Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Translink
Procurement Department
Belfast
BT2 7LX
UK
E-mail: etni@translink.co.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
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 abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
P-2972 Bus Substitution Framework (Railway Closures)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60172000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Translink are seeking a competent contractor to establish a single supplier framework to provide adhoc bus substitution services to support Translink Rail services in times of planned and unplanned closures. 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. Under this procurement the Economic Operator will be required to support the Client's social benefit objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate, in particular, to social considerations. No other method of submission will be accepted.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
80 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60172000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Translink are seeking a competent contractor to establish a single supplier framework to provide adhoc bus substitution services to support Translink Rail services in times of planned and unplanned closures. 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. Under this procurement the Economic Operator will be required to support the Client's social benefit objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate, in particular, to social considerations. No other method of submission will be accepted.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Financial
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
extensions of up to 24 months
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-009176
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
29/04/2024
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
26/10/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/04/2024
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
March 2029
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/03/2024