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title: "Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031311"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "TRANSLINK"
published: "2022-02-03"
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# Manufacture and Supply of Concrete Railway Sleepers

Buyer: TRANSLINK  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031311

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003190-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSLINK |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLN0 Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34946120 - Railway materials

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2022 at 18:25 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003190-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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