Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Translink
Procurement Department
Belfast
BT2 7LX
UK
Contact person: noleen.bohilltranslink.co.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.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
001/0612/18 Remote Aerial Survey, Tree Survey
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35613000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Translink, Northern Ireland are seeking a suitably qualified economic operator to complete an aerial survey of the rail network, overlaid with the precise location of tree hazards, lineside vegetation and leaf fall assessment across the entire NI Railways network. The key project objectives are: full aerial survey of the entire NIR network utilising both imagery and LIDAR. Hazardous trees are to be identified and recorded in detail, and to include trees on Translink property and third party trees which could impinge the railway line. A suitable arboricultural model should be used to determine this risk. An experienced and suitably qualified arboricultural expert shall be required to complete verification of the aerial survey by examining some sample sites visually. The volume should be such that gives the contractor assurance of the output to date. Leaf fall assessment, effecting low adhesion to the track, to be assessed on the entire network.
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)
79961200
60440000
71354200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
Main site or place of performance:
Across the NI Railways train network.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Translink, Northern Ireland are seeking a suitably qualified economic operator to complete an aerial survey of the rail network, overlaid with the precise location of tree hazards, lineside vegetation and leaf fall assessment across the entire NI Railways network. The key project objectives are: full aerial survey of the entire NIR network utilising both imagery and LIDAR. Hazardous trees are to be identified and recorded in detail, and to include trees on Translink property and third party trees which could impinge the railway line. A suitable arboricultural model should be used to determine this risk. An experienced and suitably qualified arboricultural expert shall be required to complete verification of the aerial survey by examining some sample sites visually. The volume should be such that gives the contractor assurance of the output to date. Leaf fall assessment, effecting low adhesion to the track, to be assessed on the entire network.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Electronic systems used
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Additional benefits
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 45
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:
2018/S 204-466606
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/05/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Airbus Defence and Space Ltd
Gunnels Wood Road
Stevenage
SG1 2AS
UK
Telephone: +44 1162407181
E-mail: biddingtean@infoterra-global.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
150 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/05/2019