Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Translink
- Supplier
- Volvo Group UK Ltd
- Value
- £120,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Buses and coaches (CPV 34121000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 082871-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Dec 2025
- Published15 Dec 2025Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Translink are seeking to establish a Single Supplier Framework aimed at delivering a cost effective and agile means to replace low floor, wheelchair accessible, low emission (Euro VI), double deck, tri-axle coaches 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
Volvo Group UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02190944).