Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 10 Sept 2026, 10:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT FW137 QUANTITY SURVERYING AND COMMERIAL SERVICES

Authority: Translink (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesBelow thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Framework ceiling (notional) £5,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 5 yrsup to 7 yrs 11 mo with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Translink is considering the establishment of a Framework for the provision of quantity surveying, cost management, professional commercial, contractual and project support services to support the delivery of its capital investment and maintenance programmes. The Framework is intended to provide access to suitably qualified and experienced suppliers capable of supporting projects across the full project lifecycle, including strategic planning, design development, construction, contract administration and project close-out.

The Client's Infrastructure and Projects Division is responsible for the maintenance, renewal and development of assets across Northern Ireland Railways Company, Ulsterbus and Metro.

Projects may include, but are not limited to:

• Rail infrastructure and permanent way

• Bus infrastructure and passenger facilities

• Railway stations, bus stations and integrated transport facilities

• Offices, retail premises and operational buildings

• Engineering workshops, depots, garages and storage facilities

• Warehouses and logistics facilities

• Park & Ride facilities and car parks

• Bridges, tunnels, viaducts and other civil engineering structures

• Roads, drainage and associated infrastructure

Read the full description (333 more characters)

• Mechanical and electrical installations

• Building services, CCTV, lifts, escalators and security systems

• Signalling and telecommunications infrastructure

• Energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects

• Refurbishment, maintenance, renewal and demolition works

The above list is indicative only and is not intended to be exhaustive.

CPV: Quantity surveying services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
5 yrs · up to 7 yrs 11 mo from 1 Sept 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Sept 2027 — 31 Aug 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 7 yrs 11 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions
Extension options published
71324000 Quantity surveying services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Sept 2026, 10:53 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2026, 10:53 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Quantity surveying services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f66f

How it was run

Appointment period ends

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published10 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 10:53 BST
  2. Market engagementin 30 days
    19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTCompletion of PME questionnaire via eTendersNI
  3. Contract startsin 346 days
    1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Sept 2026, 10:53 BSTUK2

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 7LX
View buyer profile →

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure