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Technical Support Framework 2026

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BuyerTranslink
StatusOpen
Deadline14 Sept 2026
Value£5,000,000
Published29 Jul 2026

What is being bought

This is a multi‑supplier Technical Support Framework, comprising two specialist LOTS. To support transport planning, network development, data analysis and inclusive design activities across the organisation.

Categories

Transport systems consultancy services 71311200Business analysis consultancy services 72221000Market and economic research; polling and statistics 79300000General management consultancy services 79411000

Lot details

Public Transport Planning and Operations

This is a multi‑supplier Technical Support Framework, comprising two specialist LOTS. To support transport planning, network development, data analysis and inclusive design activities across the organisation.

Statusactive
Value£3,000,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2029

Award criteria
Quality — as per tender documents (80%)
Cost — as per tender documents (20%)

Benchmarking, Data Collection, Market Research Insights

This is a multi‑supplier Technical Support Framework, comprising two specialist LOTS. To support transport planning, network development, data analysis and inclusive design activities across the organisation.

Statusactive
Value£2,000,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Nov 2026 to 31 Oct 2029

Award criteria
Quality — as per tender documents (80%)
Cost — as per tender documents (20%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Transport systems consultancy services, Business analysis consultancy services, General management consultancy services, Market and economic research; polling and statisticsNot published
2Transport systems consultancy services, Business analysis consultancy services, General management consultancy services, Market and economic research; polling and statisticsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Transport systems consultancy services (71311200); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 716,1434 median · 32.1 average (2,164 of 6,143 with a bid count)4.2 average (2,402 of 6,143 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)4188 median · 19 average (7 of 418 with a bid count)9.3 average (7 of 418 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d6ca
Latest release ID071824-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jul 29 2026 14:34:14 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071824-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-14T15:30:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-07T15:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
Submission method detailshttp://etendersni.gov.uk/
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£5,000,000
Tender lots in source2
Tender items in source2
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 Jul 2026tender071824-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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