Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Translink
Top-five suppliers hold 86% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Translink buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Translink contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
PSV Inspection Training and Competency Management Programme
Logistics UK · 2026-11-05
£655K
P-3462 Revenue Generating Sale of Buses and Coaches
HECTARES PLANT SALES LTD · 2026-10-30
P-3462 Revenue Generating Sale of Buses and Coaches
ARDEE COACH TRIM LIMITED · 2026-10-30
P-3370 Supply of Double Deck Diesel Buses
Bamford Bus Company Ltd · 2026-10-13
£60.0M
C9407 Supply of Parts for Volvo Vehicles - Engine and Truck
ENGINE & TRUCK (N.I.) LIMITED · 2026-10-12
£726K
C9407 Supply of Parts for Volvo Vehicles - Filtration Control
FILTRATION CONTROL LTD. · 2026-10-12
£776K
C9407 Supply of Parts for Volvo Vehicles - Partline
PARTLINE LIMITED · 2026-10-12
£351K
C9407 Supply of Parts for Volvo Vehicles - Dennison
DENNISON COMMERCIALS LIMITED · 2026-10-12
£713K
C9407 Supply of Parts for Volvo Vehicles - Ballymena Engine Spares
BALLYMENA ENGINES SPARES LIMITED · 2026-10-12
£420K
P-3462 Revenue Generating Sale of Buses and Coaches
CBM Coaches Limited · 2026-09-30
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20
planned procurements
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42
frameworks running
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1
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Market analysis
Bidding into Translink — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
70%
Awards to SMEs
86%
Top-5 supplier share
5%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 70% of Translink’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Translink
How much does Translink spend on procurement?
Translink awarded 102 contracts totalling £1.2bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 88 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £18.5M.
Who are Translink's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Translink by total award value are Bamford Bus Company Ltd Trading as Wrightbus, LCC Group Ltd, VOLVO GROUP UK LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 86% of contract value.
What does Translink buy from suppliers?
Translink's procurement is concentrated in transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
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