Planning

Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers

TRANSLINK

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Planning

03 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Summary of the contracting process

Translink, located in Belfast, United Kingdom, has announced a planned procurement process for the **Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers**. This tender falls under the railway materials industry category (CPV code: 34946120) and has a total estimated value of £15,000,000. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a submission deadline set for **14th February 2022**. Interested suppliers should note that there are virtual meetings available for consultation on **9th and 14th February 2022**, providing an opportunity to discuss the project requirements in detail.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in the manufacturing of high-quality prestressed concrete products. Companies with proven experience in producing a minimum of 12,000 sleepers per annum are particularly well-suited to compete. The successful contractor will enter a framework agreement with Translink to supply sleepers supporting essential capital and maintenance works over a potential duration of up to eight years. This opportunity allows businesses to not only expand their portfolios but also to engage in vital infrastructure projects within Northern Ireland's rail network.

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Notice Title

Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers

Notice Description

Due to the forecasted Translink capital plan of works to deliver rail infrastructure upgrades, improvements, and ongoing maintenance in Northern Ireland, Translink are seeking to identify Economic Operators who have the capability and capacity to manufacture, store and supply concrete railway sleepers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Translink owns, operates and maintains the rail network in Northern Ireland comprising 300 miles of plain line track and 200 sets of switches and crossings. We wish to establish a Framework for the supply of concrete sleepers for plain line track to support the delivery of Translink's programme of capital and maintenance works. The framework will initially run for 4 years with options to extend up to a maximum of a further 4 years. Sleepers are pre-tensioned prestressed concrete produced to a Translink design for 1600mm track gauge with 1 in 20 rail inclination using Pandrol e-clip fastening arrangements. We would like to receive expressions of interest from suppliers with a proven track record in the manufacture of high quality prestressed concrete products to exacting standards who would be able to produce a minimum of 12,000 sleepers per annum. The Project Team have a number of virtual meeting slots for Wednesday 9th February 2022 between 10am and 1pm and on Monday the 14th February 2022 between 2pm and 5pm whereby interested suppliers can meet the team to discuss this requirement further. These will be allocated on a first come basis so if this is of interest please contact Paul McCollough, at the above email address advising which slot you would prefer, providing a list of attendees, their job title and their email address.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-031311
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003190-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation


CPV Codes

34946120 - Railway materials

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
14 Feb 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Mar 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSLINK
Contact Name
Paul McCollough
Contact Email
paul.mccollough@translink.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLN0 Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

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