How to win: Pre-Market Engagement - P-3503 Provision of End User Devices

About this contract

This is a Pre-Market Engagement exercise (PME) that seeks input from the market to inform the upcoming procurement for End User Devices. Translink are seeking to invite suitable suppliers in this sector to complete a short questionnaire. NOTE : THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR TENDER. Please download and read the Terms of Reference which is available from the "CfT Documents" area of eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps). Your response must be submitted via the secure messaging area of the CfT. The deadline for questionnaire submission is 12:00 noon on 6th October 2026. Please note: the procedure selected for this Pre-Market Engagement is not indicative of the procurement procedure to follow.

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.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for goods work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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