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ClosedStage · tender

Translink

FW118 Pre-Market Engagement – FW118 Supply of Rail

Transport EquipmentCPV 34946120
Value£0
Deadline23 Jan 2024
Published11 Jan 2024
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 11 Jan 2024ClosedCloses 23 Jan 2024
Who to contact
linda.browntranslink.co.uk
linda.brown@translink.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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£0total contract value
median £102k
this tender£0£2.9m

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The brief

Translink owns, operates and maintains the rail network in Northern Ireland comprising circa 300 miles of plain line track and 200 sets of switches and crossings.

We wish to establish a multi-Supplier Framework for manufacture and supply of rail to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works.

Rails required will be CEN56E1 profile in R260 and premium grades as approved for use on Network Rail, or equivalent.

As part of the PME we would like to discuss the potential for the supply of corrosion resistant rails as approved for use on Network Rail, or equivalent.

The framework will initially run for 4 years with options to extend up to a maximum of a further 4 years.

We would like to receive expressions of interest from suppliers with a proven track record in the supply of rail.

NOTE THIS CFT IS NOT A CALL FOR TENDER.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU DOWNLOAD AND READ THE PRE-TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNARE WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE "CFT DOCUMENTS" AREA OF THE CFT.

YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS PRE-TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT VIA THE eTendersNI SECURE MESSAGING AREA OF THE Cft.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES IS 15.00 23rd January 2024.

Please note: the procedure selected for this Pre-Market Engagement is not indicative of the procurement procedure to follow.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

We wish to establish a multi-Supplier Framework

We wish to establish a multi-Supplier Framework for manufacture and supply of rail to support the delivery of Translink’s programme of capital and maintenance works.

02

As part of the PME we would

As part of the PME we would like to discuss the potential for the supply of corrosion resistant rails as approved for use on Network Rail, or equivalent.

03

We would like to receive expressions

We would like to receive expressions of interest from suppliers with a proven track record in the supply of rail.

04

YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS PRE-TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT

YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS PRE-TENDER MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT VIA THE eTendersNI SECURE MESSAGING AREA OF THE Cft.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
000949-2024
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