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Published 12 Sept 2025, 12:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T25-129ENV Supply and Delivery of Flatbed Transporter

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)

Published estimate£150,000≈ £150k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT16.7% above published estimate

Submissions closed 10 Oct 2025awarded 9 Feb 2026

Awarded to Eakin Brothers Ltd

Contract term 1 yrends 1 Dec 2026 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council wish to appoint companies with the necessary experience, capabilities and infrastructure to supply, deliver and support the following Fleet Assets: 2 no. New 7,500kg MAM Flatbed Transporter with Powered Ramp. All vehicles to be delivered to specification, fully fuelled, Pre-Delivery Inspected and with a complete set of replacement Original Equipment filters. Final acceptance of all vehicles shall be based on an inspection carried out by Derry City and Strabane District Council Transport Manager or designate. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Flatbed and Tipper trucks · Motor vehicles · Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£150,000

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2026 (1 yr)Value: £150,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

34100000 Motor vehicles 34130000 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 34134000 Flatbed and Tipper trucks

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Sept 2025, 12:30 BST
Last source update: 16 Feb 2026, 12:57 GMT
Authority reference: T25-129ENV Supply and Delivery of Flatbed Transporter
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-056165
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Flatbed and Tipper trucksMotor vehiclesMotor vehicles for the transport of goods
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05995f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Sept 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
12 Sept 2025, 12:30 BST
Clarification questions by397 days ago
26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline383 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts332 days ago
1 Dec 2025
Latest notice published254 days ago
16 Feb 2026, 12:57 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
12 Sept 2025, 12:30 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
16 Feb 2026, 12:57 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
16 Feb 2026, 12:57 GMT
Contract signature expected
16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £175,0221 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Eakin Brothers LtdSME17 Feb 2026 – 17 Aug 2026	£175,022 inc. VAT	9 Feb 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Eakin Brothers LtdAwarded supplier 48 Main Street, Claudy, Northern Ireland, BT47 6UQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Feb 2026, 12:57 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Sept 2025, 12:30 BST