Notice Information
Notice Title
DAERA - CAFRE - The Supply, delivery and installation of Equine Dressage Simulators for CAFRE
Notice Description
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is an integral part of DAERA. CAFRE Enniskillen Campus has a wide range of practical equine teaching facilities to accommodate equine breeding, equitation and racing enterprises, a farriery unit and a student horse livery. CAFRE requires a Supplier to supply, deliver and install two new Dressage Horse Simulators by 6th February 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Following the initial contract period, there are 4 potential extension periods of up to 12 months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059207
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069354-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34150000 - Simulators
34152000 - Training simulators
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £153,010 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £153,010 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £137,940 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Oct 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Feb 2026 - 5 Feb 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL ENTERPRISE
- Additional Buyers
CPD - SUPPLIES & SERVICES DIVISION
THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL ENTERPRISE (CAFRE)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ANTRIM
- Postcode
- BT41 4PS
- 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
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069354-2025
29th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053101-2025
2nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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