Awarded contract

P-3264 Supply of Fasteners and Associated Fittings

Details

Supplier(s)
MARTIN ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LIMITED
Value
£750,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Fasteners
Published
19 September 2025

Tender description

Translink requires a competent contractor to supply a range of fastener and associated fittings requirements in relation to this contract. The successful contractor will provide industrial storage cabinets to contain the range which will be supplied via direct line fed to approximately 40 stations across its network of workshops and garages. This will be a 3-year contract with extensions of up to 24 months. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date11 September 2025
  2. Completed: Award published19 September 2025
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2028in 2 years

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

  • 44530000 · Fasteners
  • 44531400 · Bolts
  • 44531510 · Bolts and screws
  • 44531520 · Coach bolts and screws

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