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Translink

EFRP - Train Lifting Jacks for New Enterprise Trains

Industrial MachineryCPV 42400000
Value£1.2m
Deadline17 Sept 2026
Published9 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 9 Jul 202655 days leftCloses 17 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Neil Bowers
Procurement@translink.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£1.2mtotal contract value
median £100k
this tender£0£1.3m

This is a large award for Industrial Machinery — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,734 valued Industrial Machinery tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

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.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

As part of the Enterprise Fleet Replacement

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.

02

As part of this project a MANDATORY

As part of this project a MANDATORY site visit must be undertaken during week commencing 10/08/26.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Stated in this notice

  • Show at bidSite visit / supplier day…ot. As part of this project a MANDATORY site visit must be undertaken during week commencing 10/08/26.…

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f938
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
064790-2026
View the original notice on Find a Tender

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