Official UK procurement notice
Bus Shelter Contract Management (Pre Market Engagement)
Authority: Translink (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink is undertaking a Pre-Market Engagement exercise (PME) that seeks input from the market to inform the upcoming procurement for Bus Shelter contract management. NOTE: This is not a call for tender. Instructions for participants which is available from the “CFT Documents” area of eTendersNI. Your response to this market engagement questionnaire MUST BE submitted as an attachment via the secure messaging function of the CfT.
- How the procedure runs: Translink is undertaking a Pre-Market Engagement exercise (PME) that seeks input from the market to inform the upcoming procurement for Bus Shelter contract management. NOTE: This is not a call for tender. Instructions for participants which is available from the “CFT Documents” area of eTendersNI. Your response to this market engagement questionnaire MUST BE submitted as an attachment via the secure messaging function of the CfT.
CPV: Advertising services · Bus shelters · Construction materials and associated items · Goods used in construction · Structures and parts of structures
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
- None as this is a Pre Market Engagement Exercise: Pre Market Engagement only
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 30 Apr 2026, 18:38 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 18:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040202- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068fd0Find a Tender
- How it runs
Translink is undertaking a Pre-Market Engagement exercise (PME) that seeks input from the market to inform the upcoming procurement for Bus Shelter contract management. NOTE: This is not a call for tender. Instructions for participants which is available from the “CFT Documents” area of eTendersNI. Your response to this market engagement questionnaire MUST BE submitted as an attachment via the secure messaging function of the CfT.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Apr 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published175 days ago30 Apr 2026, 18:38 BST
- Clarification questions by160 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline134 days ago10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 160 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 18:38 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