Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Translink
3 Milewater Road
Belfast
BT3 9BG
UK
Contact person: Rachel Lemon
Telephone: +44 2890759171
E-mail: rachel.lemon@translink.co.uk
NUTS: UKN0
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.translink.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.translink.co.uk/Corporate/Procurement/
I.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
006/0045/17 Corporate Clothing and Workwear
II.1.2) Main CPV code
18222000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Translink wishes to appoint a suitable contractor to provide Workwear and Structured Garments to staff numbers in the region of 3500. There is an unionized environment operating in around 30 main depots throughout Northern Ireland.
Currently, Translink issue structured garments and workwear to approximately 3500 staff. Issue cycle frequencies are 18 months. The next roll-out will take place in November 2018.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
18100000
18230000
18220000
18200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ranslink wishes to appoint a suitable contractor to provide Workwear and Structured Garments to staff numbers in the region of 3500. There is an unionized environment operating in around 30 main depots throughout Northern Ireland.
Currently, Translink issue structured garments and workwear to approximately 3500 staff. Issue cycle frequencies are 18 months. The next roll-out will take place in November 2018.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 234-003428
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: 006/0045/17 Corporate Clothing and Workwear
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Let’s work together:
Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TranslinkB2B for opportunites worth 50 000 GBP or more.
Check out our website at www.translink.co.uk/Corporate/Procurement/
Participate in tenders at https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps.
For assistance using eTendersNI and registering your Organisation please contact the helpdesk whose number is located on the eTendersNI contact us page.
Note: Do not leave completing your PQQ/ITT response until the last minute, late responses shall be rejected. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of this competition.
About the Translink Group:
Throughout the documentation, both “Translink” and “Group” refer to the same corporate entities. Both shall be taken to comprise the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) in addition to its main operating subsidiaries Citybus Ltd, Northern Ireland Railways Company Ltd and Ulsterbus Ltd.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Please see section VI.3.2
Belfast
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Not Applicable
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Translink Group will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Please see section VI.3.2
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/04/2018