Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Install of Sand Storage and Filling Equipment
Authority: Translink (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is for the design, fabrication/manufacture, supply and delivery, unloading, storage, erection and installation, supervision of installation, testing, commissioning, staff training and acceptance at the York Road Depot of the sand storage and filling equipment. The sand filling equipment shall be capable of servicing the replacement Enterprise rolling stock and all existing rolling stock that operates on the Translink network. The installation site is within an existing facility in Belfast. Full address for delivery is Translink, York Road Depot, 1 York Road, Belfast, BT15 3RP. The successful tenderer shall note that they will be required to collaborate and coordinate with the designer and principal contractor responsible for the overall delivery of the NIR Facilities improvement works at York Road. As part of this tender you MUST complete a site visit by no later than 09/02/2026. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.
- No preliminary market engagement: Published under UCR 2016
CPV: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£700,000
- Economic & financial standing
As described in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As described in the 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).
- As described in the tender documents
- Economic & financial standing
As described in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As described in the tender documents
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
- Closed
- 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
- 19 Jan 2026, 14:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 14:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
P-3284- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004402- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0608dcFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
As detailed in the tender documents
- Risks
As detailed in the tender documents
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Jan 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published280 days ago19 Jan 2026, 14:42 GMT
- Clarification questions by251 days ago17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline242 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Jan 2026, 14:42 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender