Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Translink
- Value
- £460,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Public-service buses (CPV 34121100)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 018506-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Mar 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
Translink are seeking to establish a Single Supplier Framework aimed at delivering a cost effective and agile means to replace wheelchair accessible, zero emission, double deck buses used for stage-carriage operations. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.
About the supplier
Bamford Bus Company Ltd Trading as Wrightbus: every public contract they have won.