DfI TRAM - Supply of Various Mobile Plant and Machinery
- Buyer
- DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)
- Value
- £856,000
- Closes
- 7 December 2026
- Where
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
DfI TRAM wants to buy construction machinery: 4 skid steer loaders, 4 machinery carrier trailers, 4 tracked excavators (13,000 to 16,000 kg) and 2 mini tracked excavators (2,400 to 2,650 kg). The machines are to be delivered to 190 Larne Road, Ballymena, BT42 3HA, with the total estimated value at £856,000.
What the buyer wants
• Supply and deliver the machines in each lot to 190 Larne Road, Ballymena, BT42 3HA • Lot 1: 4 skid steer loaders, with an option for 2 more if funding becomes available • Lot 2: 4 machinery carrier trailers rated at 8,000 kg, with an option for 2 more if funding becomes available • Lot 3: 4 tracked excavators rated at 13,000 to 16,000 kg, and Lot 4: 2 mini tracked excavators rated at 2,400 to 2,650 kg
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
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice sets out no specific qualification criteria, but the £856,000 value and the need to supply four separate lots of heavy machinery to one Ballymena address would most likely rule out small businesses that cannot source and deliver machines of this scale.
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How to bid
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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at TRAMprocurement@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk.
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