Open tenders / Construction & civil works
Open tender · Notice 103950-2026
P-3429 Management of Translink NI Bus Shelters
- Value
- £5m
- Closes
- 1 Dec 2026 (23 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 31 Mar 2027 – 31 Mar 2032
In plain English
Translink, acting for the Department for Infrastructure, wants a service provider to manage about 1,460 bus shelters across more than 80 settlements in Northern Ireland, including 104 Belfast Rapid Transport shelters and four bicycle storage shelters. The contract is estimated at £5,000,000 and runs from 31 March 2027 to 31 March 2032, with bids due by 1 December 2026 through the eTendersNI portal.
Good fit for: A shelter maintenance or street-furniture management firm, ideally with advertising screen experience, able to cover all of Northern Ireland.
- Must be competent and experienced
We are seeking to appoint a suitable competent and experienced service provider to manage the Translink’s Bus Shelter Portfolio.
- Bids only through eTendersNI portal
No other method of submission will be accepted.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Translink are appointed as the Asset Partner on behalf of the Asset Owner, Department for Infrastructure (DfI), for the management of Bus Shelters throughout Northern Ireland. The current Bus Shelter Portfolio comprises a total stock of approximately 1,460 bus shelters throughout the province, including 104 ‘Metropolis style’ shelters for Belfast Rapid Transport (BRT) . BRT1 also includes four purpose-built Bicycle Storage Shelters . Bus shelters are located province-wide in over 80 settlements. The network benefits from 705 paper and 101 digital advertising screens , providing a positive revenue stream to Translink, guaranteed minimum plus an overage calculation based on annual Gross Income Budget figures. We are seeking to appoint a suitable competent and experienced service provider to manage the Translink’s Bus Shelter Portfolio. Your response must be submitted via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) on the eTendersNI portal. Instructions on how to submit your response can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough on the eTendersNI Homepage. No other method of submission will be accepted.
Getting the documents
etendersni.gov.uk (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Below threshold - open competition (Open: anyone can bid (a lower-value contract with lighter rules)). Published 2 Nov 2026.
What similar contracts went for
Similar contracts went for £3m to £10m (3 since 2026; 1 won by small firms).
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawley Borough Council - Bus Shelters and Free Standing Units Concession Contract 2026 Crawley Borough Council | Bauer Media Outdoor UK Ltd | £10m | 30 Oct |
| Bus Shelters Concessions Contract Bracknell Forest Borough Council | Bauer Media Outdoor UK Ltd | £8.8m | 21 Jul |
| WCC Bus Shelters, advertising and maintenance Warwickshire County Council | Trueform Engineering Limited SME | £3m | 13 Feb |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
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