United Kingdom-Belfast: FW076 Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-033189/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NI Railways
Postal address: Procurement Department
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT2 7LX
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Chris Clarke
Email: chris.clarke@translink.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3)Communication
I.6) Main activity:
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus and bus services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: FW076 Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 34946120
II.1.3) Type of contract : Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Translink is a trading name used by any one or more of the companies under the ultimate ownership of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC). One of these companies, Northern Ireland Railways wishes to establish a Framework for the manufacture and delivery of prestressed concrete monoblock railway sleepers to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works. The framework will contain a maximum of four suppliers, one primary, two secondary and one reserve. The duration will be for an initial period of four years with extensions options up to a maximum of 48 months. 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. No other method of submission will be accepted.

II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:15000000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 44114200
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Translink is a trading name used by any one or more of the companies under the ultimate ownership of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC). One of these companies, Northern Ireland Railways wishes to establish a Framework for the manufacture and delivery of prestressed concrete monoblock railway sleepers to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works. The framework will contain a maximum of four suppliers, one primary, two secondary and one reserve. The duration will be for an initial period of four years with extensions options up to a maximum of 48 months. 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. No other method of submission will be accepted.

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of options: The duration of this Framework will be a maximum of 8 years in total – a 4-year initial term with the option to extend by a further 48 months

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
IV.1.8) Information about the 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:2022/S 001-999999

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:2022-11-14
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:1
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received from non-EU Member States:1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Moore Concrete Products
Postal address: 41 Woodside Road
Town: BALLYMENA
Postal code: BT42 4QH
Country: United Kingdom
Email: sales@moore-concrete.com
Nuts code:
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME: yes

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ulsterbus
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-11-23