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# Supply of Single Deck Coaches

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-single-deck-coaches-ocds-h6vhtk-0685fb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Translink: "Supply of Single Deck Coaches". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Translink](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/translink-GB-PPON-PTMT-7134-NRMV)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Coaches
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-single-deck-coaches-ocds-h6vhtk-0685fb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0685fb`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-single-deck-coaches-ocds-h6vhtk-0685fb#tl-md)

## Description
Translink are intending to establish a Single Supplier Framework, duration to be confirmed, aimed at delivering a cost effective and agile means to procure modern, safe, efficient, high-quality, 
wheelchair accessible, single deck coaches, used for Goldline inter-urban and cross-border operations throughout Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. 
Once established the framework does not guarantee any orders from Translink, as any potential order is subject to funding. 
There are a number of key principles underpinning the characteristics of Translink's Goldline Coach services:
• a strong brand image that delivers a clear identity for the service
• high quality in all aspects of the overall service, including the fixed infrastructure, vehicles,
operations and customer services
• high standards of reliability with punctual service operation and predictable journey times
• integration with other modes of sustainable transport
• high quality environment for passengers in terms of space, safety, accessibility, security and on-board
Information
To that end Translink wishes to invite suitably interested Suppliers to present
their current and future capability and capacity in these areas in Belfast in June 2026.
The objectives of this exercise are to:
- understand the views from the Suppliers that will or may be interested in this
procurement opportunity,
- understand the Suppliers technology roadmap for the transition to Zero Emission single deck coaches,
- understand the Suppliers best practice in terms of general accessibility and in particular wheelchair accessibility on single deck coaches
- understand the capabilities of Suppliers to meet Translink's requirements, and
- provide interested Suppliers 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 Suppliers
Interested Suppliers should reply in writing to David Lowry at 
david.lowry@translink.co.uk by 3pm on Thursday 07 May 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34121500
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2027 to 31/08/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035494-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-20T09:40:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T08:43:27.187Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0685fb