P-2904 - Provision of Staff Taxi Services

Translink requires a suitability qualified service provider for provision of Taxi service daily (24/7; 7 days per week). Rail staff may require to move from railway locations to their start point or finish point to meet the business needs. This is primarily outside of normal operating hours of train services or for emergency situations. Translink will require the service provider to assist in the transportation of passengers where there have been issues with the rail services, which may result in passengers being unable to reach their destination.

Translink are in the process of drafting tender documents to best suit our requirements. We intend to explore a range of options including the use of environmentally friendly vehicles. We are also keen to understand new and innovative techniques in the industry to help shape our tender documents.

It is envisaged that the contract will commence in early 2024. It is anticipated that meetings relating to the exercise will be held on Microsoft Teams. Interested suppliers are requested to e-mail their expression of interest in attending a 60-minute virtual meeting sometime wc 18 December 2023 to: Rhys Franklin, Category Manager at rhys.franklin@translink.co.uk NO LATER THAN 14:00 on 14 December 2024. This PIN is effective until end of December 2023.

Additional Information-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 Translinks’ future requirements. This document is not intended to provide a definitive list of requirements. 2 We intend to invite interested suppliers to present to Translink personnel to discuss the services each can offer. All parties agree that the matters discussed between them during the course of this early market engagement exercise will remain confidential to those particular parties 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. At this stage it is not possible to give an accurate timeframe for this requirement 5 Information which may be disclosed to interested suppliers must be treated as strictly confidential and must not be disclosed to any other party, except where this is necessary for the purposes of seeking professional advice in relation to this opportunity, in which case the third party must also agree to treat the information as strictly confidential. (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs as and requirements; for supplies only – state whether tenders are requested for purchase, lease, rental, hire purchase or any combination of those)

This Notice is to initiate a market engagement and information gathering exercise and does not indicate the start of a procurement exercise. . This document is not intended to provide a definitive list of requirements. Additional information: n/a