Official UK procurement notice
P-3181 On Track Plant Safety Systems Upgrade
Authority: Translink (Public body)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published estimate£3,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Mar 2025awarded 2 Jul 2025
Awarded to GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink (Northern Ireland Railways) seeks to appoint a competent contractor to provide a turnkey solution to upgrade NI Railways 08 Tamper, Compact Tamper, and USP 5000 Regulator with TPWS MkIV, OTMR, AWS and DRA. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. No other method of submission will be accepted.
CPV: Railway equipment · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,000,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Feb 2025, 14:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2025, 09:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036615- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e35aFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 19 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Mar 2025 → 2 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until17 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published2 Jul 2025, 09:09 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2025, 09:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS UK LIMITEDContract | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Hitachi Rail GTS ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria