Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Tourism Northern Ireland
10-12 Linum Chambers Bedford Street
BELFAST
bt2 7es
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 5401460 Tourism Northern Ireland - Provision of Private Coach Hire Services
Reference number
ID 5401460
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
TNI has a requirement for the provision of private coach hire services to facilitate a number of Familiarisation Trips and Business Events throughout each year. The service will entail the collection and transportation of persons as directed by TNI to and from various locations throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Tourism NI is now seeking to establish a contract to appoint Supplier(s) to provide coaching and transport services to help deliver it’s FAM trips and Business Events and achieve Tourism NI’s overarching objectives. The contract will be separated into Lots, one for each of the requirements below, which will be dictated by the FAM type and visitor and the business event requirements. Lot 1 Large Executive and Luxury Coaches Lot 2 Small to Medium Sized VIP and Executive Coaches There is no limit on the number of Lots a Tenderer can submit a tender for or can be awarded.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 Large Executive and Luxury Coaches
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
TNI has a requirement for the provision of private coach hire services to facilitate a number of Familiarisation Trips and Business Events throughout each year. The service will entail the collection and transportation of persons as directed by TNI to and from various locations throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Tourism NI is now seeking to establish a contract to appoint Supplier(s) to provide coaching and transport services to help deliver it’s FAM trips and Business Events and achieve Tourism NI’s overarching objectives. The contract will be separated into Lots, one for each of the requirements below, which will be dictated by the FAM type and visitor and the business event requirements. Lot 1 Large Executive and Luxury Coaches Lot 2 Small to Medium Sized VIP and Executive Coaches There is no limit on the number of Lots a Tenderer can submit a tender for or can be awarded.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Proposed Delivery Methodology / Weighting: 27
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Contract Management and Contingency / Weighting: 21
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Social Value / Weighting: 12
Cost criterion - Name: AC4 Total Contract Price / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract period is for three years. there are two optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.
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
Lot 2 Small to Medium Sized VIP and Executive Coaches
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
TNI has a requirement for the provision of private coach hire services to facilitate a number of Familiarisation Trips and Business Events throughout each year. The service will entail the collection and transportation of persons as directed by TNI to and from various locations throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Tourism NI is now seeking to establish a contract to appoint Supplier(s) to provide coaching and transport services to help deliver it’s FAM trips and Business Events and achieve Tourism NI’s overarching objectives. The contract will be separated into Lots, one for each of the requirements below, which will be dictated by the FAM type and visitor and the business event requirements. Lot 1 Large Executive and Luxury Coaches Lot 2 Small to Medium Sized VIP and Executive Coaches There is no limit on the number of Lots a Tenderer can submit a tender for or can be awarded.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Proposed Delivery Methodology / Weighting: 27
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Contract Management and Contingency / Weighting: 21
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Social Value / Weighting: 12
Cost criterion - Name: AC4 Total Contract Price / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract period is for three years. there are two optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.
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
Open procedure
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: 2024/S 000-040311
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
Lot 1 Large Executive and Luxury Coaches
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
QUINN COACHES LTD
14 CULLENTRAGH ROAD
NEWRY
BT35 6SD
Telephone
+44 2830821439
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £125,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £125,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
2
Lot No
2
Title
Lot 2 Small to Medium Sized VIP and Executive Coaches
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 April 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
QUINN COACHES LTD
14 CULLENTRAGH ROAD
NEWRY
BT35 6SD
Telephone
+44 2830821439
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £375,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £375,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.