How to win: Translink's Bus Shelter Contract Management

About this contract

Translink is undertaking a Pre-Market Engagement exercise (PME) that seeks input from the market to inform the upcoming procurement for Bus Shelter Contract Management. NOTE: This is not a call for tender. Instructions for participants which is available from the "CFT Documents" area of eTendersNI. Your response to this market engagement questionnaire must be submitted as an attachment via the secure messaging function of the CfT. • The deadline for submissions of completed questionnaires is 12.00 on 15 May 2026. • It is anticipated a meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams wc 15 June 2026. • Based on the information provided, you may be invited to a Microsoft Teams meeting, and an invitation will be sent accordingly to the attendee(s). It is the intention to publish a CfT with a Brief Scope of Description of Requirement and PME Questionnaire with instructions for completion.

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• ✓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 services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 30 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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