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P-3047 Fleet CCTV Bus & Rail

Translink · Central government

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.

It is a framework worth up to £15,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 36 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £15,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

As part of this PME exercise, Translink is seeking to engage with suppliers that have demonstrated experience in delivering CCTV solutions across the bus, coach and rail sectors This engagement will help Translink better understand the current market and inform the development of a future procurement strategy for a CCTV solution across Translink's bus, coach and rail fleets. The solution will include the provision, installation and ongoing support of CCTV hardware and software across Translink's bus, coach, and rail fleets, together with a central management platform capable of securely storing, monitoring, and providing access to CCTV footage. The solution should also support seamless integration with existing Translink onboard systems, back-office platforms, and third-party supplier systems. Please note the estimated contract figure includes the exercising of all potential options over the lifetime of this project and is not to be taken as a guarantee of any potential spend.

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. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 107489-2026

About the buyer

TranslinkLast 12 months

Procurements

66

Awards

34

Suppliers it has used most

From notice 107489-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 12 November 2026.