Notice Information
Notice Title
DfI TRAM - Supply of 4x4 Wheeled Loaders
Notice Description
The Department for Infrastructure has a requirement for the supply and delivery of 3 no. 4x4 Wheeled Loaders (with the option to purchase up to a further 4 no. if funding becomes available) Suppliers should refer to the Mandatory Technical Specification Compliance Sheet for full detail on the requirements of this contract.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: There is an option to purchase up to a further 4 no. if funding becomes available.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f8c2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018091-2026
- 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
34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
34144710 - Wheeled loaders
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £390,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £390,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £828,338 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Feb 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Mar 2026 - 12 Mar 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
- DFI TRANSPORT AND ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT (TRAM)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT7 2JB
- 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
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018091-2026
27th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084227-2025
18th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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