Awarded contract

Supply of Wheelchair Accessible Ramps (Scania Rural Fleet)

Details

Topic
Public-service buses
Published
16 November 2023

Tender description

Corrosion of the carcass and ramp leafs on the Wheelchair Access Ramps was discovered in a number of vehicles within the Scania Fleet. A wider spread Fleet Check which showed that this issue was apparent on almost 40 of the vehicles in that fleet. The carcass and leafs are essential for Wheelchair Access Ramp operation. It has been a mandated objective that every vehicle within the Translink Fleet is Wheelchair Accessible. Lot 1: Corrosion of the carcass and ramp leafs on the Wheelchair Access Ramps was discovered in a number of vehicles within the Scania Fleet. A wider spread Fleet Check which showed that this issue was apparent on almost 40 of the vehicles in that fleet. The carcass and leafs are essential for Wheelchair Access Ramp operation. It has been a mandated objective that every vehicle within the Translink Fleet is Wheelchair Accessible.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published16 November 2023
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date16 November 2023

About the buyer

Translink operates Northern Ireland's public bus, rail and Metro services, and buys as a local transport group with its own procurement department. This department covers Ulsterbus, Northern Ireland Railways and Citybus under one function. Strategic sourcing for the wider Group also sits within this team. The department holds Centre of Procurement Expertise status, one of nine in Northern Ireland. Live notices are also flagged on Twitter under the #TranslinkB2B tag. A Supplier Hub gives current suppliers a single access point for tender opportunities.

Over the past 5 years, most of Translink's contract awards have been in transport equipment, construction work and IT services.

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