Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue
Belfast
BT7 2JA
Contact
DfI TRAM Procurement Branch
TRAMprocurement@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DfI TRAM T-1151 Interim Surfacing Framework
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
RAM Interim Surfacing Framework will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand; reshaping of carriageways; adjustment of street furniture to new levels; adjustment/provision of kerblines; adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems; Temporary Traffic Management; road marking/studs; and other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of six area Lots (Works Orders valued £50k to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued £750k to £5m) covering the following areas: - ISF W4 - Strabane; - ISF S3 - Armagh; - ISF W6 - Derry; - ISF S4 - Banbridge and Craigavon; - ISF W7 - Fermanagh; and - ISF S5 - Ards and North Down.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £95,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
7
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
ISF P1 (Projects Lot)
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
RAM Interim Surfacing Framework will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand; reshaping of carriageways; adjustment of street furniture to new levels; adjustment/provision of kerblines; adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems; Temporary Traffic Management; road marking/studs; and other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of six area Lots (Works Orders valued £50k to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued £750k to £5m) covering the following areas: - ISF W4 - Strabane; - ISF S3 - Armagh; - ISF W6 - Derry; - ISF S4 - Banbridge and Craigavon; - ISF W7 - Fermanagh; and - ISF S5 - Ards and North Down.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £16,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
27
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial duration is 27 months, there is an option to extend this contract up to a maximum of 3
months at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
ISF S4 (Banbridge and Craigavon)
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN07 - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
RAM Interim Surfacing Framework will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand; reshaping of carriageways; adjustment of street furniture to new levels; adjustment/provision of kerblines; adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems; Temporary Traffic Management; road marking/studs; and other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of six area Lots (Works Orders valued £50k to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued £750k to £5m) covering the following areas: - ISF W4 - Strabane; - ISF S3 - Armagh; - ISF W6 - Derry; - ISF S4 - Banbridge and Craigavon; - ISF W7 - Fermanagh; and - ISF S5 - Ards and North Down.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £19,200,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
22
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial duration is 25 months, there is an option to extend this contract up to a maximum of 3 months at the
discretion of the Contracting Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
ISF S3 (Armagh)
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN07 - Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
RAM Interim Surfacing Framework will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand; reshaping of carriageways; adjustment of street furniture to new levels; adjustment/provision of kerblines; adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems; Temporary Traffic Management; road marking/studs; and other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of six area Lots (Works Orders valued £50k to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued £750k to £5m) covering the following areas: - ISF W4 - Strabane; - ISF S3 - Armagh; - ISF W6 - Derry; - ISF S4 - Banbridge and Craigavon; - ISF W7 - Fermanagh; and - ISF S5 - Ards and North Down.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £13,200,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
15
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial duration is 15 months, there is an option to extend this contract up to a maximum of 3 months at the
discretion of the Contracting Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
ISF W7 (Fermanagh)
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0G - Fermanagh and Omagh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
RAM Interim Surfacing Framework will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand; reshaping of carriageways; adjustment of street furniture to new levels; adjustment/provision of kerblines; adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems; Temporary Traffic Management; road marking/studs; and other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of six area Lots (Works Orders valued £50k to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued £750k to £5m) covering the following areas: - ISF W4 - Strabane; - ISF S3 - Armagh; - ISF W6 - Derry; - ISF S4 - Banbridge and Craigavon; - ISF W7 - Fermanagh; and - ISF S5 - Ards and North Down.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £15,800,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
22
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial duration is 22 months, there is an option to extend this contract up to a maximum of 3 months at the
discretion of the Contracting Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
ISF S5 (Ards and North Down)
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN09 - Ards and North Down
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
RAM Interim Surfacing Framework will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand; reshaping of carriageways; adjustment of street furniture to new levels; adjustment/provision of kerblines; adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems; Temporary Traffic Management; road marking/studs; and other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of six area Lots (Works Orders valued £50k to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued £750k to £5m) covering the following areas: - ISF W4 - Strabane; - ISF S3 - Armagh; - ISF W6 - Derry; - ISF S4 - Banbridge and Craigavon; - ISF W7 - Fermanagh; and - ISF S5 - Ards and North Down.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £14,800,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
22
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial duration is 22 Months, there is an option to extend this contract up to a maximum of 3 months at the
