The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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: ULR https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps For this procurement, all Supplier Technical and Financial submissions must be uploaded exclusively via Lot 1 (SFT 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.

The submission route named on the official notice.

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 Structures Framework will include the following work activities: A.

Full or partial demolition of structures; B.

Construction of new structures; C.

Scour protection and maintenance works; D.

Earthworks; E.

Culvert upgrades/maintenance including lining and invert repair works; F.

General bridge/structures maintenance; G.

Working in water; H.

Brickwork, blockwork and stonework; I.

Structural concrete construction and/or repairs; J.

Installation of precast beams or box culverts; K.

Structural steelwork including repairs; L.

Inspection assistance M.

Works on or in the vicinity of the Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) network requiring £100,000,000 public liability insurance; N.

TTM on a live trafficked public road network; O.

Associated road restraint systems installation and/or repair (including RRS associated with structures works); P.

Associated Ancillary Works.

Further ancillary works may be asked of the successful Supplier such as: • Surface reinstatement; • Site clearance including vegetation removal; • Pressure grouting; • Sprayed concrete; • Bridge expansion joints; • Structural steel painting; • Temporary works in and/or around water and/or railways; • Waterproofing for structures The Framework will comprise of three area Lots (Work Orders valued up to £750k exc VAT).

A Project Lot will be used to deliver individual NEC ECC projects covering all the geographical areas detailed below (valued between £750,001 and £5m exc VAT).

Area Lots; - STF W1 – Derry and Strabane; Fermanagh & Omagh; Mid-Ulster. - STF E&S1 - Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh; Ards and North Down; Newry Mourne, Down and Armagh; Banbridge and Craigavon. - STF N1 - Antrim and Newtownabbey; Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim This Framework will deliver works from Call-Off contracts with an overall cumulative value of £57m (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 £71.25m (ex VAT).