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title: "P-3187 Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) Supplies, and Plant Service and Repair Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)"
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# P-3187 Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) Supplies, and Plant Service and Repair Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-3187-northern-ireland-railways-nir-supplies-and-plant-service-and-repair-dynamic-purchas-ocds-h6vhtk-04e692). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Translink: "P-3187 Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) Supplies, and Plant Service and Repair Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Feb 2029. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 860 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Translink](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/translink-GB-PPON-PTMT-7134-NRMV)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 February 2029 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Repair and maintenance services, Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-3187-northern-ireland-railways-nir-supplies-and-plant-service-and-repair-dynamic-purchas-ocds-h6vhtk-04e692#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e692`

## 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-3187-northern-ireland-railways-nir-supplies-and-plant-service-and-repair-dynamic-purchas-ocds-h6vhtk-04e692#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-3187-northern-ireland-railways-nir-supplies-and-plant-service-and-repair-dynamic-purchas-ocds-h6vhtk-04e692#participate

## Description
Translink will be creating a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of pre-approved Economic Operators (EO) from which it will be able to procure spare parts and or the maintenance and repair of specialist NIR plant. Your proposal MUST be submitted within the eTendersNI portal, via this CfT. Your proposal MUST include a completed Generic Eligibility Criteria NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 50220000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** Translink will be creating a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) of pre-approved Economic Operators (EO) from which it will be able to procure spare parts and or the maintenance and repair of specialist NIR plant. Your proposal MUST be submitted within t...
- **Contract Period:**  to 28/02/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006752-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-21T13:40:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T08:59:40.274Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e692