Closed tender

P-3266 Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services

Details

Topic
Technical automobile inspection services
Published
7 October 2025
Submission
23 October 2025

Tender description

Translink has a requirement for the Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services. • Carry out independent vehicle condition inspections on a sample of the bus fleet (circa of 100 vehicles) and provide an assessment of the efficacy of the in-house audit function on the basis of same. The sample will include single deck, double deck, and coach type vehicles. • The vehicle condition inspectors shall be experienced vehicle examiners, with experience of carrying out condition inspection audits of buses and familiarity with the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) Northern Ireland standards or The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) standards. The initial contract will be for three (3) year from date as stated in the award letter (with the option to extend for any period up to and including 60 months). 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: Tender published7 October 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date23 October 2025

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

  • 71631200 · Technical automobile inspection services

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