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DAERA – CAFRE – Lease of 5 Agricultural Tractors and 3 Material Handlers

CAFRE, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural EnterprisecontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-066f85Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending

Estimated value

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Awarded value

£381k

Awarded 19 May 2026

Suppliers

8

6 SME

Lots

8

8 awarded

Published

20 May 2026

Description

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) – College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has a requirement for leasing 5 Agricultural Tractors and 3 Material Handlers. The equipment will be used for the dual purpose of student and industry training and general farm work and must be delivered to Greenmount Campus Machinery and Buildings Centre, Greenmount Campus Dairy Development Centre, Greenmount Campus Beef and Sheep Development Centre (Abbey Farm). Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the requirements of this contract(s).

Scope

Reference
ID 6449613
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Dec 2026 to 30 Nov 2029
CPV classifications
16700000
16810000
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
AC 1 - Compliance with the Mandatory Technical Specification per Lot – Pass / FailTenderers must confirm they will meet all the conditions as set out in the Specification of Requirements and Lots Specification Document. Tenderers must provide technical brochures to demonstrate the machine tendered meets all the requirements for each Lot tendered. A written response is required for this criterion along with upload of technical brochure(s).quality0.01%
AC 2 - Contract Methodology - 10%Suppliers must provide a methodology as to how they will meet the Buyers timetable for delivery as well as breakdown and repair. Suppliers must detail how the delivery of the requirement will be monitored, managed and reported on. This should include details on: a) How updates will be communicated to the Buyer. b) Frequency of updates. c) How delays will be managed; and d) Detail of escalation procedures. e) how they will adhere to required timescales for breakdown and repair. A written response is required for this criterion.quality9.99%
Price - 90%Suppliers are required to complete and upload the Pricing Schedule as directed within in the Financial Envelope. Prices must be in GBP and be exclusive of VAT. Prices must only be provided using the Pricing Schedule as directed and should not be included within any other Tender documentation. Where the price for an aspect of the service is nil (no cost to the Buyer), then suppliers must state that within the pricing schedule. Costs that are not included within the pricing schedule will be considered waived. Therefore, all areas of the pricing schedule must be completed in full. Suppliers must not qualify their pricing or include conditional pricing within their pricing schedule. This may result in your tender being disregarded. All products are to be priced inclusive of all delivery and duty charges (Delivered Duty Paid), but exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT). If you are supplying goods to Northern Ireland from the European Union then the purchase invoice must include the commodity code and weight of the goods purchased. Suppliers must not submit conditional pricing e.g., if their price is dependent on winning more than one lot, this will be treated as an unsuitable bid and eliminated from the competition.price90.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

As per Tender documentation.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 8 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£52k

Award date

19 May 2026

Contract start

01 Dec 2026

Contract end

30 Nov 2029

Awarded to
CB
Cowan Bros. NI Ltd
SME
CB
Cowan Bros. NI Ltd
SME
WB
William Bell Tractors Ltd
WB
William Bell Tractors Ltd
SM
Stephen W Moore Limited
SME
NL
Northern Lift Trucks(N.I.) Ltd
SME
NL
Northern Lift Trucks(N.I.) Ltd
SME
NL
Northern Lift Trucks(N.I.) Ltd
SME

Lots · 8 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
Lot 1CLot 1C Tractor: 4 cylinders£40kcomplete
Lot 2CLot 2C Material Handler: 4 cylinders£48kcomplete
Lot 1BLot 1B Tractor: 6 cylinders£55kcomplete
Lot 1ELot 1E Tractor: 4 cylinders£24kcomplete
Lot 1DLot 1D Tractor: 4 cylinders£40kcomplete