Official UK procurement notice
DfE - TSS - Supply and Delivery of a Tractor Unit
Authority: Department for the Economy (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD - Supplies and Services Division
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Economy - Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards Service- wishes to purchase a tractor unit to enable testing of weighbridges across Northern Ireland in line with the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and The Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 (as amended) (as they apply to Northern Ireland).DFE - Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards Service - Purchase of Tractor Unit.
CPV: Agricultural machinery · Articulated trucks · Flatbed trucks · Parts of agricultural and forestry machinery · Road tractor units · Tipper trucks · Tractors
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£130,000
- 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 (3)
- AC 1 - Compliance with the Technical Specification - Pass / Fail: 0.01%
- AC 2 - Contract Methodology - 10%: 9.99%
- Price - 90%: 90%
Published award criteria (3)
- AC 1 - Compliance with the Technical Specification - Pass / Fail: Tenderers must confirm they will meet all the conditions as set out in the Specification of Requirements Document. Tenderers must complete in full and return via the Technical Envelope the Specification of Requirements document. Tenderers must also provide all technical brochures to demonstrate the machine tendered meets all the requirements.. A written response is required for this criterion along with upload of technical brochure(s).
- AC 2 - Contract Methodology - 10%: Tenderers must provide a methodology as to how they will meet DfE’s timetable for delivery. Tenderers must detail how the delivery of the requirement will be monitored, managed and reported on. This should include details on – a) How updates will be communicated to DfE. b) Frequency of updates. c) How delays will be managed; and d) Detail of escalation procedures. A written response is required for this criterion.
- Price - 90%: Suppliers are required to complete and upload the Pricing Schedule as directed within in the Financial Envelope. Prices must be in GBP and be exclusive of VAT. Prices must only be provided using the Pricing Schedule as directed and should not be included within any other Tender documentation. Where the price for an aspect of the service is nil (no cost to the Buyer), then suppliers must state that within the pricing schedule. Costs that are not included within the pricing schedule will be considered waived. Therefore, all areas of the pricing schedule must be completed in full. Suppliers must not qualify their pricing or include conditional pricing within their pricing schedule. This may result in your tender being disregarded. All products are to be priced inclusive of all delivery and duty charges (Delivered Duty Paid), but exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT). If you are supplying goods to Northern Ireland from the European Union then the purchase invoice must include the commodity code and weight of the goods purchased.
- 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
- 27 Mar 2026, 14:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2026, 11:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 May 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6347606- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028601- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0676b9Find 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
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Apr 2026, 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
27 Mar 2026 → 29 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published211 days ago27 Mar 2026, 14:34 GMT
- Clarification questions by186 days ago21 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline177 days ago30 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by154 days ago22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts152 days ago25 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent143 days ago3 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends120 days ago25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published117 days ago29 Jun 2026, 11:24 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 14:34 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Jun 2026, 08:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jun 2026, 08:33 BST
- Contract signature expected26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published29 Jun 2026, 11:24 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBF Thompson DAF Trucks27 Jun 2026 – 27 Jun 2028 | £109,995 | 29 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DfE - TSS - Supply and Delivery of a Tractor Unit · TBF Thompson DAF Trucks
- Signed
- 29 Jun 2026
- Value
- £109,995
- Period
- 30 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: N/A
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPD - Supplies and Services DivisionBeneficiary 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- T B F Thompson (Garvagh) LtdAwarded 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