Official UK procurement notice
Bus and Coach Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Telematics
Authority: Translink (Public body)
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £423k / year · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2026
Contract term 5 yrs 11 moends 31 Oct 2032 · up to 31 Oct 2034 with extensions · starts 30 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAppointment of supplier to provide Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Telematics across the Translink Bus Fleet
- How the procedure runs: The value of this competition is above the threshold at which the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) as amended, and the Procurement Regulations 2024 (PR2024) as amended are applicable. The competition is being conducted in accordance with the Competitive Flexible Procedure (Section 20 - PA2023).
- No preliminary market engagement: Published under old regime.
CPV: Vehicle location system
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£2,500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
- As detailed in the tender documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jul 2026, 19:48 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 19:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
P-3375- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064427- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c6ddFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As detailed in the tender documents
- How it runs
The value of this competition is above the threshold at which the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) as amended, and the Procurement Regulations 2024 (PR2024) as amended are applicable. The competition is being conducted in accordance with the Competitive Flexible Procedure
(Section 20 - PA2023).
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Jul 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published106 days ago8 Jul 2026, 19:48 BST
- Clarification questions by80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline70 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 10 days1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 38 days30 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Jul 2026, 19:48 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender