Official UK procurement notice
PSV Inspection Training and Competency Management Programme
Authority: Translink (Public body)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£655,000≈ £218k / year · £786,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Sept 2026awarded 6 Oct 2026
Awarded to Logistics UK
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink seeks to appoint a competent training provider to deliver inspection training, assessment, and certification aligned with DVA and Translink standards. Under this procurement the Economic Operator will be required to support the Client's social benefit objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate, in particular, to social considerations.
- No preliminary market engagement: PME Published.
CPV: Adult and other education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£655,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents
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 Submission: 60%
- Commercial Submission: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Submission: As per tender documents
- Commercial Submission: As per tender documents
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- 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
- 29 Jul 2026, 13:26 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 13:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
P-3451- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071698- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d674Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days nett
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 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
29 Jul 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published85 days ago29 Jul 2026, 13:26 BST
- Clarification questions by56 days ago27 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by22 days ago30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 days ago19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 day ago21 Oct 2026, 13:57 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2026- Tender notice published29 Jul 2026, 13:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Oct 2026, 13:57 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2026, 13:57 BST
- Contract signature expected22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £95,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logistics UKSMEP-3451 PSV Inspection Training and Competency Management Programme26 Oct 2026 – 26 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Option to review and extend subject to business needs up to further 24 months. | £95,000 | 6 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Logistics UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender