Official UK procurement notice
AFBI - SAFSD - RFE - Supply and delivery of Tractors(s)
Authority: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAFBI - SAFSD - RFE - Supply and delivery of Tractors(s) AFBI has a requirement for two
240hp long wheelbase haulage tractors to carry out heavy haulage work required
throughout AFBI's business needs. These include but are not limited to towing of 3500G
slurry tankers and 20ft silage trailers.
CPV: Agricultural machinery · Agricultural supplies · Parts of agricultural machinery · Tractors
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- AC1 - Compliance with the Technical Specification: As per Tender documentation - Pass/Fail
- AC2 - Contract Methodology: As per Tender documentation - Weight - 10 percent
- Price: Price - Weight - 90 percent
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Nov 2025, 15:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 09:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
ID 6132142- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071735- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc0eFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
- Risks
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the
Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become
'excluded' or 'excludable' as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its
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obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the
procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by
publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering
Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this
notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
Suppliers should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and
volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only
and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity
on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting
Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,
at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
6 Nov 2025 → 16 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published349 days ago6 Nov 2025, 15:36 GMT
- Clarification questions by328 days ago27 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline317 days ago8 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent314 days ago11 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by309 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends302 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published302 days ago23 Dec 2025, 09:24 GMT
- Contract starts219 days ago16 Mar 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025- Tender notice published6 Nov 2025, 15:36 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Dec 2025, 14:19 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Dec 2025, 14:19 GMT
- Contract details notice published23 Dec 2025, 09:24 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN W MOORE LIMITEDSMEID 6132142 - AFBI - SAFSD - RFE - Supply and delivery of Tractors(s)23 Mar 2026 – 23 Mar 2031 | £285,572 | 11 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6132142 - AFBI - SAFSD - RFE - Supply and delivery of Tractors(s) · STEPHEN W MOORE LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 23 Dec 2025
- Value
- £285,572
- Period
- 23 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2031
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stephen W Moore LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender