OpenStage · tender 36 days to close

SUPPLY AND INSTALL OF RAIL CARRIAGE LIFTING JACKS

Industrial MachineryCPV 34600000

Value£2.0m

Deadline24 Sept 2026

Published17 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 17 Aug 202636 days leftCloses 24 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Neil Bowers

neil.bowers@translink.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£2.0mtotal contract value

median £100k

this tender£0£2.2m

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

This Contract is for the design, fabrication/manufacture, supply & delivery, unloading, storage, erection and installation, supervision of installation, testing, commissioning, staff training and acceptance at the York Road (Running) depot of lifting Jacks and control system complete with accessories on No3 Road within the Maintenance Facility.

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

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