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P-2488 Bus Washes

Buses and coaches
Cleaning services of transport equipment
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 18:15 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
2 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
Not published
Budget reduction not calculated
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
2 bids
1 SME bid · 2 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 90)
Based on 116 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
22.5%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
6.5 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 90)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Caledonian Maintenance Services Ltd
22 contracts£35,716,068-50.6% below budget
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 00946107
17 contracts£744,431,840At ceiling / not disclosed
Enviraz (Scotland) Limited
12 contracts£128,016,705At ceiling / not disclosed
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK LtdCRN: 02291198
11 contracts£1,238,691,050At ceiling / not disclosed
R. HEATRICK LTD
11 contracts£49,945,442At ceiling / not disclosed
Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd
11 contracts£16,732,229At ceiling / not disclosed
Cireco (Scotland) LLP
10 contracts£1,493,807,292At ceiling / not disclosed
THE MOUNT CHARLES GROUP LTD
10 contracts£104,632,943At ceiling / not disclosed
Kindred
10 contracts£25,270,475At ceiling / not disclosed
CAS Contract Cleaning Ltd
10 contracts£18,126,228At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
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same CPV family
same region
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same CPV family
same region
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Value not published
same CPV family
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Value not published
same CPV family
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Value not published
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Translink: "P-2488 Bus Washes". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTranslinkScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Translink
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Translink. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4Bids / Report (median)
13.2% of reports have one bid · Mean: 4.8 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
Dennison Commercials LtdTop vendor: 1% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 130 active published awards; 106 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 34):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Dennison Commercials Ltd3 wins£6,154,465—
ROAD TRUCKS LIMITED3 wins£6,154,465—
ENGINE TRUCK N.I. LIMITED3 wins£6,154,465—
ALL SERVICE ONE LIMITED3 winsNot disclosed—
CONNSWATER GRAPHICS LIMITED2 wins£450,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTranslink
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Last source update16 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationBuses and coaches, Cleaning services of transport equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02ef52
What is being bought
Translink require competent contractor(s) to carry out the replacement of commercial vehicle wash systems and associated ancillary plant/equipment to clean the exterior of its bus and coach fleet at 15 depots across Northern Ireland.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    16 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    26 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    26 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    25 Oct 2021, 08:54 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    25 Oct 2021, 08:54 BST
  6. Buyer information updated
    25 Oct 2021, 08:54 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Translink require competent contractor(s) to carry out the replacement of commercial vehicle wash systems and associated ancillary plant/equipment to clean the exterior of its bus and coach fleet at 15 depots across Northern Ireland.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 16 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
WILCOMATIC LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 16 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Translink

Contracting authority GB-FTS-125
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Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
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