Official UK procurement notice
AFBI - SAFSD - RFE - Supply and delivery of 2x telehandlers (ID 6252205)
Authority: Agri-Food and Biosciences InstitutePublic Procurement Organisation (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionupgrade 2 Telescopic Telehandlers within the Farmed Platform. These requirements are
split into 2 Lots. Lot 1 - Supply and Delivery of a Large Frame Pivot Steering Telescopic
Telehandler Lot 2 - Supply and Delivery of a Rigid body Telescopic Telehandler.
CPV: Forklift trucks · Forklift trucks, works trucks, railway-station platforms tractors · Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£220,000 together)Lot #1Large Frame Pivot Steering Telescopic TelehandlerAwardedPublished value£125,000
Lot 1 – Supply and Delivery of a Large Frame Pivot Steering Telescopic Telehandler
Lot #2Rigid body Telescopic TelehandlerAwardedPublished value£95,000
Lot 2 – Supply and Delivery of a Rigid body Telescopic Telehandler
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
- 12 Nov 2025, 16:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Dec 2025, 09:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
ID 6252205- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073333- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dff0Find 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.
Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. 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
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) 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 suppliers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 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
12 Nov 2025 → 30 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published339 days ago12 Nov 2025, 16:58 GMT
- Clarification questions by313 days ago8 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline313 days ago8 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent310 days ago11 Dec 2025
- Contract starts299 days ago22 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by298 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends296 days ago24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published291 days ago30 Dec 2025, 09:46 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025- Tender notice published12 Nov 2025, 16:58 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Dec 2025, 11:46 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2025, 11:46 GMT
- Contract details notice published30 Dec 2025, 09:46 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected30 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Large Frame Pivot Steering Telescopic Telehandler1 award | |||
| R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) LimitedSMEupgrade 2 Telescopic Telehandlers within the Farmed Lot 1 - Supply and Delivery of a Large Frame Pivot Steering Telescopic Telehandler30 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 | £149,000 | 11 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Rigid body Telescopic Telehandler1 award | |||
| R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) LimitedSMELot 2 - Supply and Delivery of a Rigid body Telescopic Telehandler30 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 | £117,000 | 11 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
upgrade 2 Telescopic Telehandlers within the Farmed Lot 1 - Supply and Delivery of a Large Frame Pivot Steering Telescopic Telehandler · R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 30 Dec 2025
- Value
- £149,000
- Period
- 31 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2028
- Status
- active
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 KPI's is not mandated.
Lot 2 - Supply and Delivery of a Rigid body Telescopic Telehandler · R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 30 Dec 2025
- Value
- £117,000
- Period
- 31 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2028
- Status
- active
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 KPI's is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Large Frame Pivot Steering Telescopic Telehandler | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Rigid body Telescopic Telehandler | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
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- R. Kennedy & Co. (NI) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender