Award

Vehicle Maintenance and Repairs Services in the Belfast Area

  • the Education Authority

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-019831

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029c52 (view related notices)

Published 8 May 2025, 4:09pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

the Education Authority

40 Academy Street

Belfast

BT1 2NQ

Email

transport.procure@eani.org.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.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Vehicle Maintenance and Repairs Services in the Belfast Area

Reference number

TRN-20-010

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of Vehicle Maintenance and Repairs Services in the Belfast Area

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: £3,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
  • 50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
  • 50111100 - Vehicle-fleet management services
  • 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services
  • 48190000 - Educational software package
  • 50113000 - Repair and maintenance services of buses
  • 50113200 - Bus maintenance services
  • 50116100 - Electrical-system repair services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Contractor for the provision of a vehicle maintenance and repair service, ensuring that all vehicles are kept in safe and roadworthy condition.

The EA requires that all vehicles will be always maintained in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations, and to ensure compliance with relevant UK, Northern Ireland and European Union Legislations and Regulations to meet the standards set under the DVA Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness Commercial Goods and Passenger Carrying Vehicles.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Business Continuity and Contract Management / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery and Quality of Work / Weighting: 15

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 70

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The framework was awarded for an initial one-year period with the option to extend for a further three months.

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

EA originally awarded contract TRN-20-010 for period 01/06/2021 – 31/05/2025 which included a built in optional 2, one year extensions taken between 01/06/2023 – 31/05/2025. EA now propose a further 4-month extension to run from 01/06/2025 – 30/09/2025.. . Modification to the Framework is required due to delays in the procurement process which could not have been anticipated and is necessary to ensure ongoing service provision of Vehicle Maintenance and Repair of EA Vehicles in the East Tyrone Area. Standstill period will occur for a period of 10 days.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Modification to the Framework is required due to delays in the procurement process which could not have been anticipated and necessary to ensure ongoing service provision of Vehicle Maintenance and Repair of EA Vehicles in the Belfast Area.

The modification is permitted by Regulation 72(1)(c) of The Public Contacts Regulations 2015. Namely, the following conditions have been fulfilled:

(i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen;

This modification is required due to delays in the procurement process which could not have been anticipated. This is due to the re-structuring of the specification and financial response as delays. The re-tender of this framework is anticipated to be published May 2025.

(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract.

The proposed modification does not impact the overall nature of the framework which will continue for the Maintenance and Repair of EA vehicles in the East Tyrone Area as detailed in the original specification

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: 2021/S 000-005345


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 May 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

D and H Motors LTD

2 Duncrue Road

Belfast

BT3 9BP

Email

office@dhmotors.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://www.dhmotors.co.uk

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £3,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £3,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

EA originally awarded contract TRN-20-010 for period 01/06/2021 – 31/05/2025 which included the built in optional 2, one year extensions taken between 01/06/2023 – 31/05/2025. EA now propose a further 4-month extension to run from 01/06/2025 – 30/09/2025.. . Modification to the Framework is required due to delays in the procurement process which could not have been anticipated and is necessary to ensure ongoing service provision of Vehicle Maintenance and Repair of EA Vehicles in the East Tyrone Area. Standstill period to last for a period of 10 days.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom