Official UK procurement notice
DfI TRAM - Supply and Delivery of 4x4 Wheeled Loaders
Authority: DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Infrastructure has a requirement for the supply and delivery of 3 no. 4x4 Wheeled Loaders (with the option to purchase up to a further 4 no. if funding becomes available)
CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation · Wheeled loaders
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£390,000
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- 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 (1)
- Quantitative Criteria: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Quantitative Criteria
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
- 18 Dec 2025, 10:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2026, 13:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CfT 6272863- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084227- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f8c2Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jan 2026, 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
18 Dec 2025 → 15 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published306 days ago18 Dec 2025, 10:55 GMT
- Clarification questions by280 days ago13 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline270 days ago23 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by253 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts253 days ago10 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent247 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends224 days ago10 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published219 days ago15 Mar 2026, 13:04 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Dec 2025- Tender notice published18 Dec 2025, 10:55 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Feb 2026, 15:52 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Mar 2026, 13:04 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWAN BROS. NI LTDSME13 Mar 2026 – 12 Mar 2027Options: The contract is initially for the purchase of 3 no. Wheeled Loaders compliant with the specification with the option to purchase up to a further 4 if funding becomes available. | £828,338 | 16 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
DfI TRAM - Supply and Delivery of 4x4 Wheeled Loaders · COWAN BROS. NI LTDSME
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £355,002
- Period
- 12 Mar 2026 – 11 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
- Options
- The initial contract is for the supply of 3 no. Wheeled Loaders with an option to purchase a further 4 no. if the funding becomes available.
No agreed KPIs: The total contract value is below the mandatory threshold value.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cowan Bros NIAwarded 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