discretion of the Contracting Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
ISF W6 (Derry)
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
RAM Interim Surfacing Framework will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand; reshaping of carriageways; adjustment of street furniture to new levels; adjustment/provision of kerblines; adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems; Temporary Traffic Management; road marking/studs; and other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of six area Lots (Works Orders valued £50k to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued £750k to £5m) covering the following areas: - ISF W4 - Strabane; - ISF S3 - Armagh; - ISF W6 - Derry; - ISF S4 - Banbridge and Craigavon; - ISF W7 - Fermanagh; and - ISF S5 - Ards and North Down.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
15
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial duration is 15 months, there is an option to extend this contract up to a maximum of 3 months at the
discretion of the Contracting Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
ISF W4 (Strabane)
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
RAM Interim Surfacing Framework will include the following work activities: laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand; reshaping of carriageways; adjustment of street furniture to new levels; adjustment/provision of kerblines; adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems; Temporary Traffic Management; road marking/studs; and other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of six area Lots (Works Orders valued £50k to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued £750k to £5m) covering the following areas: - ISF W4 - Strabane; - ISF S3 - Armagh; - ISF W6 - Derry; - ISF S4 - Banbridge and Craigavon; - ISF W7 - Fermanagh; and - ISF S5 - Ards and North Down.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £5,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
15
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial duration is 15 months, there is an option to extend this contract up to a maximum of 3 months at the
discretion of the Contracting Authority.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 50
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
16 April 2025
Local time
3:00pm
Changed to:
Date
28 May 2025
Local time
3:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 14 August 2025
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
16 April 2025
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
In March 2023, the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) published the Procurement Enhancement Programme procurement strategy, developed to provide an efficient and value for money procurement route for the delivery of road asset maintenance across Northern Ireland. A key output of this strategy is the introduction of a suite of eleven Road Asset Management (RAM) Frameworks covering all roads maintenance and improvement works valued at up to £5 million.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Four Surfacing Frameworks (A, B, C and D) have been developed by DfI to ensure the effective, efficient, and reliable delivery of road surfacing schemes across the Northern Ireland public road network. Each framework will last four years, covering surfacing requirements across a specified set of geographical areas and provide an opportunity for suppliers that have the capacity and appetite to deliver all types of surfacing schemes valued from £50k up to £5m. Each Framework will be divided into Lots in accordance with Regulation 46 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This arrangement has been adopted in order to ensure security of service delivery, preserve competition and encourage participation by SMEs. One surfacing framework is expected to be released every year. There will be restrictions on the number of Lots that an individual supplier can be awarded, both within and across the surfacing frameworks, full details of which will be set out in the procurement documents. The tender period for Surfacing Framework A ended on 11 February 2025 with award expected in April 2025. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. During the transition period between the Interim Term Contracts for Asphalt Resurfacing (ITCAR) and the four surfacing frameworks (A, B, C and D) there is a requirement for an Interim Surfacing Framework (this competition) to facilitate asphalt resurfacing works across six MTC Contract Areas. Under the Interim Surfacing Framework (this procurement), there are a total of seven Lots. There is one Lot (Lot 1) covering all surfacing schemes valued from £750k to £5m across the geographical area covered by the Framework. Multiple suppliers will be appointed to this Lot. The term of the Framework including Lot 1 is 27 months. Call-Off Contracts awarded under Lot 1 are intended to be awarded following mini-competitions. There are six Lots (Lots 2 to 7) each covering all surfacing schemes valued from £50k to £750k which are to be delivered within a defined geographical area. There will be varying contract durations of 15 months and 22 months for Lots 2 to 7 (refer to IFT-Part B). It is intended that a Primary Supplier will be appointed to each of Lots 2 to 7 and following Framework award the Primary Supplier will be awarded a Measured Term Contract (MTC) Call-Off Contract. Subject to performance, it is intended that all Works Orders for schemes valued from £50k to £750k within the Lot contract area will be placed with the Primary Supplier via the MTC Call-Off Contract. For each of Lots 2 to 7, a Reserve Supplier will also be appointed to provide delivery resilience, in line with procedures set out in the Framework. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Suppliers that are interested in this Surfacing Framework will be required to tender for Lot 1 and at least one of Lots 2 to 7. The number of MTC Lots a single Economic Operator may be awarded under this Framework shall not exceed: (i) Primary Supplier – two MTC Lots out of six and (ii) Primary and Reserve Supplier (Combined) - five MTC Lots out of six. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Further information on DfI's Procurement Enhancement Programme and Road Asset Management Frameworks can be found in the document titled RAM FRAMEWORKS - PROCUREMENT ESSENTIALS at the following link: https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/publications/department-infrastructure-roads-works-and-maintenance-procurementenhancementprogramme.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
DfI will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.