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NIR Engineering Competency Management System Development

Translink

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

06 Aug 2026 at 12:31

Award Notice
Award

12 Feb 2025 at 15:21

Award Notice
Tender

09 Aug 2024 at 07:29

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Translink procured the development of an engineering competency management system. The requirement sits within education and training services, specifically adult education and training. It is intended to support engineering competency management for Translink’s transport operations. Delivery is in Northern Ireland, including Belfast. The work is a service rather than a goods supply or construction project. The selected provider is AMC Training Consultancy Limited, an SME based in Weston-super-Mare. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations that design, implement or operate competency management systems, and to training providers with experience of engineering skills, assessment and workforce development in a transport setting. Businesses focused only on general software development, without relevant engineering competency or training capability, are less closely aligned with the requirement.

The procurement has completed through an open procedure. It was arranged as one lot, with an estimated value of £1,000,000. The lot’s stated contract period ran from 10 August 2024 to 31 July 2029, with an option to extend by any period up to a total of 36 additional months. The lot is recorded as cancelled, while two active contracts were awarded to AMC Training Consultancy Limited. The first award was made on 12 February 2025 and its contract was signed on that date; a further award and active contract were signed on 6 August 2026. Eight electronic bids were recorded for the first award and four for the second. Staff names and qualifications were required, variants were not allowed, and bids could be submitted electronically or in writing in English.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from Translink for specialist engineering competency management and training services at organisational scale. A credible competitor would need to combine system development with practical knowledge of engineering competence frameworks, training delivery, assessment and workforce records. The requirement favoured suppliers able to provide named, suitably qualified staff and to work through a formal open procedure. Evidence of delivering comparable competency, learning or assurance systems for transport, rail, bus or other safety-critical engineering environments would strengthen a future response. An SME won the work, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large prime contractor. Suppliers should be able to manage electronic tendering and demonstrate both technical and economic capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NIR Engineering Competency Management System Development

Notice Description

NIR Engineering Competency Management System Development

Lot Information

Lot 1

NIR Engineering Competency Management System Development

Renewal: Option to extend for any period up to and including a total of 36 months

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04892f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074681-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 20293 years to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2024 - 31 Jul 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Translink
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 7LX
Postcode Area
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
TLN0 Northern Ireland, TLN06 Belfast
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AMC TRAINING CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Further Information

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