Official UK procurement notice
AVL and Telematics · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Translink (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink seek to engage with suppliers that can provide a suitable solution for Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) tracking and telematics across its Metro and Ulsterbus Fleet (c. 1400 buses).
Translink require the installation and commissioning of on-vehicle hardware, provision of a cloud portal and associated managed services of the same.
CPV: Telematics services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Feb 2024, 12:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2024, 12:35 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005211- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043ab3Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers registering their interest in participating in this exercise should note that:. . 1. This Notice is to initiate a market engagement and information gathering exercise and does not indicate the start of a procurement exercise. It is instead intended to act as an informal market research document providing a brief synopsis of Translink’s future requirements. This document is not intended to provide a definitive list of requirements. . 2. We intend to invite interested suppliers to present to a range of Translink personnel and discuss the range of AVL and telematics solutions each can offer.. . 3. This document is not a tender specification nor request for quotation. Translink is merely investigating market opportunities at this stage without entering into any contractual or financial commitments.. . 4. Please note, progress in the project will be subject to the availability and timing of funding. If this requirement is given financial approval, it will be tendered under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. Any documents, discussions, presentations, demonstrations, or clarifications submitted for this Market Research will not be considered as any part of the tender exercise. If Translink does decide to proceed with a competitive tender process, a separate detailed tender specification document will be produced as part of that process.. . 5. Nothing in this advertisement or any other documents or information provided by Translink or any of its advisers or agents is to be construed as implying a commitment by Translink to place any Contract, now or in the future with any participating supplier in respect of the requirement under consideration.. . 6. Translink takes no responsibility for any actions or decisions taken, costs incurred, or commitments made by interested parties in responding to this notice or by being involved in any subsequent discussions in this market engagement and information gathering exercise.. . 7. At this stage it is not possible to give an accurate timeframe for this requirement.. .
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
16 Feb 2024 → 1 Jul 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published16 Feb 2024, 12:35 GMT
- Submission deadline11 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Tender notice expected1 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.