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title: "70325 - Small Grounds Maintenance Machinery for the Education Authority"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a1ba"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2021-03-31"
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# 70325 - Small Grounds Maintenance Machinery for the Education Authority

Buyer: EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a1ba

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## Summary

The Education Authority NI is currently engaged in a procurement process for "70325 - Small Grounds Maintenance Machinery". This contract falls under the goods category, specifically focusing on grounds-maintenance equipment as classified by the CPV code 43325100. The procurement is in the Award stage, with the contract period extending until 30 June 2021, following a previous extension granted due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key dates include the initial contract signing on 19 December 2017, and the active award status that currently involves several suppliers located throughout the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in grounds-maintenance equipment, including manufacturers and suppliers of lawnmowers, agricultural machinery, and other related tools. Companies providing components or services linked to the maintenance of educational or public grounds would be well-positioned to compete, especially those with a proven track record and capability to meet the unique needs of institutions such as the Education Authority NI. Engaging in this tender could lead to fruitful contracts and partnerships within the public sector logistics sector.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

70325 Small Grounds Maintenance Machinery for the period 1.12.2017 to 31.03.21 with an extension until 30.06.21 (no further extensions are expected to be enacted).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006729-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 2NQ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Duncairn |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | CYRIL JOHNSTON; D A FORGIE; FIDDES SON; JOHN LINDSAY; JOHNSTON GILPIN; LAIRD GRASS MACHINERY; SDP HIRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 16 - Agricultural machinery
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

### Codes

- 16000000 - Agricultural machinery
- 16100000 - Agricultural and forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation
- 16160000 - Miscellaneous gardening equipment
- 16310000 - Mowers
- 16311000 - Lawnmowers
- 16311100 - Lawn, park or sports-ground mowers
- 16700000 - Tractors
- 16710000 - Pedestrian-controlled agricultural tractors
- 34390000 - Tractor accessories
- 43325100 - Grounds-maintenance equipment

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2021 at 16:08 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006729-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:036774-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML

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