Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NI Railways
Procurement Department
Belfast
BT2 7LX
Contact
Chris Clarke
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.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
FW076 Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34946120 - Railway materials
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Translink is a trading name used by any one or more of the companies under the ultimate ownership of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC). One of these companies, Northern Ireland Railways wishes to establish a Framework for the manufacture and delivery of prestressed concrete monoblock railway sleepers to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works. The framework will contain a maximum of four suppliers, one primary, two secondary and one reserve. The duration will be for an initial period of four years with extensions options up to a maximum of 48 months. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.
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: £15,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44114200 - Concrete products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Translink is a trading name used by any one or more of the companies under the ultimate ownership of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC). One of these companies, Northern Ireland Railways wishes to establish a Framework for the manufacture and delivery of prestressed concrete monoblock railway sleepers to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works. The framework will contain a maximum of four suppliers, one primary, two secondary and one reserve. The duration will be for an initial period of four years with extensions options up to a maximum of 48 months. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The duration of this Framework will be a maximum of 8 years in total - a 4-year initial term with the option to extend by a further 48 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
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
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: 2022/S 001-999999
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
14 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Moore Concrete Products
41 Woodside Road
BALLYMENA
BT42 4QH
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: £15,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ulsterbus
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom