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title: "FW053 Supply of Rail"
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# FW053 Supply of Rail

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw053-supply-of-rail-ocds-h6vhtk-039a40). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ulsterbus: "FW053 Supply of Rail". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ulsterbus](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ulsterbus-GB-FTS-73582)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 February 2023 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Railway equipment, Railway materials
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039a40`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fw053-supply-of-rail-ocds-h6vhtk-039a40#tl-md)

## Description
Translink owns, operates and maintains the rail network in Northern Ireland comprising circa 300 miles of plain line track and 200 sets of switches and crossings.  We wish to establish a multi-Supplier Framework for manufacture and supply of rail to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works. Rails required will be CEN56E1 profile in R260, premium and corrosion resistant grades as approved for use on Network Rail. The framework will initially run for 4 years with options to extend up to a maximum of a further 4 years. We would like to receive expressions of interest from suppliers with a proven track record in the supply of rail. NOTE THIS CFT IS NOT A CALL FOR TENDER. PLEASE ENSURE YOU DOWNLOAD AND READ THE PRE-TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNARE WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE "CFT DOCUMENTS" AREA OF THE CFT. YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS PRE-TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT VIA THE eTendersNI SECURE MESSAGING AREA OF THE Cft. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES IS 15.00 14th February 2023. Please note: the procedure selected for this Pre-Market Engagement is not indicative of the procurement procedure to follow.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34940000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** Translink owns, operates and maintains the rail network in Northern Ireland comprising circa 300 miles of plain line track and 200 sets of switches and crossings.  We wish to establish a multi-Supplier Framework for manufacture and supply of rail to ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002189-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-24T15:42:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:17:01.593Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039a40