Official UK procurement notice
ID 6183310 DFE - Northern Regional College - Purchase of 3 Axis CNC Milling Centres (2 off)
Authority: Northern Regional College (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthern Regional College (NRC) wishes to commission the services of a specialist
organisation for the supply, delivery, offloading, siting, commissioning and installation
including secure fixing, in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations of two
new CNC Vertical Machining Centres (VMCs) at Northern Regional College (NRC)
CPV: Lathes · Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres · Metal-working machine tools
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£220,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- AC4: Total Contract Price: 90%
Published award criteria (1)
- AC4: Total Contract Price: 90%
- Price carries 90 of 90 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
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 19:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6183310- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081487- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f2b9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jan 2026, 23:59 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
10 Dec 2025 → 27 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published317 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by283 days ago13 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline274 days ago22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent260 days ago6 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by255 days ago10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends248 days ago17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published240 days ago25 Feb 2026, 19:46 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago27 Mar 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025- Tender notice published10 Dec 2025, 12:57 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Feb 2026, 14:51 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Feb 2026, 14:51 GMT
- Contract signature expected18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Feb 2026, 19:46 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills CNC LimitedSMEID 6183310 - DFE - NORTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGE - PURCHASE OF 3 AXIS CNC MILLING CENTRES19 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2027 · up to 18 Feb 2029Extensions: There are two optional warranty periods of up to 12 months each. | £223,896 | 6 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6183310 - DFE - NORTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGE - PURCHASE OF 3 AXIS CNC MILLING CENTRES · Mills CNC LimitedSME
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2026
- Value
- £223,896
- Period
- 23 Feb 2026 – 22 Feb 2027 · up to 22 Feb 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There are two optional warranty periods of up to 12 months each.
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
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
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies and 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- Mills CNC LimitedAwarded 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