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title: "P-0866 Bus and Coach Parts Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)"
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# P-0866 Bus and Coach Parts Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-0866-bus-and-coach-parts-dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-ocds-h6vhtk-0434c7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Translink: "P-0866 Bus and Coach Parts Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Mar 2024, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Translink](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/translink-GB-PPON-PTMT-7134-NRMV)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 March 2024 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Spare parts for goods vehicles, vans and cars
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0434c7`

## 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/p-0866-bus-and-coach-parts-dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-ocds-h6vhtk-0434c7#tl-md)

## Description
Translink intends to create a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Bus and Coach Parts.  
The DPS is being created under Regulation 52 (Dynamic Purchasing System) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** This notice is to initiate an early market engagement exercise.  It does not indicate the start of any formal procurement exercise.  
Translink wishes to engage with the market to seek out expertise and conduct market/product research to ensure that ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002684-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-26T10:07:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:51:53.191Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0434c7