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Published 2 Oct 2025, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

P-3316 Supply of 12v Vehicle Batteries

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£1,300,000≈ £433k / year · £1,560,000 inc. VAT15.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Oct 2025awarded 9 Dec 2025
Awarded to Fyfes Vehicle And Engineering Supplies Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink is seeking a competent supplier to facilitate the supply of 12v Vehicle Batteries to all Bus Workshops and Garages throughout Northern Ireland. This will be a 3 year contract with extensions of up to 24 months.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,300,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,300,000 exc. VAT · £1,560,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: up to 24 months
34300000 Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • Financial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Financial: Financial Criteria as outlined in Tender Documents
  • Technical: Technical Criteria as outlined in Tender Documents
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2030
First published
2 Oct 2025, 16:15 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2026, 16:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
Authority reference
P-3316
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061883
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a740 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.go.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published385 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 16:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions by364 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline357 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent308 days ago
    18 Dec 2025
  5. Award decision expected by306 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Standstill ends294 days ago
    31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published289 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 16:45 GMT
  8. Contract starts263 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2025, 16:15 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 11:06 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2025, 11:06 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 16:45 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fyfes Vehicle And Engineering Supplies LtdSME1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031Extensions: Extensions of up to 24 months£1,500,0009 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • P-3316 Supply of 12v Vehicle Batteries · Fyfes Vehicle And Engineering Supplies LtdSME

    Signed
    5 Jan 2026
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Period
    1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    up to 24 months

    No agreed KPIs: Estimated value not above £5m threshold

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders70—

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