Official UK procurement notice
DFC - HED - 8x2 Replacement Crane Lorry
Authority: Department for Communities (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDFC-HED-8x2 Replacement Crane Lorry. The Department for Communities (DfC), Historic Environment Division (HED) has a requirement for a Crane Lorry to transport staff, vehicles and materials to work sites across N. Ireland to carry out work required throughout HEDs business needs. These include but are not limited to transporting ISO 10ft and 20ft welfare containers.
CPV: Cranes · Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane · Vehicle-mounted cranes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£330,000
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).
- Qualitative Criteria: As per tender documentation
- Quantitative: As per tender documentation
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 12 Nov 2025, 16:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Dec 2025, 16:48 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
ID 6096514- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073292- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dfdbFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ↗ ticles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value based on the requirement. 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
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:
(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) 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 suppliers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Dec 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
12 Nov 2025 → 23 Mar 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published346 days ago12 Nov 2025, 16:11 GMT
- Clarification questions by326 days ago2 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline319 days ago9 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by312 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published311 days ago16 Dec 2025, 16:48 GMT
- Contract starts215 days ago23 Mar 2026
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025- Tender notice published12 Nov 2025, 16:11 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published16 Dec 2025, 16:48 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete16 Dec 2025, 16:48 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 16 Dec 2025 | CancelledNo suitable responses received. |
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
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender