Official UK procurement notice
RFQ 2026/19 - Virtual fence technology cattle collar system
Authority: Newry Mourne & Down District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionVirtual fence technology cattle collar system. The system will be deployed in upland and semi-upland conditions with variable terrain, vegetation density, and intermittent mobile network coverage. The system shall enable the definition, deployment, and management of virtual grazing boundaries and associated livestock monitoring functions in a pasture-based grazing system.
CPV: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Bovine cattle · Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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)
- As per RFQ Documentation: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- As per RFQ Documentation
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST
- Authority reference
CA18163- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062332- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c289Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
2 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published114 days ago2 Jul 2026, 14:42 BST
- Clarification questions by96 days ago20 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline92 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts54 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Jul 2026, 14:42 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender