Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 2 Dec 2025, 15:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T25-168ENV Tender for Hire of Plant and Equipment

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Chemical products (24)Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Industrial machinery (42)

+1 more

Installation services (except software) (51)

Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)

Published estimate£36,000≈ £36k / year · £36,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 12 Jan 2026awarded 31 Mar 2026

Awarded to BALLOO HIRE CENTRE LIMITED +2 more

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council has a requirement for Hire of Plant and

Equipment for a period of 12 months from April 2026 to March 2027. Your submission

must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be

accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Chemical toilets · Electric motors, generators and transformers · Forklift trucks · Generators · Installation services of generators

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£36,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr)Value: £36,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

24955000 Chemical toilets 31100000 Electric motors, generators and transformers 31120000 Generators 42415110 Forklift trucks 51111200 Installation services of generators

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
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 Dec 2025, 15:27 GMT
Last source update: 1 Apr 2026, 12:25 BST
Authority reference: T25-168ENV Tender for Hire of Plant and Equipment
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-079021
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Chemical toiletsElectric motors, generators and transformersForklift trucksGeneratorsInstallation services of generators
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ed2f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Dec 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published330 days ago
2 Dec 2025, 15:27 GMT
Clarification questions by314 days ago
19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline290 days ago
12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts211 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published211 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 12:25 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
2 Dec 2025, 15:27 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
1 Apr 2026, 12:25 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
1 Apr 2026, 12:25 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £11 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BALLOO HIRE CENTRE LIMITEDSME, G A PARKE and SONS LTDSME, K D M HIRE LTDSMEjoint award2 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£1 inc. VAT	31 Mar 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

BALLOO HIRE CENTRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier 31 Sydenham Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9DHContact email
G A PARKE and SONS LTDAwarded supplier NEWBUILDINGS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT47 2SXContact email
K D M HIRE LTDAwarded supplier 11 Killycolp Road, Cookstown, Northern Ireland, BT80 9ADContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender1 Apr 2026, 12:25 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Dec 2025, 15:27 GMT