Official UK procurement notice
P-2972 Bus Substitution Framework (Railway Closures)
Authority: Translink (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink are seeking a competent contractor to establish a single supplier framework to provide adhoc bus substitution services to support Translink Rail services in times of planned and unplanned closures. 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. Under this procurement the Economic Operator will be required to support the Client's social benefit objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate, in particular, to social considerations. No other method of submission will be accepted.
- Recurrence: March 2029
CPV: Hire of buses and coaches with driver
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£8,000,000
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: 80%
- Financial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Financial: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “P-2972 Bus Substitution Framework (Railway Closures)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · March 2029
- First published
- 21 Mar 2024, 12:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2024, 14:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Apr 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018022- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044b2cFind a Tender
Publisher note: Additional Info. Suppliers reading this notice should understand that - . 1. This notice is to advise of an upcoming procurement exercise and does not indicate the start of a procurement exercise. 2. This document is not a tender specification nor request for quotation. . 3. Please note, progress in the project will be subject to the availability and timing of funding.. If this requirement is given financial approval, it will be tendered under the Utilities Contracts. Regulations 2016. Any documents, discussions, presentations, demonstrations, or clarifications submitted for this PIN Notice will not be considered as any part of the. tender exercise. If Translink does decide to proceed with a competitive tender process, a separate detailed tender specification document will be produced as part of that process. 4. Nothing in this advertisement or any other documents or information provided by Translink or any of its advisers or agents is to be construed as implying a commitment by. Translink to place any Contract, now or in the future with any participating supplier in respect of the requirement under consideration. 5. Translink takes no responsibility for any actions or decisions taken, costs incurred, or commitments made by interested parties in responding to this notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Apr 2024, 15:30 BST
Timeline
29 Mar 2024 → 26 Oct 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected29 Mar 2024
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened29 Apr 2024, 15:30 BST
- Notice published11 Jun 2024, 14:52 BST
- Bids must remain valid until26 Oct 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2024- Published value published: £80,000,00028 Mar 2024, 16:11 GMT
- Status changed to active28 Mar 2024, 16:11 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Mar 2024, 16:11 GMT
- Deadline moved to 29 Apr 2024, 15:00 BST28 Mar 2024, 16:11 GMT+34 days · was 26 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete11 Jun 2024, 14:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2024
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- J K COACHES LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.