024, 11:52 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    15 Dec 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2024, 11:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £923,1001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AGNEW RECOVERY SERVICES LIMITEDSMEContract£923,100 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 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

  • The High CourtReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria