Awarded contract

P-3276 Collection and Disposal of Scrap Metal - Skips

Details

Buyer: Translink
Supplier(s): Thomas Hamill and Sons
Value: £315,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Refuse disposal and treatment
Published: 1 December 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Provision of a collection and disposal service for Translink's scrap metal skips. This will include recycle ferrous metal and non-ferrous metals: old rolled aluminium, No 2 old steel scrap, 7b turnings, and train wheels. This will be an initial 5-year contract with possible further extensions for up to 2 years (24 months). This contract will be an income-generating contract for Translink. Figures quoted are the estimated income Translink will receive from the supplier over the length of the contract term. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published1 December 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 December 2025
Next: Contract expiry date4 January 2031in 4 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

90510000 · Refuse disposal and treatment
90511000 · Refuse collection services
90512000 · Refuse transport services
90513000 · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
90514000 · Refuse recycling services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@translink.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@translink.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@translink.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@translink.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@translink.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@translink.gov