Notice Information
Notice Title
P-3372 Supply of Road Rail Recovery Vehicle
Notice Description
Translink wish to engage the marketplace regarding purchase of a Road/Rail Recovery Vehicle for use on the Northern Ireland Railways rail network. To ensure Translink can react effectively to a major safety accident and/or incident on the railway the following are required: 1. A 'fit for purpose' Road/Rail Recovery Vehicle available and ready to be actioned when a major safety accident and/or incident on the railway occurs. 2. A full suite of safe and lightweight tooling available and stored within the Road/Rail Recovery Vehicle for prompt response (the tooling must be suitable for current/future rolling stock). The Road/Rail Recovery Vehicle must be suitable for on-road, off-road and rail use (1600mm gauge). It must be suitable to carry 6 personnel legally on UK roads along with approximately 3 T of equipment in a supplier designed rear box body for welfare/storage. It must also be fitted with a turntable device to allow rotation in tight areas of the rail network.
Planning Information
This Pre-Market Engagement exercise is being undertaken for the following purposes as defined under the Procurement Act 2023: Finding Suitable Suppliers - Identifying businesses that can provide the necessary goods, services, or works. Supporting Suppliers - Helping businesses (especially smaller ones) prepare for the opportunity. We are therefore seeking to engage with suppliers in line with the above objectives for the supply and delivery of a Road/Rail Recovery Vehicle. Suppliers interested in learning more about this upcoming procurement are requested to contact Translink Procurement Department FAO Megan Reeves. You must quote "P-3372 Road Rail Recovery Vehicle" in the subject line to ensure queries are routed to the correct team. Please contact us via eTendersNI or by emailing procurement@translink.co.uk by 6 May 2026. Translink will review all expressions of interest received from the marketplace and will contact suitable suppliers to organise meetings via Teams or face-to-face before the engagement deadline published in this notice.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0688ec
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036763-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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
34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
34620000 - Rolling stock
34621000 - Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons
34621200 - Railway maintenance or service vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Apr 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 11 May 20263 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2029 2-3 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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, TLN0 Northern Ireland, TLN06 Belfast
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036763-2026
22nd April 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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