Tender

FW108 Specification, Procurement, Operation and Maintain

  • Translink

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-011629

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03c37c

Published 24 April 2023, 11:10am



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Translink

Procurement Department

Belfast

Contact

Paul Mccollough

Email

paul.mccollough@translink.co.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.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 to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

FW108 Specification, Procurement, Operation and Maintain

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Translink wish to establish a framework of suitably qualified economic operators to provide a safe, efficient, and effective method for engaging third party resources to support the Client team for the Operation, Maintenance of Possession Only Rail Vehicles (PORVs) to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works. It is anticipated the Framework will commence Quarter 1 2024 and will be for an initial 5 year term with 3 further annual extension options. Your response must be submitted via this Call for Tender (CfT). Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50220000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Translink wish to establish a framework of suitably qualified economic operators to provide a safe, efficient, and effective method for engaging third party resources to support the Client team for the Operation, Maintenance of Possession Only Rail Vehicles (PORVs) to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works. It is anticipated the Framework will commence Quarter 1 2024 and will be for an initial 5 year term with 3 further annual extension options. Your response must be submitted via this Call for Tender (CfT). Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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: £1

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

After 5 years

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

3 further annual renewal options

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 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 a single operator

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

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

Tender must be valid until: 20 November 2023


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: After 5 years

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ulsterbus

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom