DfE - TSS - Supply and Delivery of a Tractor Unit
Department for the EconomycontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-0676b9Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitableclosed for bids
Estimated value
£130k
goods
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
0 awarded
Published
27 Mar 2026
Deadline 30 Apr 2026
Description
The Department for Economy - Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards Service- wishes to purchase a tractor unit to enable testing of weighbridges across Northern Ireland in line with the Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and The Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 (as amended) (as they apply to Northern Ireland).DFE - Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards Service - Purchase of Tractor Unit.
Scope
- Reference
- ID 6347606
- Total value
- £130,000 excluding VAT£156,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 24 May 2026 to 31 May 2028
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 34138000341330003413410034134200160000001670000016800000
- 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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC 1 - Compliance with the Technical Specification - Pass / Fail | Tenderers must confirm they will meet all the conditions as set out in the Specification of Requirements Document. Tenderers must complete in full and return via the Technical Envelope the Specification of Requirements document. Tenderers must also provide all technical brochures to demonstrate the machine tendered meets all the requirements.. A written response is required for this criterion along with upload of technical brochure(s). | quality | 0.01% |
| AC 2 - Contract Methodology - 10% | Tenderers must provide a methodology as to how they will meet DfE’s timetable for delivery. Tenderers 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 DfE. b) Frequency of updates. c) How delays will be managed; and d) Detail of escalation procedures. A written response is required for this criterion. | quality | 9.99% |
| 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. | price | 90.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As per Tender documentation.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 21 Apr 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 2:00 pm
- Submission address
- 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 https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure