Contract

DfI Roads and Rivers T-1105 Term Contract for Watercourse Maintenance 2020

  • Department for Infrastructure - Transport and Road Asset Management

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-029723

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052c11

Published 4 June 2025, 9:57am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Infrastructure - Transport and Road Asset Management

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


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DfI Roads and Rivers T-1105 Term Contract for Watercourse Maintenance 2020

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

The contracting authority has defined 4 contract areas for the term contracts for Watercourse Maintenance 2020. Within each contract area, the works to be undertaken under this contract may include, but not be limited to, the following principal work activities which are provided by way of example:

A. Maintenance of Watercourses

B. Site Clearance

C. Tree felling/removal

D. Provision of labour/plant.

Further ancillary works may be asked of the successful economic operator such as. A. Treatment of aquatic weed in open water

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

Duration in months

72

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.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2020/S 207-506253


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

2

Title

WMW 1 - Coleraine

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

19 October 2020

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

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

Fox Building Engineering Ltd

250 Drumnakilly Road

Omagh

Email

info@fox-contracts.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address

https://www.fox-contracts.com

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £600,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

Royal Court of Justice

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

The contracting authority has defined 4 contract areas for the term contracts for watercourse maintenance 2020. Within each contract area, the works to be undertaken under this contract may include, but not be limited to, the following principal work activities which are provided by way of example:

A. Maintenance of Watercourses;

B. Site Clearance;

C. Tree felling/removal;

D. Provision of labour/plant.

Further ancillary works may be asked of the successful economic operator such as.

A. Treatment of aquatic weed in open water

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

72

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£1,124,200

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Fox Building Engineering Ltd

250 Drumnakilly Road

Omagh

Email

info@fox-contracts.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address

https://www.fox-contracts.com

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

An increase to the total contract value is required to allow for the provision of emergency flood defence upgrades and bank stabilisation works to the River Roe.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.

Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:

Urgent works identified by the DfI Rivers Asset Management Unit to repair and upgrade several flood defences on the River Roe within the contract area. Additional deterioration of the river bank threatened flood defence in the Myroe/Crindle area. These emergency works are within the contract scope but were not identified within the work programme for this contract and could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of the original contract. This modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £840,200

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £1,124,200