Official UK procurement notice
DAERA - CAFRE - The Supply, delivery and installation of Equine Dressage Simulators for CAFRE
Authority: College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is an integral part of DAERA. CAFRE Enniskillen Campus has a wide range of practical equine teaching facilities to accommodate equine breeding, equitation and racing enterprises, a farriery unit and a student horse livery. CAFRE requires a Supplier to supply, deliver and install two new Dressage Horse Simulators by 6th February 2026.
CPV: Simulators · Training simulators
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£153,010
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 10%
- Quantitative Criteria: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: As per Tender documentation: AC1 Compliance with the Specification Schedule AC2 Provision of a Technical Brochure and / or Supporting Technical Documentation AC3 Supply and Quality Control
- Quantitative Criteria: As per Tender documentation: AC4 Total Contract Price
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 2 Sept 2025, 11:57 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2025, 12:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
ID 6018818- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053101- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059207Find 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
- 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
2 Sept 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 11:57 BST
- Clarification questions by398 days ago22 Sept 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline388 days ago2 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent362 days ago29 Oct 2025
- Latest notice published361 days ago29 Oct 2025, 12:55 GMT
- Contract starts354 days ago6 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by353 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends352 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2025- Tender notice published2 Sept 2025, 11:57 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Oct 2025, 12:55 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Oct 2025, 12:55 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RACEWOOD LIMITEDSME6 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2027 · up to 5 Feb 2031Extensions: There are 4 optional extension periods of 12 months each to cover servicing, maintenance and support. | £137,940 | 29 Oct 2025standstill to 7 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
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
1 commercial party on the notice- RACEWOOD LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender