How to win: Bus and Coach Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Telematics

A goods contract from Translink, worth £2,500,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Translink

Value

£2,500,000

Closing date

13 August 2026

About this contract

Appointment of supplier to provide Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and Telematics across the Translink Bus Fleet

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Translink scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £2,500,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 13 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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