Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue
Belfast
BT7 2JA
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.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Road Asset Management Frameworks - Surfacing Framework A
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.1.4) Short description
In March 2023, the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) published the Procurement Enhancement Programme procurement strategy, developed to provide an efficient and value for money procurement route for the delivery of road asset maintenance across Northern Ireland.
A key output of this strategy is the introduction of a suite of eleven Road Asset Management (RAM) Frameworks covering all roads maintenance and improvement works valued at up to £5 million.
Four Surfacing Frameworks (A, B, C and D) have been developed by DfI to ensure the effective, efficient, and reliable delivery of road surfacing schemes across the Northern Ireland public road network. Each framework will last four years, covering surfacing requirements across a specified set of geographical areas and provide an opportunity for suppliers that have the capacity and appetite to deliver all types of surfacing schemes valued from £50k up to £5m.
Each Framework will be divided into Lots in accordance with Regulation 46 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This arrangement has been adopted in order to ensure security of service delivery, preserve competition and encourage participation by SMEs. One surfacing framework is expected to be released every year. There will be restrictions on the number of Lots that an individual supplier can be awarded, both within and across the surfacing frameworks, that will be set out in the procurement documents. DfI intends to invite tenders for the first of these frameworks, Surfacing Framework A, in late November 2024, with Framework places awarded in March 2025.
Under Surfacing Framework A (this procurement), there will be a total of six Lots. There will be one Lot (Lot 1) covering all surfacing schemes valued from £750k to £5m across the geographical area covered by the Framework. Multiple suppliers will be appointed to this Lot. Call-Off Contracts awarded under Lot 1 are intended to be awarded following mini-competitions. There will also be five Lots (Lots 2 to 6) each covering all surfacing schemes valued from £50k to £750k which are to be delivered within a defined geographical area. It is intended that two suppliers will be appointed to each of Lots 2 to 6; a Primary Supplier, who will be awarded a Call-Off Measured Term Contract for the Lot area and a Reserve Supplier, who will be appointed to the Lot to provide resilience. Suppliers that are interested in this framework will be required to tender for Lot 1 and at least one of Lots 2 to 6.
Further information on DfI's Procurement Enhancement Programme and Road Asset Management Frameworks can be found in the document titled RAM FRAMEWORKS - PROCUREMENT ESSENTIALS at the following link:
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Projects Lot
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
- 45233251 - Resurfacing works
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
- 45233200 - Various surface works
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45233221 - Road-surface painting work
- 45233260 - Pedestrian ways construction work
- 45232452 - Drainage works
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
See section II.1.4
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
SFA N1 - Mid and East Antrim
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
- 45233251 - Resurfacing works
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
- 45233200 - Various surface works
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45233221 - Road-surface painting work
- 45233260 - Pedestrian ways construction work
- 45232452 - Drainage works
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0F - Mid and East Antrim
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
See section II.1.4
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
SFA S1 - Newry and Mourne
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
- 45233251 - Resurfacing works
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
- 45233200 - Various surface works
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45233221 - Road-surface painting work
- 45233260 - Pedestrian ways construction work
- 45232452 - Drainage works
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN08 - Newry, Mourne and Down
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
See section II.1.4
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
SFA W1 - Cookstown and Magherafelt
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
- 45233251 - Resurfacing works
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
- 45233200 - Various surface works
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45233221 - Road-surface painting work
- 45233260 - Pedestrian ways construction work
- 45232452 - Drainage works
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0B - Mid Ulster
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
See section II.1.4
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
SFA W2 - Omagh
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
- 45233251 - Resurfacing works
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
- 45233200 - Various surface works
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45233221 - Road-surface painting work
- 45233260 - Pedestrian ways construction work
- 45232452 - Drainage works
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0G - Fermanagh and Omagh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
See section II.1.4
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
SFA E1 - Belfast North
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
- 45233251 - Resurfacing works
- 45230000 - Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork
- 45233141 - Road-maintenance works
- 45233200 - Various surface works
- 45233210 - Surface work for highways
- 45233221 - Road-surface painting work
- 45233260 - Pedestrian ways construction work
- 45232452 - Drainage works
- 50230000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
See section II.1.4
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
20 November 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes