Notice Information
Notice Title
Department for Infrastructure, TRAM, Roads Operations and Maintenance Provision of LGV Drivers for Winter Service Duties 2025 to 2030
Notice Description
DfI Roads Operations and Maintenance Roads require a Supplier to provide additional LGV Minimum Class C drivers to work alongside DfI drivers during the winter season throughout a period of 24 weeks. The contract will require approximately 80 to 100 external LGV drivers each winter to cover various shifts in Roads depots.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract has 2 options to extend for a period of 1 yr each
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05545f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054484-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79623000 - Supply services of commercial or industrial workers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,600,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,600,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,600,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £2,600,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 29 Aug 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8GE
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054484-2025
8th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049102-2025
15th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035485-2025
26th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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