Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Translink
- Value
- £1
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Railway construction works (CPV 45234100)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 031118-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Dec 2025
- Published2 Apr 2026Published 102 days after the contract date
Description
Translink is establishing a Framework for the provision of Permanent Way Contractor works to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works. This Framework will entail the delivery of Work Packages in relation to Permanent Way across a wide spectrum of work types and scopes. These are expected to range from standalone single-site renewals and refurbishments to large (£20m+) Permanent Way-led projects that entail multi-disciplinary design and construction and the use of disruptive blockades / possessions. The type of Work Packages that may be commissioned under the Framework will typically comprise the following: Plain line renewal and refurbishment, Switch and crossing (S+C) renewal and refurbishment, Level crossing renewal and refurbishment, User-worked crossing (UWC) renewal and refurbishment, Re-railing, Rail milling, Ballast, Drainage, Work to sidings and depots, Rail systems enhancements (e.g., construction of new permanent way assets, track dualli…
About the suppliers
Amey Rail Limited: every public contract they have won.
Babcock Rail Limited: every public contract they have won.
FP McCann: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI013563).
McLaughlin and Harvey: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI027864).