DfI TRAM T-1137 Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Contract (TRAM)

The Contracting Authority is seeking to form and develop a mutually beneficial Professional Services Contract with external Consultants to assist in the delivery of Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) programmes. The successful economic operator will be required to provide a wide spectrum of civil engineering consultancy services and associated …

CPV: 71310000 Servicios de consultoría en ingeniería y construcción, 71320000 Servicios de diseño técnico, 71510000 Servicios de estudio del emplazamiento, 71520000 Servicios de supervisión de obras, 71540000 Servicios de gestión de obras, 71630000 Servicios de inspección y ensayo técnicos, 90710000 Gestión medioambiental
Lugar de ejecución:
DfI TRAM T-1137 Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Contract (TRAM)
Organismo adjudicador:
Department for Infrastructure
Número de premio:
Lot 1

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Department for Infrastructure
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : DfI TRAM T-1137 Engineering Services Consultancy Partner Contract (TRAM)
Description : The Contracting Authority is seeking to form and develop a mutually beneficial Professional Services Contract with external Consultants to assist in the delivery of Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) programmes. The successful economic operator will be required to provide a wide spectrum of civil engineering consultancy services and associated specialist services. Services required may relate to the following: Minor Highway Improvements, Transportation, Highway Structures, Major/Large Minor Works, Active Travel and the provision of Professional and Technical staff to assist in-house deliver teams. In accordance with Regulation 46 of the PCR 2015, the Contracting Authority has defined two Contract Areas (Lots) for this procurement : Contract 1 – East and West Engineering Services Consultancy Partner, covering existing Eastern and Western Divisions in NI; and • Contract 2 – North and South Engineering Services Consultancy Partner, covering existing Northern and Southern Divisions
Procedure identifier : 58f7fb02-140f-4cc9-80aa-5877e410c33f
Previous notice : 626485-2023
Type of procedure : Restricted
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71320000 Engineering design services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Belfast ( UKN06 )
Country : United Kingdom

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 83 000 000 Pound sterling

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises. (SMEs). The evaluation of submissions (PQQPs or TPs) will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis stated in II.2.5). All documents will only be available on line through the eTendersNI portal: (1) If your company is not already registered on eTendersNI you may do so through the eTendersNI portal https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/.home.do — Select the “Register as a Supplier” link and follow the on screen instructions. 2) Expression of Interest and access to tender documentation- You may “Express an Interest” in a project and access the tender documentation via the projects CfT Menu. If you require assistance or help to navigate the site please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendersNI help desk. The documents may be downloaded up to the closing date and time for the submission. Submissions must be completed and returned to the Contracting Authority using the online eTendersNI portal, to arrive not later than the time and date as stated in IV.2.2). The Contracting Authority is utilising an electronic tendering system to manage this procurement and to communicate with Economic Operators. Accordingly, it is intended that all communications with the Contracting Authority, including the accessing and submission of tender responses, will be conducted via eTendersNI. Poor Performance, as part of its contract management procedures: the Contracting Authority and their CoPE will use the Protocol for Managing Poor Supplier Performance contained in the Procurement documentation. The protocol sets out a series of five escalating stages to enable Contracting Authorities and their CoPEs to manage poor performance by suppliers. At Stage 4, as an alternative to terminating the contract, senior management in the Contracting Authority/CoPE can issue a Notice of Written Warning. At Stage 5, as an alternative to terminating the contract, a notice of unsatisfactory performance can be issued to the Economic Operator. These notices remain current for the period of time stated in the protocol and an Economic Operator must declare, in subsequent procurement competitions, if it has received a current Notice of Written Warning or a current Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance within 3 years of the TP Submission Deadline. If an Economic Operator has received more than one current Notice of Written Warning the Contracting Authority/CoPE, at its discretion, can consider an Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurement competitions, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy, for a minimum period of 12 months. If an Economic Operator is subject to a notice of unsatisfactory performance the Contracting Authority/CoPE, at its discretion, can consider the Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurement competitions, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy, for a period of 3 years. List of public bodies to which NI public procurement policy applies Department of Finance (finance-ni.gov.uk).
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : LOT 1: Eastern Division and Western Division
Description : The Contracting Authority is seeking to form and develop a mutually beneficial Professional Services Contract with external Consultants to assist the Contracting Authority in the delivery of Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) programmes. The successful economic operator will be required to provide a wide spectrum of civil engineering consultancy services and associated specialist services. Services required may relate to the following: Minor Highway Improvements, Transportation, Highway Structures, Major/Large Minor Works, Active Travel and the provision of Professional and Technical staff to assist DfI Tram inhouse deliver teams. In accordance with Regulation 46 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR), the Contracting Authority has defined two Contract Areas (Lots) for this procurement. The Contract Area will be defined by existing DfI TRAM geographical divisional boundaries as follows: • Contract 1 – East and West Engineering Services Consultancy Partner, covering existing Eastern and Western Divisions in Northern Ireland.
Internal identifier : Lot 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71320000 Engineering design services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71310000 Consultative engineering and construction services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71510000 Site-investigation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71540000 Construction management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71630000 Technical inspection and testing services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90710000 Environmental management
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71520000 Construction supervision services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : There are options to extend this contract up to a maximum of 60 months at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 48 000 000 Pound sterling

