Official UK procurement notice
DAERA - CAFRE SERVICING, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) (The Buyer) on behalf of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) requires a contract for the provision of servicing, repair and maintenance of agricultural machinery to Greenmount Campus, Antrim, Abbey Farm, Antrim and to CAFRE Hill Farm, Glenwherry.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 11 Feb 2031, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Agricultural machinery · Parts of agricultural machinery · Repair and maintenance services · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
- Technical & professional ability
Two technical ability conditions of participation:
CoP1 - Company Experience
CoP2 - Qualified Personnel
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document for further information.
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).
- AC1 - Compliance with the Specification Schedule: Pass/Fail Criterion.
- AC2 - Contract Management and Contingency Arrangements: Weighting - 20%
- AC3 - Total Routine Full-Service Charge: Weighting - 40%
- AC4 - Total Repair Rate for Non-Routine Work: Weighting - 24%
- AC5 - Total Breakdown Recovery Charge: Weighting - 16%
- Technical & professional ability
Two technical ability conditions of participation:
CoP1 - Company Experience
CoP2 - Qualified Personnel
Please refer to the Instructions to Tender document for further information.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes · next expected 11 Feb 2031
- First published
- 26 Mar 2026, 17:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 17:31 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6307525- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028178- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0675bfFind 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. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 Mar 2026 → 3 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published204 days ago26 Mar 2026, 17:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by186 days ago13 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline177 days ago22 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by170 days ago29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts158 days ago12 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent141 days ago29 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends129 days ago9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published105 days ago3 Jul 2026, 17:31 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2026- Tender notice published26 Mar 2026, 17:02 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 May 2026, 10:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 May 2026, 10:34 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published3 Jul 2026, 17:31 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Armstrong & Sons LtdSMEID 6307525 - DAERA - CAFRE SERVICING, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY11 Jun 2026 – 10 Jun 2029 · up to 10 Jun 2031Extensions: Two optional extension periods to be availed off at the Buyers discretion | £250,000 | 29 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6307525 - DAERA - CAFRE SERVICING, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY · A.J. Armstrong & Sons LtdSME
- Signed
- 12 Jun 2026
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- 15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2029 · up to 14 Jun 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Two optional extension periods to be availed off at the Buyers discretion
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 1 | — |
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- A.J. Armstrong and Sons 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