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Published 28 Jun 2024, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TRN-24-007 Belfast Area Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,674,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 29 Jul 2024awarded 16 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

TRN-24-007 Belfast Area Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

CPV: Bus maintenance services · Electrical-system repair services · Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of buses · Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment · Vehicle-fleet-support services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 5 bids received (5.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,674,000
Extensions: The option to extend by Two optional periods of up to 12 months. · This tender is awarded for two years with the option to extend for a further two periods of up to 12 months. Any extension will be offered at the EA's discretionVariant 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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria Methodology: 30%
  • Quantitative Criteria Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria Methodology: 30
  • Quantitative Criteria Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “TRN-24-007 Belfast Area Vehicle Maintenance and Repair” 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 · 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Jun 2024, 16:35 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2024, 12:54 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Jul 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034469
Classification (CPV)
Bus maintenance servicesElectrical-system repair servicesMaintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehiclesRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of busesRepair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipmentRepair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipmentVehicle-fleet-support services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047889 Find a Tender

Publisher note: While the value of the framework over its 4-year period is estimated at £1,166,000, the value published.. in the FTS is £1,749,000 to account for any or all of the factors outlined in the tender documents. While spend on this contract may be less than the estimated value of £1,166,000 over the lifetime of the contract; spend will not exceed the maximum estimated value of £1,749,000.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Appointment period ends
29 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Jul 2024 → 27 Oct 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    29 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    24 Oct 2024, 12:54 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    27 Oct 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Oct 2024, 12:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract

    Signed
    16 Sept 2024
    Value
    £1,166,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Education AuthorityReview body Belfast

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • THOMAS MCCREA CO LTDFramework contractor 12 Ballyrobert Road, NEWTOWNABBEY, UK, BT36 4TLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.