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Published 15 Mar 2024, 10:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C9184 Supply of Bus Fibreglass Parts

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 18 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink requires a competent supplier to supply fibreglass components to support the Translink bus fleet. This will be a 3-year contract. Anticipated Contract Start Date is April 2026. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.

CPV: Mechanical spare parts except engines and engine parts · Miscellaneous spare parts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

34320000 Mechanical spare parts except engines and engine parts

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 10%Price: 90%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical support: 10%
price: 90%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical support: 10
Price: 90

What this means for your bid

Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Mar 2024, 10:03 GMT
Last source update: 18 May 2026, 14:47 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-045400
Classification (CPV): Mechanical spare parts except engines and engine partsMiscellaneous spare parts
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0448ef Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Submission deadline: —
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 May 2026

Status changed to complete
18 May 2026, 12:07 BST
Procurement method changed
18 May 2026, 12:07 BST
Buyer details updated
18 May 2026, 12:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Contracts signed 2latest 18 May 2026

2 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Contract · supplier not published
Signed
18 May 2026
Value
—
Status
active
Contract · supplier not published
Signed
11 May 2026
Value
—
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic bodyUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services 22 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body Belfast

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.