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Published 1 Sept 2025, 14:56 BST

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P-3170 Supply of Smart Tachograph 2 Units

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£200,000≈ £67k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT25% above published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2025awarded 30 Oct 2025
Awarded to Skillray Transport Services UK Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink require a contractor to supply type approved Generation 2 Smart Tachograph units and associated equipment, to support Translink vehicles which need to perform cross border operations.

CPV: Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: up to 24 months extensions
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation34900000 Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 100% Commercial

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Sept 2025, 14:56 BST
Last source update
4 Nov 2025, 13:34 GMT
Authority reference
P-3170
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052860
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare partsTransport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059174 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
29 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps/getHomeDashboar… ↗

Timeline

1 Sept 2025 → 4 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 14:56 BST
  2. Clarification questions by399 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline392 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts360 days ago
    1 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published356 days ago
    4 Nov 2025, 13:34 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Sept 2025, 14:56 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 13:18 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Nov 2025, 13:18 GMT
  4. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2025, 13:34 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Skillray Transport Services UK Ltd6 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: up to 24 months£250,00030 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • P-3170 Supply of Smart Tachograph 2 Units · Skillray Transport Services UK Ltd

    Signed
    31 Oct 2025
    Value
    £250,000
    Period
    1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Up to 24 months

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTMT-7134-NRMV 22 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 7LXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender