Contract

DfI TRAM - Provision of SCANNER Survey Services

  • DfI Transport and Road Asset Management TRAM

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-013310

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c9e4 (view related notices)

Published 7 April 2025, 10:40am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management TRAM

James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue

Belfast

BT7 2JA

Email

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.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 - Provision of SCANNER Survey Services

Reference number

CfT 5336102

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

DfI TRAM is seeking an experienced Contractor to carry out SCANNER surveys and supply data which can be used to provide a measure of the condition of the road network.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £2,250,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

DfI TRAM is seeking an experienced Contractor to carry out SCANNER surveys and supply data which can be used to provide a measure of the condition of the road network.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Mandatory Requirements / Weighting: Pass/Fail

Quality criterion - Name: Methodology / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Contingency Plans / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 70

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.2.14) Additional information

The initial contract duration is 3 years. The contract includes provisions for extension periods of up to a further 4 years, dependent on future requirements, market conditions and budget availability. The total estimated contract value of £2,250,000 takes into account the potential 7 year contract period and potential inflationary increases.


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 000-041094


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

W.D.M.LIMITED

Staple Hill House

Bristol

BS16 5LT

Email

AndyS@wdm.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
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: £1,400,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. 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 DfI 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated... The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competition.. being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a.. period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court, Royal Courts of Justice

BELFAST

Country

United Kingdom