Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 13 Nov 2025, 15:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DfI TRAM - Supply and Delivery of Four Engine Driven Snow Blowers

Official notice

Authority: DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£500,000≈ £500k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT17.6% below published estimate

Submissions closed 9 Dec 2025awarded 23 Jan 2026

Awarded to Bucher Municipal Limited

Contract term 1 yrends 11 Jan 2027 · starts 12 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management require the supply and delivery of four engine driven snow blowers.

CPV: Snowploughs and snowblowers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEPublished value£500,000

Contract period: 12 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2027 (1 yr)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

43313000 Snowploughs and snowblowers

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Technical & professional ability
As per Tender Documents

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Price: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

Total Price: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

Total Price: As per Tender documentation

Conditions of participation1

Technical & professional ability
As per Tender Documents

What this means for your bid

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: 13 Nov 2025, 15:35 GMT
Last source update: 2 Mar 2026, 09:07 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 9 Jan 2026
Authority reference: CfT 6165979
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-073649
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Snowploughs and snowblowers
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e0b3 Find 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

Review and risk notes

Risks: N/A

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

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

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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

13 Nov 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published343 days ago
13 Nov 2025, 15:35 GMT
Clarification questions by324 days ago
2 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission deadline317 days ago
9 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
Award decision expected by286 days ago
9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts284 days ago
12 Jan 2026
Assessment summaries sent273 days ago
23 Jan 2026
Standstill ends259 days ago
5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published234 days ago
2 Mar 2026, 09:07 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
13 Nov 2025, 15:35 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
27 Jan 2026, 15:54 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
27 Jan 2026, 15:54 GMT
Contract signature expected
6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
2 Mar 2026, 09:07 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £411,8601 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bucher Municipal Limited6 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2027	£411,860	23 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

DfI TRAM - Supply and Delivery of Four Engine Driven Snow Blowers · Bucher Municipal Limited
Signed
6 Feb 2026
Value
£411,860
Period
7 Feb 2026 – 6 Feb 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Total contract value will not exceed £5m.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PYQH-8789-DZPG James House, Cormac Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 2JBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

BUCHER MUNICIPAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00199841GB-PPON: PZHR-6567-XYYG Curtis Road, Surrey, South East, RH4 1XFContact email
Bucher Municipal LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZHR-6567-XYYG Curtis Road, Surrey, South East, RH4 1XFContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Mar 2026, 09:07 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender27 Jan 2026, 15:54 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Nov 2025, 15:35 GMT