Stale Pre-tender

T26-088ENV Supply and Delivery of Grounds Maintenance Equipment Preliminary Market Questionnaire

Details

Value
£240,000
Topic
Miscellaneous gardening equipment
Published
10 June 2026
Submission
3 July 2026

Tender description

Derry City and Strabane District Council intend to commence a robust, credible and transparent preliminary market engagement exercise to develop a deliverable and affordable option for the T26-088ENV Supply and Delivery of Grounds Maintenance Equipment in order to achieve a successful contract award by Q3/Q4 2026. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement (PME) is to gather insights and feedback from the market to inform the development of the procurement strategy and specification for the T26-088ENV Supply and Delivery of Grounds Maintenance Equipment as well as assisting Derry City and Strabane District Council to ensure that the most efficient and effective methods of procurement are considered. ***PLEASE NOTE: ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE eTendersNI PortaI.*** Respondees are not required to wait until the closing date to submit a response. PME QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES MAY BE SUBMITTED VIA THE ETENDERSNI CFT MESSAGING FACILITY AT ANY TIME UP TO 12:00 on 3rd July 2026.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published10 June 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Derry City & Strabane District Council is a local authority covering the Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland, running its own procurement function. Tenders are published through eTendersNI, the shared eProcurement portal for Northern Ireland's public bodies. Contracts are grouped by department, spanning environment, business, health and community, capital and corporate categories. Complex procurements often open with a preliminary market engagement questionnaire ahead of the full tender. Bids typically close at 12 noon on a specified Friday, set out on each notice. The council's own website also mirrors live and past tenders alongside the portal.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Derry City & Strabane District Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 16160000 · Miscellaneous gardening equipment
  • 34100000 · Motor vehicles
  • 34114000 · Specialist vehicles
  • 43325100 · Grounds-maintenance equipment
  • 77314000 · Grounds maintenance services

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