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Translink provide bus and rail services across Northern Ireland, over extensive infrastructure and estates which is managed by a team of specialised Engineers and Project Delivery Professionals.

In order to maintain and develop the highest standards of infrastructure, Translink work in close partnership with an extensive range of construction and rail industry specialists/experts, working on a wide range of infrastructure assets that exist throughout the Translink network.

This includes over 300 miles of railway, 400 bridges, signalling and telecoms, level crossings as well as all the halts, stations, park and ride sites and integrated transport hubs. It is an ever-changing built environment with key projects evolving as part of the transformation of public transport across Northern Ireland.

Translink Infrastructure and Projects

The Translink Infrastructure and Projects division manages, monitors, maintains and reviews all infrastructure and projects that support NI Railways, Ulsterbus, Metro and Glider services. Translink Infrastructure and Projects teams are involved from the inception planning stage right through to construction and completion of projects and play a vital role in the successful delivery of key developments, including the multi award-winning North-West Multimodal Transport Hub.

Weavers Cross and the new world class Belfast Grand Central Station are key infrastructure regeneration projects, delivering both spatial and social regeneration, as well as encouraging and enabling a modal shift away from private cars as a primary means of travel.

Further Information on our Infrastructure and Projects Business Plan, and other Corporate publications, can be found at the link below.

Corporate Publications

Translink - By Numbers

4K staff - One of the largest employers in NI - supporting over 6K jobs
Operates 13K services every day - 300K passenger journeys per day
Maintains 1400 buses and trains - 44 million miles per year
Maintains over 80 bus and rail stations and halts - 8K P&R spaces
Maintains a £3 billion railway asset - 300 + miles of rail track and over 1600 civil structures

Procurement

Translink typically procure engineering works and services via Frameworks. Below is a list of our current and future framework opportunities.

Future Framework Opportunities

FW048 (Safety Training)
FW078 (Building Contractor)
FW096 (P'way Works Delivery)
FW097 (P'way Contractor)
FW098 (P'way S&T Contractor)
FW103 (Supply of Ballast)
FW104 (Major IDT)
FW105 (Track Plant Maintenance)
FW106 (M&E Contractor)
FW107 (Minor IDT)
FW108 (SPOM)
FW109 (Ballast Cleaning)
FW110 (Rail Systems)
FW111 (Fencing & Boundary Works)
FW112 (Drainage)
FW114 (Infrastructure Support)
FW068 Facilities Management
FW118 Supply of Rail
FW119 General Property Maintenance Lot 2
FW120 CPD Ground Investigation Works 2023

Current Tenders

Case Studies

Below you will find links to case studies for recent infrastructure projects.

An Infrastructure and Projects case study presentation is available in PDF format here.

New Busway Bridge access to Belfast Grand Central Station

An impressive new bridge is emerging at the construction site of the new Belfast Grand Central Station.

Watch our timelapse of the installation where GRAHAM’s Civil Engineering team installed two 150 tonne steel girders, using an 800 tonne mobile crane, marking a significant milestone in the Belfast Grand Central Station project.

Dark Arches Renewal Project

Over the weekend of October 2nd - 3rd, 2021, work was completed by our contractors demolishing the stone overbridge as part of the Dark Arches project.

The process commenced once the last train of Friday night past-by the site compound. Work continued throughout day and night. The demolition and cleaning schedule was completed well ahead of time.

Grand Central Station

Belfast Grand Central Station will be the main transport gateway to Belfast, creating a sense of arrival in a modern, progressive city, with rail, bus and coach connections to all parts of Northern Ireland and beyond.

Central Area Track Renewal

Central Area Track Renewal (CATR) is a Track Renewal project in the centre of Belfast, which starts from the south side of Lanyon Station to Yorkgate station, as well as 400 metres on the Bangor line from Lagan Junction.

You can read more about infrastructure projects and improvements here or read about Translink's public transport priorities here.

Get in Touch

We are always interested in hearing from prospective supply chain partners. If you would like to provide some details of your organisation and keep up to date with our latest news, please provide your details at the following link; Supplier Updates.

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