Independent Environmental Advisory Services.
Contract award notice - utilities
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Translink
3 Milewater Road
For the attention of: Helen McKinney
BT3 9BG Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2890759126
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.translink.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.translink.co.uk/Corporate/Procurement/
I.2)Main activity
Railway services
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Independent Environmental Advisory Services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Northern Ireland.
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UKN0
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Translink intends to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Economic Operator, to provide Independent Environmental Technical Advisory Services relating to land contamination and associated environmental liabilities in connection with Translink's operational requirements and land portfolio management activities.
Operators will be required to work at a strategic management level across all Divisions that make up the Translink and NITHCO organisations. Services are expected to be predominantly required by the:
Safety, Health and Environment Department (SH&E;);
Infrastructure and Property Division;
Procurement Department.
To ensure independence in the advice provided throughout this contract, Translink seek to procure Operators that do not provide environmental consultancy services in the form of site investigation (including sub-contracting works), remediation contracting and/or emergency environmental response services. Economic Operators providing services to Translink as part of the existing Framework for Environmental Assessment Services would also be deemed unsuitable to qualify for these works
Operators will be required to work at a strategic management level across all Divisions that make up the Translink and NITHCO organisations. Services are expected to be predominantly required by the:
Safety, Health and Environment Department (SH&E;);
Infrastructure and Property Division;
Procurement Department.
To ensure independence in the advice provided throughout this contract, Translink seek to procure Operators that do not provide environmental consultancy services in the form of site investigation (including sub-contracting works), remediation contracting and/or emergency environmental response services. Economic Operators providing services to Translink as part of the existing Framework for Environmental Assessment Services would also be deemed unsuitable to qualify for these works
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90700000
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Negotiated with a call for competition
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
001/0485/13 e-sourcing 12830.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 98-167721 of 23.5.2013
Section V: Award of contract
V.1)Award and contract value
Contract No: 1
Lot title: Independent Environmental Advisory Services
Lot title: Independent Environmental Advisory Services
V.1.1)Date of contract award decision:
17.12.2013
V.1.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 9
V.1.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Ashfield Solutions Ltd
Ty Cynon, Navigaton pard
CF45 4SN Abercynon
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 8458731466
E-mail:
V.1.4)Information on value of contract
V.1.5)Information about subcontracting
V.1.6)Price paid for bargain purchases
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
Let's work together:
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About the Translink Group:
Throughout the documentation, both "Translink” and "Group” refer to the same corporate entities. Both shall be taken to comprise the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) in addition to its main operating subsidiaries Citybus Ltd, Northern Ireland Railways Company Ltd and Ulsterbus Ltd.
The Translink Group provide integrated public transport across Northern Ireland. The organisation is one of Northern Ireland's largest employers with approximately 4,000 employees and a turnover in excess of £168m. Over 81 million passenger journeys are made on Translink Group services each year.
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Participate in tenders at www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
1. Browse to the eSourcing portal: www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
2. Click the "Click here to register” link;3. Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue”;
4. Enter your correct business and user details;
5. Note the username you chose and click "Save” when complete;
6. You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure);
7. Login to the portal with the username/password;
8. Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are PQQs open to any registered supplier);
9. Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content;
10. Click the "Express Interest” button in the "Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the PQQ over to the "My PQQs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only);
11. Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the "Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the "Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page;
12. You can now Reply or Reject (please give a reason if rejecting);
13. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ.
If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon - Fri (8:00am - 6:00pm) on:
- Email: ,
- Phone: uk 08003684850 Phone (outside UK): +44 2033496601Note: Do not leave completing your PQQ/ITT response until the last minute, late responses shall be rejected. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of this competition.
About the Translink Group:
Throughout the documentation, both "Translink” and "Group” refer to the same corporate entities. Both shall be taken to comprise the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) in addition to its main operating subsidiaries Citybus Ltd, Northern Ireland Railways Company Ltd and Ulsterbus Ltd.
The Translink Group provide integrated public transport across Northern Ireland. The organisation is one of Northern Ireland's largest employers with approximately 4,000 employees and a turnover in excess of £168m. Over 81 million passenger journeys are made on Translink Group services each year.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Please see section VI.3.2
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Not Applicable
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Translink Group will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 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 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 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 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Please see section VI.3.2
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
6.1.2014