Awarded contract

P-2474 C0958 Supply of Ballast Cleaning System

Details

Value
47,000,000
Topic
Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
Published
12 August 2024

Tender description

Translink wishes to procure a Ballast Cleaning System (BCS) that will comprise a Ballast Cleaner, two Locomotives/Power Cars and eight MFS Wagons. 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. Lot 1: Translink wishes to procure a Ballast Cleaning System (BCS) that will comprise a Ballast Cleaner, two Locomotives/Power Cars and eight MFS Wagons. 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.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published12 August 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date12 August 2024

About the buyer

Translink operates Northern Ireland's public bus, rail and Metro services, and buys as a local transport group with its own procurement department. This department covers Ulsterbus, Northern Ireland Railways and Citybus under one function. Strategic sourcing for the wider Group also sits within this team. The department holds Centre of Procurement Expertise status, one of nine in Northern Ireland. Tender opportunities are published on the eTendersNI website. Live notices are also flagged on Twitter under the #TranslinkB2B tag. A Supplier Hub gives current suppliers a single access point for tender opportunities. Procurement queries go to a dedicated email address or phone line.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Translink's contract awards have been in transport equipment, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 34600000 · Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
  • 34621200 · Railway maintenance or service vehicles

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