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Published 16 Apr 2025, 14:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre Market Engagement: C0901 Supply of Cab Radio Handsets

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdUtilities
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£50,000≈ £50k / year · £50,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 8 May 2025
Next notice expected 1 Sept 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jan 2027 · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink is issuing this Pre Market Engagement (PME) to identify potential suppliers and determine what suitable handsets are available in the market. Translink therefore invites interested suppliers with a proven record in the delivery of these types of products to engage with Translink and complete the associated questionnaire.

CPV: Accessories for sound and video equipment · Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproduction · Parts of sound and video equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2027 (1 yr)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
32330000 Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproduction32350000 Parts of sound and video equipment32351000 Accessories for sound and video equipment

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

Lot awarding rule: This is not a call for tender. The aim of this Pre-Market Engagement is to afford interested Suppliers an opportunity to identify themselves and their suitable products that Translink can consider for the forthcoming onboard radio installation. There will not be a formal technical evaluation, questionnaire responses are to be submitted via eTendersNI.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
16 Apr 2025, 14:12 BST
Last source update
16 Apr 2025, 17:04 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015693
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Accessories for sound and video equipmentApparatus for sound, video-recording and reproductionParts of sound and video equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05041e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
8 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
8 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All submissions are to be made via www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗. Please read all instructions carefully.

Timeline

16 Apr 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 14:12 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 17:04 BST
  3. Clarification questions by
    8 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    8 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Market engagement
    8 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    Translink is issuing this Pre Market Engagement (PME) notice in order to identify potential suppliers and determine what suitable handsets are available in the market. Translink therefore invites interested suppliers with a proven record in the delivery of these types of products to engage with Translink and complete the associated questionnaire, which will be published on eTendersNI.

    This is not a call for Tender. Any procedure used for this PME exercise is not indicative of any future procurement.

    The engagement will be in the form of a PME Questionnaire that can be returned via the eTendersNI portal. Details of the submissions process will be provided in the CfT in due course. The Deadline for submissions will be 08th May 2025.

  6. Next notice expected
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts270 days ago
    1 Feb 2026

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 14:12 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 17:04 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated
    16 Apr 2025, 17:04 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    16 Apr 2025, 17:04 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    16 Apr 2025, 17:04 BST
  6. Deadline published: 8 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    16 Apr 2025, 17:04 BST

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure