Official UK procurement notice
T22-147BUS Supply of Traffic Management for Events 2023-26
Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Published estimate£120,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 10 Feb 2023awarded 1 Apr 2023
Awarded to PREMIER TRAFFIC SYSTEMS LIMITED, Graham Asset Management Ltd2 awards
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDerry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) invites tenders from suitably experienced organisations for the provision of Traffic Management at our events. Derry City and Strabane District Council has established a public outdoor events programme for 2023 – 2026, which includes a number of major events throughout the year such as;
- Strabane/Lifford Half Marathon
- Foyle Maritime Festival-Derry (Please note that the Foyle Maritime Festival is a bi-annual event with the next one due to take place in 2024)
- Waterside Half Marathon-Derry
- Halloween Carnival Celebrations-Derry and Strabane
- Christmas lights switch on and Celebrations-Derry and Strabane
- St Patrick’s Day Festival Weekend-Derry and Strabane Additional public events and celebrations may be programmed on an ad hoc basis. These events may vary in nature, scale and requirements. Tenders are now invited from competent organisations for the provision of traffic management for these and any other events in accordance with the contract term. The requirements within this tender are grouped in the following Lots: Lot 1 –Festival Events Lot 2 –Sporting Events Suppliers may apply for any or all Lots. ‘TM’ referenced in this document refers to ‘Traffic Management’ Contract Term - This contract will be issued for a period of 3 years. The contract will be in two lots. Tenderers will be able to provide a tender submission for one or both lots. Tenders capability for carrying out one or both lots will be assessed on their methodology and approach to each event specification. Please refer to CfT documents for further details.
CPV: Traffic control services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£240,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Festival EventsAwardedPublished value£120,000
Lot #2Sporting EventsAwardedPublished value£120,000
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Cost: 50
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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 · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Jan 2023, 09:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2025, 14:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Feb 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068232- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03971bFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
- Review procedure
AS per PCR 2015
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
- Submission deadline
- 10 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Feb 2023, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Feb 2023 → 24 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline10 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Feb 2023, 12:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until9 Aug 2023, 23:59 BST
- Notice published367 days ago24 Oct 2025, 14:08 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Oct 2025, 14:08 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £22 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 61 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2023
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Festival Events1 award | |||
| PREMIER TRAFFIC SYSTEMS LIMITED | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Sporting Events1 award | |||
| Graham Asset Management Ltd | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Festival Events · PREMIER TRAFFIC SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2023
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Sporting Events · Graham Asset Management Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2023
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Festival Events | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Sporting Events | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Courts of Justice NIMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- Royal Courts of Justice NIMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- GRAHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT LTDAwarded supplier
- PREMIER TRAFFIC SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria