AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Translink has announced five awards for the supply of Volvo vehicle parts to support its fleet. The awards total £2,986,000 excluding VAT (£3,583,200 including VAT) and are intended to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2030. A future signature date of 27 October 2026 is shown for each award, so the notice does not evidence that contracts have been signed.
Published outcomeFive suppliers were awarded against the single published lot: BALLYMENA ENGINES SPARES LIMITED, DENNISON COMMERCIALS LIMITED, ENGINE & TRUCK (N.I.) LIMITED, FILTRATION CONTROL LTD., and PARTLINE LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a multi-supplier, four-year utilities procurement for Volvo fleet parts in Northern Ireland, with separately published award values totalling £2.986m excluding VAT.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
5 supplier records analysed
BALLYMENA ENGINES SPARES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 420000 GBP · Award announced; signature scheduled
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Award 1 names BALLYMENA ENGINES SPARES LIMITED, values it at £420,000 excluding VAT, and links it to lot 1.
DENNISON COMMERCIALS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · 713000 GBP · Award announced; signature scheduled
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Award 2 names DENNISON COMMERCIALS LIMITED, values it at £713,000 excluding VAT, and links it to lot 1.
ENGINE & TRUCK (N.I.) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots 1 · 726000 GBP · Award announced; signature scheduled
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Award 3 names ENGINE & TRUCK (N.I.) LIMITED, values it at £726,000 excluding VAT, and links it to lot 1.
FILTRATION CONTROL LTD.
99% confidenceAward 4 · Lots 1 · 776000 GBP · Award announced; signature scheduled
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Award 4 names FILTRATION CONTROL LTD., values it at £776,000 excluding VAT, and links it to lot 1.
PARTLINE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 5 · Lots 1 · 351000 GBP · Award announced; signature scheduled
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Award 5 names PARTLINE LIMITED, values it at £351,000 excluding VAT, and links it to lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 15 October 2026
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Notice 097629-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-15.
Award decision date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Each of awards 1–5 has date 2026-10-13.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed; future signature date scheduled for 27 October 2026
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Each award lists a futureSignatureDate milestone, due 2026-10-27, with status scheduled.
Planned contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2030
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Each award's contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Aggregate award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£2,986,000
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Sum of the five published award amounts: £420,000, £713,000, £726,000, £776,000 and £351,000.
Aggregate award value including VAT
99% confidence£3,583,200
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Sum of the five published gross award amounts: £504,000, £855,600, £871,200, £931,200 and £421,200.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceIndividual award amounts are published both excluding and including VAT
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Each award contains amount and amountGross values.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Awards 1–5 are each dated 2026-10-13.
Assessment summaries sent
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Each award records assessmentSummariesDateSent as 2026-10-15.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice 097629-2026 was published 2026-10-15T16:16:40+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence27 October 2026
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Each award includes a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone due on 2026-10-27.
Planned start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Each award contractPeriod starts 2026-11-01.
Planned end
99% confidence31 October 2030
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Each award contractPeriod ends 2030-10-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of Volvo parts for the Translink fleet
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The procurement description states that Translink requires a competent supplier to supply Volvo parts supporting the Translink Fleet.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Each award lists mainProcurementCategory as goods.
Classifications
99% confidenceBuses and coaches (CPV 34121000); parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines (CPV 34300000); miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts (CPV 34900000)
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These CPV classifications appear on every award item.
Delivery area
99% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN)
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Each award item gives deliveryAddresses region UKN.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot, with five separate awards linked to lot 1
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Tender data contains lot 1; all five awards have relatedLot and relatedLots set to 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender record lists procurementMethod as selective.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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The tender record lists procurementMethodDetails as Competitive flexible procedure.
Regime
99% confidenceUtilities
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The tender specialRegime field contains utilities.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Each award is marked aboveThreshold: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results not published in the supplied data
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No bid count, scores, ranking or evaluation rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published duration
99% confidenceFour years
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The procurement description states the contract duration will be 4 years; the published period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2030.
Signature position
99% confidenceA signature is scheduled, not confirmed
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The futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 27 October 2026 on every award.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Multi-supplier outcome
99% confidenceFive separately valued awards were made under the same published lot
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Awards 1–5 all relate to lot 1 and each identifies one supplier and a separate value.
Largest published award
99% confidenceFILTRATION CONTROL LTD.: £776,000 excluding VAT
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Award 4 has the highest published net amount among the five awards.
Smallest published award
99% confidencePARTLINE LIMITED: £351,000 excluding VAT
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Award 5 has the lowest published net amount among the five awards.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
99% confidenceThe awards are labelled active, but a future signature milestone remains scheduled; the supplied notice does not confirm signed contracts.
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All awards have status active and a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 27 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value in the supplied data.
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The lot record contains only ID 1 and status complete; title, description and value are null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceTender deadline, bid count, evaluation methodology and results, pricing breakdowns, and extension terms are not supplied.
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These fields are absent or null in the provided record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice records scheduled future signature milestones rather than confirming that contracts have been signed.
- The single published lot has no title, description or standalone value.
- No tender deadline, bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing detail, extension terms or renewal options are supplied.
- The published award values are separate supplier-level award amounts, but the specific allocation of parts, brands or call-off volumes among suppliers is not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
TranslinkVolvo vehicle partsfleet partsBALLYMENA ENGINES SPARES LIMITEDDENNISON COMMERCIALS LIMITEDENGINE & TRUCK (N.I.) LIMITEDFILTRATION CONTROL LTD.PARTLINE LIMITEDNorthern Ireland procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded Translink's Volvo parts procurement?
The five awardees are BALLYMENA ENGINES SPARES LIMITED, DENNISON COMMERCIALS LIMITED, ENGINE & TRUCK (N.I.) LIMITED, FILTRATION CONTROL LTD., and PARTLINE LIMITED.
What is the total published value?
The five award amounts total £2,986,000 excluding VAT and £3,583,200 including VAT.
Have the contracts been signed?
The supplied award notice does not confirm signatures. It shows a future signature date scheduled for 27 October 2026.
When is the planned contract period?
The published contract period is from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2030.
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