Open tenders / Vehicles & fleet
Open tender · Notice 105311-2026
DfI TRAM - Supply of Various Mobile Plant and Machinery
- Value
- £856k
- Closes
- 7 Dec 2026 (29 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 4
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 4 Jan 2027 – 3 Jan 2028
In plain English
DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) wants to buy mobile plant and machinery delivered to 190 Larne Road, Ballymena, under an estimated £856,000 contract running from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2028. It is open to bids now through an open procedure, with bids due by 7 December 2026 at 3pm.
Good fit for: Plant and machinery dealers or trailer suppliers able to supply and deliver skid steer loaders, machinery carrier trailers or tracked excavators.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
DfI TRAM have a requirement for the Supply and Delivery of Various Mobile Plant and Machinery to 190 Larne Road, Ballymena, BT42 3HA. The overall requirement will be divided into the following Lots. Lot 1 – Supply and Delivery of 4 no. Skid Steer Loaders (with the option to purchase a further 2 no. if funding becomes available) Lot 2 – Supply and Delivery of 4 no. 8000KG Specialist Machinery Carrier Trailers (with the option to purchase a further 2 no. if funding becomes available) Lot 3 – Supply and Delivery of 4 no.13,000 – 16,000 KG Tracked Excavators Lot 4 – Supply and Delivery of 2 no. 2,400 – 2,650 KG Mini Tracked Excavators
Getting the documents
etendersni.gov.uk/epps (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 5 Nov 2026.
What similar contracts went for
Similar contracts went for £208k to £828k (2 since 2026; 2 won by small firms).
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| DfI TRAM - Supply and Delivery of 4x4 Wheeled Loaders DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) | Cowan Bros NI Ltd SME | £828k | 16 Feb |
| DfI TRAM - Supply and Delivery of 3 no. Semi Low loader/Machinery Carrier Trailers up to 44000kg DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) | McCauley Trailers Ltd SME | £208k | 21 Jan |
From the award notices on Find a Tender and Public Contracts Scotland. Values are as each notice states them and cover the contract's whole term: most notices give the value before VAT, but about one in seven gives only a figure including VAT. AI picked these as the same kind of work and can be wrong, so check what each one included before you price.
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