Estimated Value
Up to £700,000
Deadline
26 February 2026
Published
19 January 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
This tender is for the design, fabrication/manufacture, supply and delivery, unloading, storage, erection and installation, supervision of installation, testing, commissioning, staff training and acceptance at the York Road Depot of the sand storage and filling equipment. The sand filling equipment shall be capable of servicing the replacement Enterprise rolling stock and all existing rolling stock that operates on the Translink network.
The installation site is within an existing facility in Belfast. Full address for delivery is Translink, York Road Depot, 1 York Road, Belfast, BT15 3RP.
As part of this tender you MUST complete a site visit by no later than 09/02/2026. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal.
Eligibility & compliance
The successful tenderer shall note that they will be required to collaborate and coordinate with the designer and principal contractor responsible for the overall delivery of the NIR Facilities improvement works at York Road.
Additional details
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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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Martin Engineering Supplies Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 27 Jul 2026ends 30 Sept 2028£2m
total awarded
- 2
Plasser UK Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 15 Sept 2026ends 30 Sept 2027£371,000
total awarded
- 3
Bamford Bus Company t/a Wrightbus
2 contracts wonlatest 11 Aug 2026ends 31 Aug 2029£21,967
total awarded
- 4
LPW (Europe) Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 11 Aug 2026ends 31 Aug 2029£618,405
total awarded
- 5
Bamford Bus Company Ltd Trading as Wrightbus
£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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Published
19 January 2026
Submission deadline
26 February 2026
Notice type
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Source
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