DfI TRAM Road Asset Management - Surfacing Framework B
Estimated value
£180.3m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
5
Published
11 Feb 2026
Description
This tender notice is for the award of a public contract through an open procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(a) of the PA 2023. RAM Surfacing Framework B will include the following work activities: delivery of two or more concurrent resurfacing schemes on a public road; laying various types of asphalt surfacing by mechanical means and by hand, reshaping of carriageways, adjustment of street furniture to new levels, adjustment/provision of kerblines, adjustment/provision of carriageway drainage systems, Temporary Traffic Management, road marking/studs, other associated ancillary works. The Framework will comprise of four area Lots (Works Orders valued above £50k up to £750k) and a Project Lot (projects valued above £750k up to £5m) covering the following areas: - SFB E2 - Belfast South; - SFB N2 - Coleraine & Limavady; - SFB W3 - Dungannon; and - SFB S2 - Down. This Framework will deliver works from Call-Off contracts with an overall cumulative value of £150m (ex VAT) over the four year term. If the Contracting Authority is unable, for any reason, to award a new framework or to put in place an alternative regime to replace this Framework on its termination or expiry, any Call-Off Contract established under the Framework may be extended for a further period or periods up to a maximum of 12 additional months. This may increase the overall cumulative value to £180.25m (ex VAT).
Scope
- Reference
- T-1164
- Total value
- £180,250,000 excluding VAT£216,300,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2030
- Main category
- works
- CPV classifications
- 4520000045233200
- Contract locations
- Northern Ireland, United KingdomNorthern Ireland, United KingdomNorthern Ireland, United KingdomNorthern Ireland, United KingdomNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Price | price | 1.00% |
| Quality | Quality | quality | 2.00% |
| Price | — | price | 70.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 20.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Price | — | quality | 70.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 18 Mar 2026, 3:00 pm
- Submission address
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below. Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority . The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps For this procurement, all Supplier Technical and Financial submissions must be uploaded exclusively via Lot 1 (SFB P1 - Project Lot) on the eTendersNI platform. Lot 1 will serve as the single, centralised submission point for all Lots within the Framework. Accordingly, Suppliers must select Lot 1 on eTendersNI (in addition to all other Lots they are tendering for) regardless of whether they are submitting a tender for Lot 1 itself.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 5 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SFB P1 (Projects Lot) | £24.0m | active |
| 2 | SFB E2 (Belfast South) | £43.8m | active |
| 3 | SFB N2 (Coleraine and Limavady) | £42.5m | active |
| 4 | SFB W3 (Dungannon) | £36.5m | active |
| 5 | SFB S2 (Down) | £33.5m | active |