Official UK procurement notice
Review, Audit and Appeal of the 2026 Revaluation Professional Services
Authority: Translink (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTranslink is seeking to appoint a professional advisor to review, audit and appeal as appropriate the property Net Annual Values for Ulsterbus/Metro, NI Railways and NITHC commercial properties.
The aim of this pre-Market Engagement is to afford interested Suppliers an opportunity to identify points that would be useful for Translink to consider in structing a future tender opportunity to ensure the awarded contract is based on an approach that will meet Translink's needs.
Objective of this Pre-Market Engagement Exercise:
- is to understand the views from the suppliers that will or may be interested in this procurement opportunity
- understand the capabilities of Suppliers to meet the Client's requirements and
- provide interested Suppliers with an opportunity to inform the tender structure and the duration of any awarded agreement
It is the intention to publish a CfT with a PME Questionnaire and Covering letter with instructions for completion.
Please note, this is not a call for tender and is no indication of the Procurement process to follow.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services · Land management services · Real estate services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs 7 mo from 1 Sept 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: This is not a CfT - PME Questionnaire will be used to gauge interest in market. This is not an indication of any procurement process to follow.
- “Review, Audit and Appeal of the 2026 Revaluation Professional Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2025, 16:24 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2025, 16:24 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022825- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05175fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published19 May 2025, 15:42 BST
- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 16:24 BST
- Clarification questions by2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Translink is seeking to appoint a professional advisor to review and appeal as appropriate the property Net Annual Values for Ulsterbus/Metro, NI Railways and NITHC commercial properties.
The aim of this pre-Market Engagement is to afford interested Suppliers an opportunity to identify points that would be useful for Translink to consider in structing a future tender opportunity to ensure the awarded contract is based on an approach that will meet Translink's needs.
- Next notice expected30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 May 2025, 15:42 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 16:24 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender