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title: "FW127 - Infrastructure Professional Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f232"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Translink"
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# FW127 - Infrastructure Professional Services

Buyer: Translink  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f232

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## Summary

Translink is procuring infrastructure professional services for railway projects and maintenance in Northern Ireland. The requirement is divided into two service areas: permanent-way and associated services, covering work on permanent-way infrastructure; and civil and structural professional services, covering civil engineering and structures infrastructure projects. Both lots include railway engineering, civil engineering consultancy, structural engineering consultancy and engineering design for civil engineering works. This is a services procurement under the utilities regime. It will suit firms providing engineering consultancy, design and technical advisory services for rail, permanent-way, civil engineering or structural infrastructure. The work is for Translink’s infrastructure programme and maintenance requirements, with delivery linked to its railway and associated infrastructure operations.

The process has reached tender: Translink invited offers through a selective, competitive flexible procedure using a two-stage process, with an Invitation to Participate followed by an Invitation to Tender. Expressions of interest were due by 1 October 2026 at 23:59, and enquiries closed on 24 September 2026 at 23:59. The planned award decision date is 1 March 2027 at 23:59. Each of the two lots is valued at £39 million gross, with the procurement’s stated gross value of £78 million. Each contract is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031, with an extension period potentially running to 31 March 2035. Each lot is evaluated entirely on quality through technical questions, weighted at 100%.

The opportunity suits engineering consultancies and infrastructure specialists with demonstrable capability in railway permanent-way projects, railway maintenance, civil engineering, structural engineering and the design of civil engineering works. Firms should be able to provide professional services across infrastructure project development and delivery, including technical advice and engineering design relevant to rail and structures. Both lots are identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so established SMEs as well as larger multidisciplinary practices may be well placed to compete. The procurement is particularly relevant to suppliers with rail-sector experience, multidisciplinary engineering teams and the capacity to support infrastructure projects and maintenance over a multi-year service period. Competition is based wholly on the quality of responses to technical questions, making technical competence central to the bid.

## Notice

Lot 1 Permanent-Way & Associated Services - This Lot will be for the delivery of professional services related to permanent way infrastructure projects and maintenance. Lot 2 Civil & Structural Professional Services - This Lot will be for the delivery of Professional Services related to Civil engineering and Structures infrastructure projects.

### Lot Information

Permanent-Way & Associated Services

This Lot will be for the delivery of professional services related to permanent way infrastructure projects and maintenance.

Renewal: 4 Years with no single extension greater than 2 years.

Lot 2 Civil & Structural Professional Services

This Lot will be for the delivery of Professional Services related to Civil engineering and Structures infrastructure projects.

Renewal: 4 Years with no single extension greater than 2 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083874-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | 2030-06-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £78,000,000 |
| Lots value | £78,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Translink |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT2 7LX |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311230 - Railway engineering services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 12:42 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083874-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083874-2026
  4th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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