Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
Clarence Court Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB
Contact
pb2infrastructure-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.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
Clarence Court Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB
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 involves joint procurement
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
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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 Roads T-1130 - Major Works Consultancy Services Framework
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department for Infrastructure is seeking to form a framework agreement comprising up to 6 suitably qualified and experienced companies to provide engineering design consultancy services to assist the Department in taking forward the planning, assessment and delivery of the current Strategic Road Improvement / Major Works Roads Programme; to develop / deliver new schemes identified in the forthcoming Transport Plans; to deliver schemes identified in City and Growth Deals; and to deliver large active travel projects as identified in future plans.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £90,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Infrastructure is seeking to form a framework agreement comprising up to 6 suitably qualified and experienced companies to provide engineering design consultancy services to assist the Department in taking forward the planning, assessment and delivery of the current Strategic Road Improvement / Major Works Roads Programme; to develop / deliver new schemes identified in the forthcoming Transport Plans; to deliver schemes identified in City and Growth Deals; and to deliver large active travel projects as identified in future plans.
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: £90,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
There are options to extend the framework up to a maximum of 48 months at 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: Yes
Identification of the project
Major roads projects in Northern Ireland
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
Restricted 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: 6
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-006821
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 May 2023
Local time
3:00pm
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
Duration in months: 003 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Royal Courts of Justice
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom