Notice Information
Notice Title
P-2785 Supply of Double Deck Coaches
Notice Description
Translink are seeking to establish a Single Supplier Framework aimed at delivering a cost effective and agile means to replace low floor, wheelchair accessible, low emission (Euro VI), double deck, tri-axle coaches used for stage-carriage operations. 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 Information
Lot 1
Translink are seeking to establish a Single Supplier Framework aimed at delivering a cost effective and agile means to replace low floor, wheelchair accessible, low emission (Euro VI), double deck, tri-axle coaches used for stage-carriage operations. 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.
Options: Alternative Propulsion System During the duration of this single supplier framework, future vehicle call offs may require an option for alternative propulsion systems. This is to capture any emerging technological developments and to meet legislative or other Net-Zero policy targets and therefore, the provision of Alternative Propulsion Systems is included within the published 'Scope and Specification' for this tender.
Renewal: up to 24 months extension
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03fc2c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082871-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34121000 - Buses and coaches
34121500 - Coaches
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £120,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £120,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £120,000,000 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- September 2030
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSLINK
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@translink.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 7LX
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice URLs
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