Official UK procurement notice
P-3462 Revenue Generating Sale of Buses and Coaches
Authority: Translink (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink seek to sell end-of-service vehicles and associated parts to suitable suppliers. Translink is establishing a Dynamic Market (DM) to create a select list of pre-approved suppliers that will be invited to bid via mini competitions to purchase batches of surplus vehicles and associated parts, including buses, coaches, and spare parts for vehicles from Translink.
CPV: Buses and coaches · Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons · Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market · active
- Market period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2034
- Buyer types
- utilities
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- Not applicable
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
- Economic & financial standing
As outlined in DM Documents and EtendersNI Qualification Envelope
Verified by: As outlined in DM Documents and EtendersNI Qualification Envelope - Technical & professional ability
As outlined in DM Documents and EtendersNI Qualification Envelope
Verified by: As outlined in DM Documents and EtendersNI Qualification Envelope
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Economic & financial standing
As outlined in DM Documents and EtendersNI Qualification Envelope
Verified by: As outlined in DM Documents and EtendersNI Qualification Envelope - Technical & professional ability
As outlined in DM Documents and EtendersNI Qualification Envelope
Verified by: As outlined in DM Documents and EtendersNI Qualification Envelope
- “P-3462 Revenue Generating Sale of Buses and Coaches” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Dynamic market
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 09:29 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053035- Latest notice
- Dynamic market establishment notice (UK14)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae0cFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via eTendersNI- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Admission period ends
- 31 Aug 2034, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- submission fee · Not applicable
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
4 Jun 2026 → 31 Aug 2034 · 3 dates- Tender notice published138 days ago4 Jun 2026, 16:41 BST
- Latest notice published20 days ago30 Sept 2026, 09:29 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Aug 2034, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jun 2026- Dynamic market intention notice published4 Jun 2026, 16:41 BSTUK13
- Dynamic market establishment notice published30 Sept 2026, 09:29 BSTUK14
Commercial outcome & contract awardsAwards so far
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
4 commercial parties on the notice- Bamford Bus Company LtdAdmitted to the market
- CBM Coaches LimitedAdmitted to the market
- P.S.V. TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LIMITEDAdmitted to the market
- Transport Training Board for Northern IrelandAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Dynamic market establishment notice Dynamic market establishment notice on Find a Tender
- Dynamic market intention notice Dynamic market intention notice on Find a Tender