Official UK procurement notice
SV0257 Signalling Principles Engineering Services
Authority: Translink (Public body)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT10% below final estimate
Submissions closed 6 Jan 2026awarded 10 Feb 2026
Awarded to MA SIGNALLING SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2029 · up to 29 Feb 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink is seeking to appoint a Principal Signalling Engineer with Tester-in-Charge experience to collaborate closely with the S&T Projects teams, ensuring the successful delivery of Translink's programme of Signalling and Telecoms project.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Railway engineering services · Railway-track maintenance services · Support services for railway transport · Transport systems consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 (1)
- Cost: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Cost: Lowest cost
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes · next expected 1 Sept 2031
- First published
- 2 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 14:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079052- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed44Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Submission deadline
- 6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
2 Dec 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published323 days ago2 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by306 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline288 days ago6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent244 days ago20 Feb 2026
- Contract starts235 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Award decision expected by234 days ago1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends232 days ago3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published210 days ago26 Mar 2026, 14:04 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025- Tender notice published2 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Feb 2026, 13:16 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Feb 2026, 13:16 GMT
- Contract signature expected4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Mar 2026, 14:04 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £450,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA SIGNALLING SERVICES LIMITEDSME4 Mar 2026 – 3 Mar 2029 · up to 3 Mar 2032Extensions: 3 x 12 month extensions available | £450,000 inc. VAT | 10 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
SV0257 Signalling Principles Engineering Services · MA SIGNALLING SERVICES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2026
- Value
- £450,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 4 Mar 2026 – 3 Mar 2029 · up to 3 Mar 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 x 12 month Extensions
No agreed KPIs: Below Threshold
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MA SIGNALLING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender