Notice Information

  • Notice Title

    Northern Ireland Railway (NIR) new Enterprise fleet Depot and Fuel Point Equipment

  • Notice Description

    Northern Ireland Railways Company Ltd (NI Railways) and Irish Rail are seeking qualified companies to supply, install and commission equipment to support the maintenance and servicing of new Enterprise trains at Belfast and Dublin. This initiative, proposed by NI Railways, aims to either modify existing equipment or provide new equipment in Belfast and Dublin to support the servicing and maintenance of the new Enterprise trains. The new fleet requires existing equipment to be either upgraded (some of this equipment has been in place for over 20 years), replaced, or supplemented at station(s), depot(s) and fuel point(s) to ensure the Enterprise fleet is serviced and maintained, in compliance with train manufacturers' requirements. This will ensure the safe and reliable passenger operations of the new Enterprise trains with high customer satisfaction. This programme will be carried out in collaboration with Irish Rail and will include, but is not limited to, the following maintenance equipment: Controlled Emission Toilet (CET) systems, train lifting jacks, underframe component lifting and moving equipment, sand storage and dispensing equipment, train wash, train wheel lathe, and traction battery storage.

  • Planning Information

    Before initiating a competitive tender process, NI Railways and Irish Rail aim to engage with the marketplace to gather insights that will shape the sourcing strategy for these contracts and, consequently, the procurement process. It is expected that this procurement exercise will be divided into separate procurement exercises for each type of equipment, which will be confirmed following the premarket engagement and information-gathering phase. We wish to engage with experienced companies who can meet the requirements outlined in this notice and can demonstrate relevant experience delivering projects in a railway environment or demonstrate the ability to deliver products with relevant safety certification for use in a railway environment. Work packages are anticipated to include the following: Controlled Emission Toilet (CET) systems, lifting jacks, underframe component lifting and moving equipment, sand storage and dispensing equipment, train wash, train wheel lathe, and traction battery storage, potentially for both NI Railways and Irish Rail. Interested suppliers should register their interest by emailing their contact details to Ron Stitt at ron.stitt@translink.co.uk. We anticipate holding meetings with interested parties between March 2025 and June 2025.

Notice Details

  • Notice Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04f938

    Publication Source

    Find A Tender Service

    Latest Notice

    https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011440-2025

    Current Stage

    Planning

    All Stages

    Planning

    Notice Type

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

    Procurement Type

    Standard

    Procurement Category

    Goods

    Procurement Method

    Not Specified

    Procurement Method Details

    Not specified

    Tender Suitability

    SME

    Awardee Scale

    Not specified

  • Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

    CPV Divisions

    34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

    CPV Codes

    34940000 - Railway equipment

  • Notice Value(s)

    Tender Value

    £8,000,000 £1M-£10M

    Lots Value

    Not specified

    Awards Value

    Not specified

    Contracts Value

    Not specified

  • Notice Dates

    Publication Date

    27 Mar 20256 months ago

    Submission Deadline

    Not specified

    Future Notice Date

    30 Jun 2025Expired

    Award Date

    Not specified

    Contract Period

    31 Oct 2025 - 31 Oct 2026 1-2 years

    Recurrence

    Not specified

  • Notice Status

    Tender Status

    Planning

    Lots Status

    Planning

    Awards Status

    Not Specified

    Contracts Status

    Not Specified

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

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