Provision of Smartcard Retail Service Provider

Tender description

Translink is the brand name for the public transport group of operating companies of Ulsterbus, Northern Ireland Railways and Citybus, which trade under the brand name Metro. Since 2002, Translink have offered and continue to offer discounted commercial ticket products loaded onto non-personalised pre-printed smartcards which are read by Wayfarer (Parkeon) supplied electronic ticket machines. Last year, our customers made 11 million journeys on Translink commercial smartcards and this figure continues to increase year on year. As part of Translink’s strategy to continue to extend their range of discounted products on smartcard media, Translink is seeking expressions of interest from reputable and competent service providers for the provision of an already-established network of retail Agents who could potentially sell Translink’s commercial smartcard products to our customers. 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.