Official UK procurement notice
ID 6511316 DAERA - NIFHA - Ardglass Ice plant refurbishment
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) is an executive Non-Departmental Public Body, established in 1973 and sponsored by Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). NIFHA has the statutory obligation to improve, manage and maintain the three fishery harbours and harbour estates of Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie. One of the key services provided is the commercial supply of ice to fishing vessels. NIFHA has established a contract for the refurbishment of the ice manufacturing facilities at Ardglass.
CPV: Agricultural machinery · Electrical equipment and apparatus · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Industrial machinery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£600,000
- 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).
- AC2 Proposed Methodology: 15%. As per Tender Documentation
- AC3 Supply and Quality Control: 15%. As per Tender Documentation
- AC4 Total Price: 70%. As per Tender Documentation
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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
- 23 Jul 2026, 13:55 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 16:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
ID 6511316- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069749- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d201Find 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.
- Risks
The Contracting Authority has identified the following risks as risks that satisfy the criteria of Schedule 8 sub-paragraph (6)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 i.e. that the risk/s could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract but, because of its/their nature, cannot be addressed in the contract as awarded:
1.Potential risk in lead time of preparing and installing the goods AND
2.Has concluded that there is a possibility that the contract may have to be modified as a result of a materialisation of the known risk/s at a later date in accordance with Schedule 8 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
Insert appropriate reservations of rights and disclaimers of liability here consider - e.g.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Aug 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
23 Jul 2026 → 2 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published91 days ago23 Jul 2026, 13:55 BST
- Clarification questions by73 days ago10 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent41 days ago11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by35 days ago16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts31 days ago21 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends28 days ago23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published20 days ago2 Oct 2026, 16:37 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026- Tender notice published23 Jul 2026, 13:55 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2026, 16:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2026, 16:35 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Oct 2026, 16:37 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILLTEC REFRIGERATION LTDSME24 Sept 2026 – 24 Mar 2027 | £597,430 | 11 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 6511316 DAERA - NIFHA - Ardglass Ice plant refurbishment · CHILLTEC REFRIGERATION LTDSME
- Signed
- 28 Sept 2026
- Value
- £597,430
- Period
- 29 Sept 2026 – 28 Sept 2027 · up to 28 Sept 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 + 1 year optional warranty extension
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary 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- CHILLTEC REFRIGERATION 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