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Quality is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 70
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : As set out in the tender documents

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
TED eSender : Publications Office of the European Union

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : LOT 2: Northern Division and Southern Division
Description : The Contracting Authority is seeking to form and develop a mutually beneficial Professional Services Contract with external Consultants to assist the Contracting Authority in the delivery of Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) programmes. The successful economic operator will be required to provide a wide spectrum of civil engineering consultancy services and associated specialist services. Services required may relate to the following: Minor Highway Improvements, Transportation, Highway Structures, Major/Large Minor Works, Active Travel and the provision of Professional and Technical staff to assist DfI Tram inhouse deliver teams. In accordance with Regulation 46 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR), the Contracting Authority has defined two Contract Areas (Lots) for this procurement. The Contract Area will be defined by existing DfI TRAM geographical divisional boundaries as follows: Contract 2 – North and South Engineering Services Consultancy Partner, covering existing Northern and Southern Divisions in Northern Ireland.
Internal identifier : Lot 2

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71320000 Engineering design services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71310000 Consultative engineering and construction services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71510000 Site-investigation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71540000 Construction management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71630000 Technical inspection and testing services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90710000 Environmental management
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71520000 Construction supervision services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : There are options to extend this contract up to a maximum of 60 months at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 35 000 000 Pound sterling

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Quality is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 70
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : As set out in the tender documents

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
TED eSender : Publications Office of the European Union

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 83 000 000 Pound sterling

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : WSP UK Ltd
Tender :
Tender identifier : WSP UK Ltd
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 48 000 000 Pound sterling
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : T-1137 Lot 1: Eastern and Western Division
Date on which the winner was chosen : 11/10/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 11/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 5

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0002

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Amey OW Ltd
Tender :
Tender identifier : Amey OW Ltd
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Value of the tender : 35 000 000 Pound sterling
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : T-1137 Lot 2: Northern and Southern Division
Date on which the winner was chosen : 11/10/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 11/10/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 5

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : WSP UK Ltd
Registration number : 636700NAPT1TVHKJDD91
Postal address : Buchanan House
Town : London
Postcode : EC1N 2HS
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Camden and City of London ( UKI31 )
Country : United Kingdom
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Amey OW Ltd
Registration number : 213800I3S5GE1KVATK51
Postal address : 3rd Floor Chancery Exchange 10 Furnival Street
Town : London
Postcode : EC4A 1AB
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Camden and City of London ( UKI31 )
Country : United Kingdom
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0002

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : Department for Infrastructure
Registration number : 01N/A
Department : DfI TRAM
Postal address : James House 2-4 Cromac Avenue The Gas Works
Town : Belfast
Postcode : BT7 2JA
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Belfast ( UKN06 )
Country : United Kingdom
Telephone : +44 289040506
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0006

Official name : The High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Registration number : 213800D8DAQQQPXATZ71
Postal address : Chichester Street
Town : Belfast
Postcode : BT1 3JF
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Belfast ( UKN06 )
Country : United Kingdom
Telephone : +44 300 200 7812
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 2c61351f-c719-4be0-a810-513f7f71ebbc - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 18/12/2024 14:54 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00784349-2024
OJ S issue number : 248/2024
Publication date : 20/12/2024