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MC093 Winter Maintenance - Snow and Ice Clearance

Translink

Estimated Value

Up to £1,400,000

Deadline

18 August 2025

Published

3 February 2026

Type

Not specified

Northern IrelandGBopen

Overview

Translink's Infrastructure and Projects Division is responsible for maintenance and capital works to all infrastructure, property and structures for Northern Ireland Railways Company, Ulsterbus, Metro and NITHC. Translink operates around 400 properties across 131 sites in Northern Ireland.

These properties and buildings serve a diverse range of facilities to support the day-to-day operations of the organization. In order to assist with Translink's programme of maintenance, Translink wishes to appoint one (1) Contractor to supply bagged de-icing compound, inspection and refilling of grit bins and to provide Winter Maintenance services to designated sites throughout the estate to include gritting and snow clearance.

The Contract is to be fulfilled by the Contractor, taking account of all maintenance costs for the Winter Maintenance service to deliver the contract requirements. This Scope and Specification document and the associated documents set out the Contract Requirements.

Additional details

The duration of this contract will be a maximum of 5 years in total (a 3 year initial term followed by Page 2 to 6 extension period(s) up to a maximum of 24 months, with the granting of such extensions being at the discretion of the Client). The end date set out in Contract Data Part One will reflect this fact.

The anticipated start date is November 2025. 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

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Saltworks Ltd

19 Nov 20252 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2028

£1,400,000

Likely incumbents

Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.

5 found
  1. 1

    Martin Engineering Supplies Ltd

    3 contracts wonlatest 27 Jul 2026ends 30 Sept 2028

    £2m

    total awarded

  2. 2

    Plasser UK Ltd

    2 contracts wonlatest 15 Sept 2026ends 30 Sept 2027

    £371,000

    total awarded

  3. 3

    Bamford Bus Company t/a Wrightbus

    2 contracts wonlatest 11 Aug 2026ends 31 Aug 2029

    £21,967

    total awarded

  4. 4

    LPW (Europe) Limited

    2 contracts wonlatest 11 Aug 2026ends 31 Aug 2029

    £618,405

    total awarded

  5. 5

    Bamford Bus Company Ltd Trading as Wrightbus

    2 contracts wonlatest 10 Aug 2026ends 30 Sept 2029CH 12214576

    £520m

    total awarded

Martin Engineering Supplies Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.

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Translink
Typepublic body
RegionUK
Total tenders89
Total spend£1,645,562,575
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3 February 2026

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18 August 2025

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