Notice Information
Notice Title
DfE - TSS - Supply and Delivery of a Tractor Unit
Notice 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0676b9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060659-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
16000000 - Agricultural machinery
16700000 - Tractors
16800000 - Parts of agricultural and forestry machinery
34133000 - Articulated trucks
34134100 - Flatbed trucks
34134200 - Tipper trucks
34138000 - Road tractor units
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £130,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £130,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £109,995 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £109,995 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 May 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 1-2 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 ECONOMY (DFE)
- Additional Buyers
- 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
- BT8 6QS
- 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/060659-2026
29th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056403-2026
16th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028601-2026
27th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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