Official UK procurement notice
FW127 - Infrastructure Professional Services
Authority: Translink (Public body)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLot 1 Permanent-Way & Associated Services - This Lot will be for the delivery of professional services related to permanent way infrastructure projects and maintenance.
Lot 2 Civil & Structural Professional Services - This Lot will be for the delivery of Professional Services related to Civil engineering and Structures infrastructure projects.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2030, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: 2 Stage process. Invitation to Participate followed by Invitation to Tender.
- No preliminary market engagement: NA - PME conducted in November/December 2025
CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Railway engineering services · Structural engineering consultancy services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£78,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Permanent-Way & Associated ServicesRenewalPublished value£39,000,000
This Lot will be for the delivery of professional services related to permanent way infrastructure projects and maintenance.
Lot #2Civil & Structural Professional ServicesRenewalPublished value£39,000,000
This Lot will be for the delivery of Professional Services related to Civil engineering and Structures infrastructure projects.
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Technical Questions: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Technical Questions
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
- Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2030
- First published
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083874- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f232Find a Tender
- How it runs
2 Stage process. Invitation to Participate followed by Invitation to Tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published48 days ago4 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST
- Clarification questions by28 days ago24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 130 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 160 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published4 Sept 2026, 12:42 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