Official UK procurement notice
P-3477 Ballast Regulator – Brush Box and Dust Suppression System
Authority: Translink (Public body)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£550,000≈ £550k / year · £550,000 inc. VAT19.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2026awarded 15 Sept 2026
Awarded to PLASSER UK LTD
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPurchase of a replacement Brush Box assembly and Dust Suppression System for USP5000 Ballast Regulator for use on the Northern Ireland Railways rail network. The Supplier shall provide a fully integrated solution including:
- Replacement Brush Box assembly (complete)
- Upgrade to high pressure water Dust Suppression System
- Installation, testing, and commissioning
- Documentation, warranty, and technical support. The initial period of the contract will be for 12 months with possible extensions of up to 6 months.
CPV: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts · Railway maintenance or service vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£550,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical envelope: 40%
- Financial envelope: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical envelope: Full criteria in tender documents available on eTendersNI
- Financial envelope: Pricing schedule
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 16:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
P-3477- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070088- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d2dcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
24 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 10:21 BST
- Clarification questions by68 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent37 days ago15 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by33 days ago18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends27 days ago24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published22 days ago30 Sept 2026, 16:11 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2026- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 10:21 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Sept 2026, 16:18 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Sept 2026, 16:18 BST
- Contract details notice published30 Sept 2026, 16:11 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £371,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLASSER UK LTD1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: Any period(s) up to and including 6 months | £371,000 | 15 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
P-3477 Ballast Regulator – Brush Box and Dust Suppression System · PLASSER UK LTD
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £371,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Any period(s) up to and including 6 months
No agreed KPIs: Below the relevant threshold for publication of KPIs
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- Plasser UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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