Provision of Electronic Destination Systems

Tender description

Translink is the public transport provider of bus and rail services in Northern Ireland and is the ‘brand name umbrella’ under which operates the 3 public transport companies – Ulsterbus, Metro and Northern Ireland Railways (NIR). Ulsterbus and Metro operate a high proportion of journeys on designated home to school services. New regulations (Road Vehicles Lighting (Amendment) Regulations Northern Ireland 2011) state that vehicles operating designated school bus services must display an electronic symbol on the front and rear of the vehicle depicting 2 school children, known as the “illuminated school bus sign”, also referred to as a pictogram. Translink requires a competent contractor to supply and support the required electronic destination system components in line with the new legislation requirements. PQQ responses must be submitted before: 3pm on Tuesday 17th January 2012. Translink is utilising an electronic tendering system to manage this procurement and communicate with Tenderers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued and it is intended that all communications with Translink including the submission of PQQ and Tender responses will be conducted via www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk. Unless stated otherwise in these Instructions or in writing from Translink, all communications including queries from Applicants and any PQQ amendments from Translink during the period of this procurement exercise shall be submitted through and published via the online messaging facility provided on the e-sourcing NI portal (see “Messages” section). The onus lies on the applicant to read and keep up to date with all the information published on eSourcing NI in relation to this requirement.