Official UK procurement notice
DAC 89/25 - DAERA - THE SUPPLY OF SPECIALIST GAS ENGINEERING SERVICES TO INFECTED AND HIGH-RISK TRACING SITES IN NORTHERN IRELAND - LOT 1
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHE SUPPLY OF SPECIALIST GAS ENGINEERING SERVICES TO INFECTED AND HIGH-RISK TRACING SITES (NOTIFIABLE AVIAN EPIZOOTIC DISEASE) IN
NORTHERN IRELAND
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2026, 15:27 GMT
- Authority reference
DAC 89/25 - LOT 1- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022454- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065fbcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Urgency
- Published justification
DAERA has a statutory responsibility to provide for a response to epizootic list A diseases, which if left unchecked would have a major impact on the NI economy, compromise animal health and welfare, impact rural stakeholder wellbeing.
Avian Influenza, (Highly Pathogenic and Low Pathogenic types) are important avian diseases which can affect kept poultry. Industry is at risk from disease incursion through transmission of the disease from wild bird populations.
This is a limited, specialist market and there is extreme urgency to ensure the Department
can respond effectively to imminent outbreaks and comply with all statutory duties/Regulatory obligations, including Regulation 1099/2009.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 Mar 2026 → 12 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends223 days ago11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published222 days ago12 Mar 2026, 15:27 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published2 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published2 Mar 2026, 14:20 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published12 Mar 2026, 15:27 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAN ECK UK LimitedSMEDAC 89/25 - DAERA - THE SUPPLY OF SPECIALIST GAS ENGINEERING SERVICES TO INFECTED AND HIGH-RISK TRACING SITES (NOTIFIABLE AVIAN EPIZOOTIC DISEASE) IN NORTHERN IRELAND - LOT 113 Mar 2026 – 12 Mar 2027 | £600,000 | 27 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DAC 89/25 - DAERA - THE SUPPLY OF SPECIALIST GAS ENGINEERING SERVICES TO INFECTED AND HIGH-RISK TRACING SITES (NOTIFIABLE AVIAN EPIZOOTIC DISEASE) IN NORTHERN IRELAND - LOT 1 · VAN ECK UK LimitedSME
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £600,000
- Period
- 12 Mar 2026 – 11 Mar 2027
- 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.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & 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
2 commercial parties on the notice- VAN ECK UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- VAN ECK UK 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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender