C1071 Road/Rail Plant and Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

Goods

Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2022from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Due to the forecasted Translink capital plan of works to deliver rail infrastructure upgrades, improvements, and ongoing maintenance in Northern Ireland, we are seeking to identify a company(ies) whom can facilitate the Supply, Operation and Maintenance of the required railway equipment. This is to ensure there is sufficient resources available in order to carry out the capital works as planned alongside the regular maintenance and ongoing inspection type works.

CPV: Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Before embarking on the procurement, Translink wish to engage with the marketplace to…Planned

Before embarking on the procurement, Translink wish to engage with the marketplace to gather intelligence which will inform the Procurement Strategy for this contract which will involve seeking a supplier to Supply, Operate and maintain an RRV fleet to include RR Excavators, RR Trailers and other items of Road Rail Plant currently being investigated for use on NIR capital works programmes and projects.

Translink plans to hold a virtual interview with each interested supplier lasting no longer than 30 minutes at the end of November 2021 - exact dates to be arranged.

Interested suppliers are requested to email their contact details to Mike Kerr at michael.kerr@translink.co.uk NO LATER THAN Friday 12th November 2021. Additional information: Suppliers registering their interest in participating in this exercise should note that: . . 1. This Notice is to initiate a market engagement and. information gathering exercise and does not indicate the start of a procurement exercise. It is instead intended to act as an informal market research document providing a brief synopsis of Translinks’ future requirements. This document is not intended to provide. a definitive list of requirements.. 2. We intend to invite interested suppliers to discuss Road/Rail Plant and Equipment . 3. This. document is not a tender specification nor request for quotation. Translink is merely investigating market opportunities at this stage. without entering into any contractual or financial commitments. . . 4. Please note, progress in the project will be subject to the availability. and timing of funding. If this requirement is given financial approval, it will be tendered under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.. Any documents, discussions, presentations, demonstrations, or clarifications submitted for. this Market Research will not be considered. as any part of the tender exercise. If Translink does decide to proceed with a competitive tender process, a separate detailed tender. specification document will be produced as part of that process.. . 5. Nothing in this advertisement or any other documents or information. provided by Translink or any of its advisers or agents is to be construed as implying a commitment by Translink to place any Contract, now. or in the future with any participating supplier in respect of the requirement under. consideration.. . 6. Translink takes no responsibility. for any actions or decisions taken, costs incurred or commitments made by interested parties in responding to this notice or by being. involved in any subsequent discussions in this market engagement and information gathering exercise.. . 7. At this stage it is not possible. to given an accurate timeframe for this requirement

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Oct 2021, 17:24 BST
Last source update: 27 Oct 2021, 17:24 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-026959
Classification (CPV): Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f0bc Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers registering their interest in participating in this exercise should note that: . . 1. This Notice is to initiate a market engagement and. information gathering exercise and does not indicate the start of a procurement exercise. It is instead intended to act as an informal market research document providing a brief synopsis of Translinks’ future requirements. This document is not intended to provide. a definitive list of requirements.. 2. We intend to invite interested suppliers to discuss Road/Rail Plant and Equipment . 3. This. document is not a tender specification nor request for quotation. Translink is merely investigating market opportunities at this stage. without entering into any contractual or financial commitments. . . 4. Please note, progress in the project will be subject to the availability. and timing of funding. If this requirement is given financial approval, it will be tendered under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.. Any documents, discussions, presentations, demonstrations, or clarifications submitted for. this Market Research will not be considered. as any part of the tender exercise. If Translink does decide to proceed with a competitive tender process, a separate detailed tender. specification document will be produced as part of that process.. . 5. Nothing in this advertisement or any other documents or information. provided by Translink or any of its advisers or agents is to be construed as implying a commitment by Translink to place any Contract, now. or in the future with any participating supplier in respect of the requirement under. consideration.. . 6. Translink takes no responsibility. for any actions or decisions taken, costs incurred or commitments made by interested parties in responding to this notice or by being. involved in any subsequent discussions in this market engagement and information gathering exercise.. . 7. At this stage it is not possible. to given an accurate timeframe for this requirement

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 12 Nov 2021

Timeline

27 Oct 2021 → 1 Aug 2022 · 3 dates

Notice published
27 Oct 2021, 17:24 BST
Submission deadline
12 Nov 2021
Tender notice expected
1 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.