How to win: EFRP - Train Lifting Jacks for New Enterprise Trains

A goods contract from Translink, worth £1,200,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Translink

Value

£1,200,000

Closing date

17 September 2026

About this contract

As part of the Enterprise Fleet Replacement Project (ERFP) Translink are seeking qualified contractors to supply and install train lifting jacks to support the maintenance and servicing of new Enterprise trains and existing trains at York Road Depot. As part of this project a MANDATORY site visit must be undertaken during week commencing 10/08/26.

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 £1,200,000, 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 17 September 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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