Official UK procurement notice
P-3429 Management of Translink NI Bus Shelters
Authority: Translink (Central government)
Translink are appointed as the Asset Partner on behalf of the Asset Owner, Department for Infrastructure (DfI), for the management of Bus Shelters throughout Northern Ireland. The current Bus Shelter Portfolio comprises a total stock of approximately 1,460 bus shelters throughout the province, including 104 ‘Metropolis style’ shelters for Belfast Rapid Transport (BRT) . The network benefits from 705 paper and 101 digital advertising screens , providing a positive revenue stream to Translink, guaranteed minimum plus an overage calculation based on annual Gross Income Budget figures. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink are appointed as the Asset Partner on behalf of the Asset Owner, Department for Infrastructure (DfI), for the management of Bus Shelters throughout Northern Ireland. The current Bus Shelter Portfolio comprises a total stock of approximately 1,460 bus shelters throughout the province, including 104 ‘Metropolis style’ shelters for Belfast Rapid Transport (BRT) . BRT1 also includes four purpose-built Bicycle Storage Shelters . Bus shelters are located province-wide in over 80 settlements. The network benefits from 705 paper and 101 digital advertising screens , providing a positive revenue stream to Translink, guaranteed minimum plus an overage calculation based on annual Gross Income Budget figures. We are seeking to appoint a suitable competent and experienced service provider to manage the Translink’s Bus Shelter Portfolio. 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.
CPV: Advertising services · Bus shelters · Bus-stop shelter construction work · Construction materials and associated items · Construction work · Goods used in construction · Structures and parts of structures
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Lot awarding rule: Tenders will be evaluated against the published criteria and methodology. The Technical Submission will account for 40% of the overall score. The Commercial Submission will account for 60% of the overall score, comprising two separate commercial elements weighted at 30% each. The contract will be awarded to the tenderer achieving the highest total aggregated score.
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- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £1,996,718 (twice the annual value).
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Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Translink buys Structures and parts of structures (CPV 4421), and who usually turns up
Translink’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Structures and parts of structures (CPV 4421) →
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1 bid25% / 7%
2–334% / 66%
4–630% / 14%
7+11% / 14%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate13% / 44%
Within ±2%59% / 36%
Above estimate28% / 20%
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Lot #1CPV 4421Published estimate£5.0m
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1 bid7%
2–372%
4–616%
7+5%
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Middle 50%£5.0m
Estimate£5.0m
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| TRANSPORT SUPPLIES N.I. LTDWorked for this buyer | P-2107 Fasteners and Associated Fittingsnotice published Jan 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| MORELLI GROUP LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | P-2940 The Supply of Vehicle Paint and Consumablesnotice published Oct 2024 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £86m18 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 5 live · £18m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £18m12 awards in 36m · last this month | 5 live · £1.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
Clear Channel UK LtdLarge | £149m22 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 11 live · £144m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 |
| £27m8 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 4 live · £16m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=8 | |
| £1.2m4 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | None on file | 12% below n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 2 Nov 2026, 20:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 20:45 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103950- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079607Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via eTendersNI- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
2 Nov 2026 → 31 Mar 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published5h ago2 Nov 2026, 20:45 GMT
- Today3 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 21 days24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 28 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 147 days31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Nov 2026, 20:45 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender