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Published 15 Sept 2026, 09:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre-Market Engagement - P-3503 Provision of End User Devices

Authority: Translink (Public body)

GoodsBelow thresholdUtilities
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed £1≈ £0 / year · £1 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 8 Jun 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Pre-Market Engagement exercise (PME) that seeks input from the market to inform the upcoming procurement for End User Devices. Translink are seeking to invite suitable suppliers in this sector to complete a short questionnaire. NOTE : THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR TENDER. Please download and read the Terms of Reference which is available from the "CfT Documents" area of eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps). Your response must be submitted via the secure messaging area of the CfT. The deadline for questionnaire submission is 12:00 noon on 6th October 2026. Please note: the procedure selected for this Pre-Market Engagement is not indicative of the procurement procedure to follow.

CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 8 Jun 2027 — 7 Jun 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensions
Extensions
Extension options published
30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages30200000 Computer equipment and supplies

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2026, 09:35 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 09:35 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Computer equipment and suppliesOffice and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9b3

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published4 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 09:35 BST
  2. Market engagementin 17 days
    6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    Full information is available via eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps). Please note that responses must be submitted via the messaging portal of the CFT. Emails cannot be accepted. This Pre-Market Engagement exercise (PME) seeks input from the market to inform the upcoming procurement for more…End User Devices. Translink are seeking to invite suitable suppliers in this sector to complete a short questionnaire. Please download and read the Terms of Reference which is available from the "CfT Documents" area of eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps). Your response must be submitted via the secure messaging area of the CfT. The deadline for questionnaire submission is 12:00 noon on 6th October 2026.
  3. Contract startsin 261 days
    8 Jun 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
    15 Sept 2026, 09:35 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 [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure