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# P-1501 Northern Ireland Railways Detailed Vehicle Condition Inspections

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-1501-northern-ireland-railways-detailed-vehicle-condition-inspections-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1fe). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Translink: "P-1501 Northern Ireland Railways Detailed Vehicle Condition Inspections". Published status: active. Published Value: £220,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 May 2021, 15:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Translink](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/translink-GB-PPON-PTMT-7134-NRMV)
- **Published Value:** £220,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 May 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** 00, UKN, UKN0, UKN06
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-1501-northern-ireland-railways-detailed-vehicle-condition-inspections-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1fe#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a1fe`

## 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-1501-northern-ireland-railways-detailed-vehicle-condition-inspections-ocds-h6vhtk-02a1fe#tl-md)

## Description
Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) require independent vehicle condition inspections and reports for Passenger Carrying Traction and Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Plant. Every Northern Ireland Railways passenger carrying traction and rolling stock vehicle and self-propelled on track plant will receive a detailed vehicle condition inspection once a year, at a NI Railways Maintenance facility. Identified Railway Preservation of Ireland (RPSI) Preserved Steam Locomotives and Preserved Passenger carriages to receive a detailed vehicle condition inspection once a year at RPSI facility in Whitehead.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71631000
- **Delivery regions:** 00, UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £220,000

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006797-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-01T09:56:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T16:55:57.857Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a1fe