Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Commercial Vehicle and Specialist Body Maintenance for the Greater Belfast and Northwest Areas. (2 Lots)
Authority: DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDepartment for Infrastructure NI has a requirement for the provision of commercial vehicle and specialist body maintenance for the Greater Belfast and North-West areas. A separate contract will be awarded for each of the following lots;
Lot 1 - Eastern
Lot 2 - Western
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 28 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,250,000 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1EasternAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,350,000
Belfast Areas
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation
Lot #2WesternAwardedRenewalPublished value£900,000
Londonderry areas
- 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 30%
- Quantitative Criteria: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: Mandatory Requirements PASS/FAIL Award Criteria AC1 Maintenance Facility 10% AC2 Technical Capability 10% AC3 Social Value 10%
- Quantitative Criteria: As per Tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- 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 28 Jul 2030
- First published
- 23 Oct 2025, 14:26 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Feb 2026, 22:48 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
CfT 6114722- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067854- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d28dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
For further details on invoicing procedures please see :
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Contract Value
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. The contracting Authority cannot 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
- 28 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Nov 2025, 14:00 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 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 Oct 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published359 days ago23 Oct 2025, 14:26 BST
- Clarification questions by332 days ago19 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline323 days ago28 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by302 days ago18 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent278 days ago12 Jan 2026
- Contract starts262 days ago28 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends261 days ago28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published257 days ago1 Feb 2026, 22:48 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025- Tender notice published23 Oct 2025, 14:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Feb 2026, 22:48 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Eastern1 award | |||
| John Beers LtdSMELot 1 Eastern (Greater Belfast)30 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2028 · up to 29 Jan 2031Extensions: 2 Year Initial Contract Period with the option to extend for a further 3 periods of up to 12 months. | £1,350,000 | 12 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Western1 award | |||
| HAJ RepairsSMELot 2 Western (North-West)30 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2028 · up to 29 Jan 2031Extensions: 2 Year Initial Contract Period with the option to extend for a further 3 periods of up to 12 months. | £900,000 | 12 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 Eastern (Greater Belfast) · John Beers LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £1,350,000
- Period
- 30 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2028 · up to 29 Jan 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend annually for a further three one-year periods
No agreed KPIs: Total contract value will not be more than £5m
Lot 2 Western (North-West) · HAJ RepairsSME
- Signed
- 29 Jan 2026
- Value
- £900,000
- Period
- 30 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2028 · up to 29 Jan 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend annually for a further three one-year periods
No agreed KPIs: Total contract value will not be more than £5m
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Eastern | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Western | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- HAJ RepairsAwarded supplier
- John Beers LtdAwarded 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