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Published 2 Mar 2023, 10:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

P-2696 B7R Wheelchair Lifts (C6691)

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,100,000exc. VAT52% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Apr 2023awarded 24 May 2023
Awarded to PASSENGER LIFT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink require a contractor to supply an initial 85 Wheelchair Lifts with an option of a further 115 for the B7R Schoolbus Fleet. 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.

CPV: Mechanical lifts · Parts and accessories for invalid carriages and wheelchairs · Wheelchairs

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,100,000
Extensions: Priced Option for additional 115 UnitsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • Financial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80
  • Financial: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Mar 2023, 10:10 GMT
Last source update
30 May 2023, 10:56 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Apr 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015226
Classification (CPV)
Mechanical liftsParts and accessories for invalid carriages and wheelchairsWheelchairs
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ad76 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
6 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST

Timeline

6 Apr 2023 → 3 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    30 May 2023, 10:56 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 May 2023, 10:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £528,2751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PASSENGER LIFT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSMEContract£528,275 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body Belfast
  • Translink LtdReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.