Maintenance of Fire Suppression (Fogmaker) Systems

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 1 Jul 2022no call for competition

Awarded to PSV Transport Systems Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

All Translink diesel powered buses have a fire suppression system installed. These systems require a specialised contractor to carry out regular preventative maintenance every 5 and 10 years and also reactive maintenance if and when a system is activated.

Translink intends to award a contract to PSV Transport Ltd to carry out this maintenance as they are the only service agent authorised by Fogmaker (manufacturer of the fire suppression systems) to carry out maintenance on their systems in the UK and Ireland.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Jul 2022, 12:50 BST
Last source update: 7 Jul 2022, 12:50 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-018622
Classification (CPV): Repair and maintenance services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034f66 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Fogmaker Ltd are the manufacturer of the Fire Suppression Systems within the Translink diesel bus Fleet.
They have confirmed that only one company (PSV Transport Ltd) is authorised to carry out the maintenance of their systems in UK and Ireland.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have. been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court..

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PSV Transport Systems Ltd	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 018622-2022-1 · PSV Transport Systems Ltd
Signed
1 Jul 2022
Value
—
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

See VI 4.3Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PSV Transport Systems LtdAwarded supplier Hoddesdon, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.