Supply of Bus Rapid Transit (Glider) Vehicles

Translink wishes to invite suitably interested Economic Operators to present their current and future capability and capacity in these areas in Belfast in Quarter 2 2025. The objectives of this exercise are to: - understand the views from the Economic Operators that will or may be interested in this procurement opportunity, - understand the capabilities of Economic Operators to meet Translink’s requirements, and - provide interested Economic Operators with an opportunity to inform the tender structure and the duration of any awarded Framework Agreement Translink reserve the right to request further information from respondents in order to short list interested Economic Operators. Interested Economic Operators should reply in writing to David Lowry at david.lowry@translink.co.uk by 3pm on Thursday 08 May 2025. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Suppliers registering their interest in participating in this exercise should note that:. 1. This Notice is to initiate a market engagement and information gathering exercise and does not indicate the start of a procurement exercise. It is instead intended to act as an informal market research document providing a brief synopsis of Translink’s future requirements. This document is not intended to provide a definitive list of requirements.. 2. We intend to invite interested suppliers to present to a range of Translink personnel and discuss Bus Rapid Transit (Glider) Vehicles. 3. This document is not a tender specification nor request for quotation. Translink is merely investigating market opportunities at this stage without entering into any contractual or financial commitments.. 4. Please note, progress in the project will be subject to the availability and timing of funding. If this requirement is given financial approval, it will be tendered under the Procurement Act 2023. Any documents, discussions, presentations, demonstrations, or clarifications submitted for this Market Research will not be considered as any part of the tender exercise. If Translink does decide to proceed with a competitive tender process, a separate detailed tender specification document will be produced as part of that process.. 5. Nothing in this advertisement or any other documents or information provided by Translink or any of its advisers or agents is to be construed as implying a commitment by Translink to place any Contract, now or in the future with any participating supplier in respect of the requirement under consideration.. 6. Translink takes no responsibility for any actions or decisions taken, costs incurred, or commitments made by interested parties in responding to this notice or by being involved in any subsequent discussions in this market engagement and information gathering exercise.. 7. At this stage it is not possible to give an accurate timeframe for this requirement..