Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Delivery of 3no. Ejector Trailers

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN09)

Awarded value£204,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to BMI Trailers Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For the supply and delivery of 3no. replacement ejector trailers for the waste transfer station compaction system.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible

34223300 Trailers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
Last source update: 4 Apr 2025, 12:19 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-013060
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e9af Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: BMI Trailers is the only company that manufactures the type of trailer required so to be compatible with existing operations. Hence they are the only company that can provide a certificate of conformity (COC) along with having the required EU Type Approval.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

1 Apr 2025 → 4 Apr 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
1 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published
4 Apr 2025, 12:19 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2025

Transparency notice published
5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
21 Mar 2025, 12:44 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
2 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Apr 2025, 12:19 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £204,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BMI Trailers LtdSMESupply of 3no. Ejector Trailers3 Apr 2025 – 1 Oct 2025	£204,000	21 Mar 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Supply of 3no. Ejector Trailers · BMI Trailers LtdSME
Signed
2 Apr 2025
Value
£204,000
Period
3 Apr 2025 – 1 Oct 2025
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Not required for this contract.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTTZ-3295-PYCW City Hall, Bangor, Northern Ireland, BT20 4BTContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

BMI TrailersAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRTT-5135-BDTV Unit 20, Granville Industrial Estate, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, BT70 1NJContact email
bmi trailers ltdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 36952GB-PPON: PRTT-5135-BDTV Unit 20 Granville Industrial Estate, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, BT70 1NJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Apr 2025, 12:19 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender21 Mar 2025, 12:44 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender5 Mar 2025, 10:45 GMT