Current DfI Transport and Road Asset Management tender opportunities are outlined below.

Please note that the Department uses the eTendersNI portal to advertise their tender opportunities. For more information on eTendersNI please see DoF eTendersNI.

Tender process

Tender documents will be available in electronic format only and may be accessed through the eTendersNI portal.

Tender submission must be received by the Department, in full, through the eTendersNI portal by the deadline stated in the table.

eTendersNI is the Department’s electronic tendering system. Should you have any queries, or if you are having any problems registering on the portal, please contact eTenderNI’s dedicated supplier helpdesk by calling 0800 240 4545 or by emailing: eTendersNI helpdesk

All documents must be completed and returned so as to arrive no later than 3.00 pm on the date shown.

Title

Term Contracts for Maintenance and Improvements to Structures T-1116

Estimated value

Up to £4.3m per annum

Closing date for tenders

2 October 2023

Detail

Term Contracts for Structures will include but not be limited to the following work activities: TTM on public road network; demolition of structures; road restraint systems; earthworks; culvert upgrades; general bridge/structures maintenance; working in water; scour protection; brickwork, blockwork and stonework; structural concrete construction and repairs; installation of precast beams or box culverts; structural steelwork including repairs; and other associated ancillary works in the following contract areas:

STS2 - Newry, Mourne & Down / Ards & North Down
STN2 - Mid & East Antrim / Antrim & Newtownabbey
STW2 - Derry & Strabane

All works on or in the vicinity of the Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) network across Northern Ireland will be delivered through STN2 contract (maximum cumulative annual value of £1,000,000) and the successful contractor must hold £100,000,000 public liability insurance.

This contract is regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice (opens in new window) has been dispatched to the Find a Tender service.

Title

Provision of Service, Recovery and Movement of Vehicle and Plant Fleet Items

Estimated value

Up to approximately £27k per annum

Closing date for tenders

30 August 2023

Detail

The Department for Infrastructure has a requirement for the provision of recovery and movement of vehicles and plant to the various depots located throughout Northern Ireland.

The competition will be split into 7 separate lots to cover the various areas including:

Lot 1 - Eastern Area;
Lot 2 - North West (Northbrook Workshop);
Lot 3 - North East (Ballykeel Workshop);
Lot 4 - Western (Arvalee Workshop);
Lot 5 - South West (Silverhill Workshop);
Lot 6 - Southern (Armagh Workshop);
Lot 7 - Craigavon Area.

Title

Supply and Delivery of Road Surfacing Materials

Estimated value

Up to £4m per annum

Closing date for tenders

4 September 2023

Detail

DfI has a requirement for the supply and delivery of various road surfacing materials throughout Northern Ireland. The competition will be divided across the following 3 lots:

Lot 1 - Asphalt concretes, hot rolled asphalts and coated chippings;
Lot 2 - Permanent cold lay surfacing materials; 
Lot 3 - Permanent cold lay surfacing materials suitable for wet weather.

This contract is regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice (opens in new window) has been dispatched to the Find a Tender service

Title

Water and Departmental  Delivery Engineering Services Consultancy Partner

Estimated value

Up to approximately £30m

Closing date for PQQ

Pre-Qualification return 17 August 2023

Detail

The Department for Infrastructure has a requirement for a consultancy partner to provide civil engineering consultancy and related specialist services across Northern Ireland. They will assist in the delivery of the following projects or programmes of work: improvements to watercourses, including culverts and open channels; flood defences; sea defences; control structures; reservoirs; and alternative flood risk management schemes.

This contract is regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice (opens in new window) has been dispatched to the Find a Tender service

Title

Term Contracts for Minor Improvement Works T-1129

Estimated value

Up to approximately £5m per annum

Closing date for tenders

14 September 2023

Detail

The Term Contracts for Minor Improvement Works will include but not be limited to the following work activities:  delivery of temporary traffic management; drainage and service duct installation; earthworks; pavement construction and surfacing; footway construction and refurbishment; fencing and wall construction;  working with services / utilities; cycleway construction; traffic signal junction upgrade; road restraint systems and other associated ancillary works in the following contract areas:

MIN1 - Causeway Coast & Glens;
MIN2 - Mid & East Antrim/ Antrim & Newtownabbey;
MIW1 - Mid-Ulster;
MIE1 - Belfast, Lisburn & Castlereagh;
MIS1- Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon;
MIS2 - Newry, Mourne & Down / Ards & North Down;
MIW2 - Derry & Strabane;
MIW3 - Fermanagh & Omagh.

These contracts are regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice (opens in new window) has been dispatched to the Find a Tender service

Title

A3 Portadown Road Resurfacing and Widening Works

Estimated value

£1.9m

Closing date for tenders

8 August 2023

Detail

This project involves the resurfacing and improvement works of a length of the existing A3 Portadown Road, Armagh. The improvement works include widening of the existing carriageway to provide right turning facilities into Tirnascobe Road and other adjacent residential properties.

Title

Provision of Flood Risk Management Training

Estimated value

£130k

Closing date for tenders

19 July 2023

Detail

Creation of a new certified training course providing flood risk management training.

Title

Major Works Consultancy Services Framework

Estimated value

Up to £90m

Closing date for PQQ

Pre-Qualification return 30 May 2023

Detail

DfI is seeking to form a framework agreement comprising up to 6 suitably qualified and experienced companies to provide engineering design consultancy services to assist the Contracting Authority in taking forward the planning, assessment and delivery of the current Strategic Road Improvement / Major Works Roads Programme; to develop / deliver new schemes identified in the forthcoming Transport Plans; to deliver schemes identified in City and Growth Deals; and to deliver large active travel projects as identified in future plans.

This framework is regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice (opens in new window) has been dispatched to the Find a Tender service

Title

Term Contract for School Safety, 20mph Zone and Vehicle Activated Signs

Estimated value

Up to approximately £1m per annum

Closing date for tenders

10 May 2023

Detail

The Department has a requirement for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of school safety signs and vehicle activated signs across Northern Ireland.

These contracts are regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice (opens in new window) has been dispatched to the Find a Tender service

Title

Term Contracts for Small Scale and Responsive Works T-1132

Estimated value

Up to approximately £5.6m per annum

Closing date for tenders

8 March 2023

Detail

The Term Contracts for Small Scale and Responsive Works will include but not limited to the following principal work activities: delivery of temporary traffic management as part of associated civil works on a live trafficked public road network; delivery of temporary traffic management as part of private street works; temporary and permanent repairs/patching/ reinstatements of openings and defects in carriageways, footways and cycleways; small network improvement schemes; construction and surfacing of carriageways, footways and cycleways; provision, adjustment and maintenance of drainage systems; provision and adjustment of kerblines; earthworks including verge reconstruction and slope stability; fencing construction in the following contract areas:    

SSW1 - Mid Ulster;
SSW2 - Derry & Strabane;
SSW3 - Fermanagh;
SSW4 - Omagh;
SSS1- Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon;
SSS2 - Newry, Mourne & Down;
SSS3 - Ards & North Down;
SSN1 - Causeway Coast & Glens;
SSN2 - Mid & East Antrim;
SSN3 - Antrim & Newtownabbey;
SSE1 - Belfast;
SSE2 - Lisburn & Castlereagh.

These contracts are regulated by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and a Contract Notice (opens in new window) has been dispatched to the Find a Tender service

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