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Published 20 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

P-3182 Supply of Bus and Coach Glass

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£6,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 29 May 2025
Awarded to PSV GLASS GLAZING LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink carries out engineering maintenance of its Bus Fleet at various Translink’s sites throughout Northern Ireland and requires a competent contractor to support this effort with the supply and delivery of Bus and Coach Glass. Your proposal MUST be submitted within eTendersNI portal, via this CfT. No other method of submission will be accepted.

CPV: Buses and coaches · Safety glass

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,000,000
Extensions: As stated in the tender documents. The initial contract period is for 36 months with the option to extend the contract by a further 24 month period. The total estimated contract value stated above is based on the total life of the contract (including extensions)Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Contract Management: 20%
  • Delivery: 10%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Contract Management: 20
  • Delivery: 10
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Goods
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
Last source update
29 May 2025, 11:22 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028395
Classification (CPV)
Buses and coachesSafety glass
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e518 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As detailed in the Tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

24 Mar 2025 → 20 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    29 May 2025, 11:22 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until397 days ago
    20 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 May 2025, 11:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PSV GLASS GLAZING LIMITEDSMEContract£6,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityPublic bodyUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body Belfast
  • Ulsterbus LtdReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PSV GLASS GLAZING LIMITEDAwarded supplier 16 Hillbottom Road Sands Industrial Estate Sands Industrial Estate, HIGH WYCOMBE, UK, HP12 4HJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria