Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Translink
Procurement Department
Belfast
BT2 7LX
Contact
Chris Clarke
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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
Pre Market Engagement - FW110 Rail Systems Professional Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NOTE THIS CFT IS NOT A CALL FOR TENDER. PLEASE ENSURE YOU DOWNLOAD AND READ THE PRE TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNARE AND COVER LETTER WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE "CFT DOCUMENTS" AREA OF THE CFT. YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS PRE TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT VIA THE eTendersNI SECURE MESSAGING AREA OF THE Cft. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES IS 15.00 14th NOVEMBER 2022. Please note: the procedure selected for this Pre-Market Engagement is not indicative of the procurement procedure to follow.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £40,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71248000 - Supervision of project and documentation
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NOTE THIS CFT IS NOT A CALL FOR TENDER. PLEASE ENSURE YOU DOWNLOAD AND READ THE PRE TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNARE AND COVER LETTER WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE "CFT DOCUMENTS" AREA OF THE CFT. YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS PRE TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT VIA THE eTendersNI SECURE MESSAGING AREA OF THE Cft. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES IS 15.00 14th NOVEMBER 2022. Please note: the procedure selected for this Pre-Market Engagement is not indicative of the procurement procedure to follow.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Translink is responsible for both maintenance and capital works to infrastructure on the Northern Ireland. Railways (NIR) network.. Translink wish to establish a long-term Rail Systems Professional Services framework and would like to invite expressions of interest from. suppliers with a proven record in the delivery of professional services on complex multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure projects.. If this is of interest please access the opportunity via the CfT on eTendersNI and complete the PME questionnaire.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open 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 several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4
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
14 November 2022
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: 13 May 2023
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
14 November 2022
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NI Railways
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom