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- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Supply of Bus Rapid Transit (Glider) Vehicles
- GBT Ref No: 117870559
- Deadline: 08 May 2025
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
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- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Glider is the brand name for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system which came into operation in 2018 with an innovative mode of travel for Belfast which resulted in significant increases in patronage levels. The introduction of Glider provided a modern, safe, accessible, efficient and high quality public transport service which has encouraged more people to travel by public transport instead of the private car. Glider has helped to support sustainable economic growth and regeneration, and has helped to integrate communities though linking people to jobs, shops, leisure, health and educational services. There are plans to extend the existing Glider service and introduce new corridors into operation in Belfast. To facilitate the expansion of the Glider network, Translink are intending to establish a framework aimed at delivering a cost effective and agile means to purchase low floor, wheelchair accessible, zero emission, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) articulated vehicles for use on urban operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Translink would use this framework to purchase the additional fleet and potentially, in time, replace the existing hybrid electric BRT vehicles. The duration of the framework has not been confirmed but it is anticipated it will be a Single Supplier Framework. There are a number of key principles underpinning the characteristics of a BRT system such as the Glider: • a strong brand image that delivers a clear identity for the system • high quality in all aspects of...
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Purchaser : TRANSLINK
22 Great Victoria Street Belfast BT2 7LX United Kingdom
Email :david.lowry@translink.co.uk
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