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EFRP - Train Lifting Jacks for New Enterprise Trains

Translink · Public undertaking

In brief

Translink has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £1,200,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 November 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
3pm, Thursday 3 September 2026
Bids by
3pm, Thursday 17 September 2026

How bids are scored

Technical 60% · Commercial 40%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 4.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 18 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

As part of the Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project (ERFP) Translink are seeking qualified contractors to supply and install train lifting jacks to support the maintenance and servicing of new Enterprise trains and existing trains at York Road Depot. As part of this project a MANDATORY site visit must be undertaken during week commencing 10/08/26.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: etendersni.gov.uk.
  4. Send clarification questions before 3pm, Thursday 3 September 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 3pm, Thursday 17 September 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 064790-2026

About the buyer

TranslinkLast 12 months

Procurements

68

Awards

36

Suppliers it has used most

From notice 064790-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.