Official UK procurement notice
P-3372 Supply of Road Rail Recovery Vehicle
Authority: Translink (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of a Road/Rail Recovery Vehicle for use on the Northern Ireland Railways rail network. To ensure Translink can react effectively to a major safety accident and/or incident on the railway the following are required: 1. A ‘fit for purpose’ Road/Rail Recovery Vehicle available and ready to be actioned when a major safety accident and/or incident on the railway occurs. 2. A full suite of safe and lightweight tooling available and stored within the Road/Rail Recovery Vehicle for prompt response (the tooling must be suitable for current/future rolling stock).
CPV: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts · Railway maintenance or service vehicles · Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons · Rolling stock
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Scored Technical Questions: 60%
- Total fixed price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Scored Technical Questions: Methodology, design, warranties and technical support, testing and commissioning, training, mandatory minimum requirements
- Total fixed price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 10:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
P-3372- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051811- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0688ecFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.
Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 2 Sept 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published181 days ago22 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Market engagement166 days ago6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
This Pre-Market Engagement exercise is being undertaken for the following purposes as defined under the Procurement Act 2023:
Finding Suitable Suppliers - Identifying businesses that can provide the necessary goods, services, or works.
Supporting Suppliers - Helping businesses (especially smaller ones) prepare for the opportunity.
We are therefore seeking to engage with suppliers in line with the above objectives for the supply and delivery of a Road/Rail Recovery Vehicle.
Suppliers interested in learning more about this upcoming procurement are requested to contact Translink Procurement Department FAO Megan Reeves. You must quote "P-3372 Road Rail Recovery Vehicle" in the subject line to ensure queries are routed to the correct team. Please contact us via eTendersNI or by emailing [email protected] by 6 May 2026.
Translink will review all expressions of interest received from the marketplace and will contact suitable suppliers to organise meetings via Teams or face-to-face before the engagement deadline published in this notice.
- Next notice expected161 days ago11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published140 days ago2 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Clarification questions by120 days ago22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline113 days ago29 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by84 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts78 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent60 days ago21 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published48 days ago2 Sept 2026, 10:41 BST
- Standstill ends47 days ago2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Apr 2026, 16:00 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published2 Jun 2026, 11:51 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active2 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST2 Jun 2026, 11:51 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 12:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
- Contract details notice published2 Sept 2026, 10:41 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 22 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN J HARGREAVES PLANT ENGINEERS LIMITED3 Sept 2026 – 2 Sept 2029 · up to 2 Sept 2030Extensions: Possible extension(s) of up to 12 months · Options: Optional extended warranty | £810,000 inc. VAT | 21 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
P-3372 Supply of Road Rail Recovery Vehicle · ALLAN J HARGREAVES PLANT ENGINEERS LIMITED
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2026
- Value
- £810,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 3 Sept 2026 – 2 Sept 2029 · up to 2 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Possible extension(s) of up to 12 months
- Options
- Optional extended warranty
3 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 - Quality · KPI 2 - Delivery · KPI 3 - Commercial
- KPI 1 - Quality, Supplied products and training are fit for purpose. Any quality issues clearly identified and resolved promptly.
- KPI 2 - Delivery, Delivery Targets are met. Issues with supply resolved and addressed in timely manner
- KPI 3 - Commercial, Invoices have correct & accurate information. No issues with payment / billing / Parts Credit notes
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ALLAN J HARGREAVES PLANT ENGINEERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender