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Prior Information Notice

Department for Infrastructure - Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Contracts

  • First published: 29 June 2023
  • Last modified: 29 June 2023

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-03dd27
Published by:
Department for Infrastructure
Authority ID:
AA56586
Publication date:
29 June 2023
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Prior Information Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Provision of civil engineering consultancy and specialist services in the delivery of Water and Departmental Delivery programmes.

Work packages could relate to one or more of the following topics: Hydrological Assessments and Studies;

Flood Emergency Planning; Hydraulic Studies and River Modelling;

Flood Mapping and GIS Services;

Coastal Erosion Mapping;

Business Cases including Economic Appraisals;

Feasibility Studies;

Public Exhibition of Schemes and Drainage Council Presentations;

Detailed Civil Engineering Design;

Tender documentation and Assessment;

Project Management of Contractors, including Site Supervision;

Property Structural Condition Surveys; Services Identification;

Stakeholder Consultation and formalising Lands Agreements;

Managing Geotechnical Investigations/Geophysical investigations;

Topographical Surveys; Condition and photographic survey of structures (above and below ground);

Maintenance and condition surveys;

Property Flood Risk Surveys;

Drainage Advice (Schedule 5 and 6);

Development Management;

Advice on Planning Applications (including Flood Risk/Drainage Assessments);

Development Planning; Advice on Local Development Plans;

Acting as an expert witness at Planning Appeals and Inquiries;

Environmental Assessments and Statements;

Ecological advice and surveys;

Environmental studies including geomorphological and biodiversity studies;

H and S Advice;

Preparation and revision of Asset Management Plans;

Flood Storage, including Sustainable Drainage design and advice;

Post Flood Surveying and Reporting;

Management of Reservoir Supervising Engineer from Approved List for operational work;

Management of All Reservoir Panel Engineer from Approved List for operational work;

Management of All Reservoir Panel Engineer from Approved List to undertake Reservoir Authority Enforcement and Emergency Works;

Engineering Training; Miscellaneous studies related to the organisation’s business needs. Staff assistance as required.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Department for Infrastructure

Clarence Court Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8GB

UK

E-mail: pb2@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Department for Infrastructure - Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Contracts

II.1.2) Main CPV code

71311000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

As result of recent internal re-organisation within the Department for Infrastructure, coupled with an increased requirement for consultancy services to deliver new initiatives such as Active Travel, the Department intends to replace the Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Contract with three separate contracts as detailed below:

Contract 1: Water and Departmental Delivery (WDD) Engineering Services Consultancy Partner

Term : up to 5 years

Estimated Contract value: £30m

Contract 2: Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) East/West Engineering Services Consultancy Partner

Term: up to 5 years

Estimated Contract value: £48m

Contract 3: Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) North/South Engineering Services Consultancy Partner

Term: up to 5 years

Estimated Contract value: £35m

The Department intends to procure these contracts through two discrete procurement competitions.

The first competition, to procure the WDD Engineering Services Consultancy Partner, will commence in July 2023 and will be awarded to a single Economic Operator.

The second procurement competition will commence in August 2023 and will contain two lots (contracts);

the TRAM East/West Engineering Services Consultancy Partner and;

the TRAM North/South Engineering Services Consultancy Partner.

Each contract will be awarded to a single Economic Operator. In order to ensure security of service, preserve competition and encourage participation by SMEs, the Department will limit the number of contracts that can be awarded to an Economic Operator, in the second competition, to one.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

The TRAM Engineering Services Consultancy Partner will be divided into two lots (contacts) defined by existing Departmental divisional geographical boundaries. Each contract will cover two divisional areas. In order to ensure security of service, preserve competition and encourage participation by SMEs, the Department will limit the number of contracts that can be awarded to an Economic Operator in this competition to one.

The WDD Engineering Services Consultancy Partner will be procured in a separate competition and the award of this contract will not be impacted in any way by a restriction in lots.

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Water and Departmental Delivery (WDD) Engineering Services Consultancy Partner

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

71311000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKN0


Main site or place of performance:

Northern Ireland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of civil engineering consultancy and specialist services in the delivery of Water and Departmental Delivery programmes.

Work packages could relate to one or more of the following topics: Hydrological Assessments and Studies;

Flood Emergency Planning; Hydraulic Studies and River Modelling;

Flood Mapping and GIS Services;

Coastal Erosion Mapping;

Business Cases including Economic Appraisals;

Feasibility Studies;

Public Exhibition of Schemes and Drainage Council Presentations;

Detailed Civil Engineering Design;

Tender documentation and Assessment;

Project Management of Contractors, including Site Supervision;

Property Structural Condition Surveys; Services Identification;

Stakeholder Consultation and formalising Lands Agreements;

Managing Geotechnical Investigations/Geophysical investigations;

Topographical Surveys; Condition and photographic survey of structures (above and below ground);

Maintenance and condition surveys;

Property Flood Risk Surveys;

Drainage Advice (Schedule 5 and 6);

Development Management;

Advice on Planning Applications (including Flood Risk/Drainage Assessments);

Development Planning; Advice on Local Development Plans;

Acting as an expert witness at Planning Appeals and Inquiries;

Environmental Assessments and Statements;

Ecological advice and surveys;

Environmental studies including geomorphological and biodiversity studies;

H and S Advice;

Preparation and revision of Asset Management Plans;

Flood Storage, including Sustainable Drainage design and advice;

Post Flood Surveying and Reporting;

Management of Reservoir Supervising Engineer from Approved List for operational work;

Management of All Reservoir Panel Engineer from Approved List for operational work;

Management of All Reservoir Panel Engineer from Approved List to undertake Reservoir Authority Enforcement and Emergency Works;

Engineering Training; Miscellaneous studies related to the organisation’s business needs. Staff assistance as required.

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) East/West Engineering Services Consultancy Partner

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

71311000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKN06

UKN0A

UKN0B

UKN0E

UKN0G

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

To provide civil engineering consultancy and specialist services in the delivery of Transport and Road Asset Management programmes in the East and West Divisional areas.

Work packages could relate to one or more of the following topics:-

Minor Highway Improvements;

Transportation;

Highway Structures;

Active Travel;

Major / Large Minor Works;

Staff Assistance.

Commissions will be generally be for projects with a construction value up to £5m.

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) North/South Engineering Services Consultancy Partner

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

71311000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKN07

UKN08

UKN09

UKN0C

UKN0D

UKN0F

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

To provide civil engineering consultancy and specialist services in the delivery of Transport and Road Asset Management programmes in the North and South Divisional areas.

Work packages could relate to one or more of the following topics:-

Minor Highway Improvements;

Transportation;

Highway Structures;

Active Travel;

Major / Large Minor Works;

Staff Substitution.

Commissions will be generally be for projects with a construction value up to £5m.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

05/07/2023

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

28/06/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
71311000 Civil engineering consultancy services Consultative engineering and construction services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
pb2@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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