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title: "P-3266 Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services"
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# P-3266 Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-3266-provision-of-vehicle-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a932). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Translink: "P-3266 Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services". Published status: active. Concession Value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Translink](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/translink-GB-PPON-PTMT-7134-NRMV)
- **Concession Value (operator's expected revenue):** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 October 2025 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical automobile inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p-3266-provision-of-vehicle-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a932#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a932`

## 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-3266-provision-of-vehicle-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a932#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-3266-provision-of-vehicle-inspection-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05a932#participate

## Description
Translink has a requirement for the Provision of Vehicle Inspection Services. • Carry out independent vehicle condition inspections on a sample of the bus fleet (circa of 100 vehicles) and provide an assessment of the efficacy of the in-house audit function on the basis of same. The sample will include single deck, double deck, and coach type vehicles. • The vehicle condition inspectors shall be experienced vehicle examiners, with experience of carrying out condition inspection audits of buses and familiarity with the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) Northern Ireland standards or The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) standards

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71631200

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 01/01/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062715-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-07T08:38:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:06:49.220Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a932